Ogura to miss San Marino MotoGP with hand injury
PARIS: Japanese rider Ai Ogura will miss a second consecutive MotoGP race at this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix as he continues to recover from hand surgery, his team Aprilia-Trackhouse said Wednesday.
Ogura, a Japanese rider, will miss the upcoming San Marino Grand Prix due to a hand injury, according to his team Aprilia-Trackhouse. This marks his second consecutive MotoGP race absence while recuperating from hand surgery. Prior to the Aragon Grand Prix in late August, Ogura's position dropped from third to fifth in the world championship rankings.
Currently, he trails the leader, Jorge Martin, by 53 points in the riders standings and is expected to fall further behind. After a medical assessment in Barcelona on Tuesday, it was confirmed that the 25-year-old's left thumb, the injured one, has not recovered sufficiently for him to ride. Ogura will continue to be in Barcelona, concentrating on improving his fitness in preparation for the Grand Prix of Austria, which is scheduled one week away.
Ogura, participating in his second MotoGP season, sustained a fractured left thumb while practicing motocross in Japan. In the current season, Martin, along with reigning world champion Marc Marquez, leads by 19 points. Italy's Marco Bezzecchi is just five points behind Marquez.
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