Jorge Martin is carrying a foot injury into this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix following a heavy crash in MotoGP’s Barcelona test. 

The factory Aprilia rider was taken to the hospital after a high-speed fall in the post-Catalan Grand Prix test on 18 May, bringing a premature end to a tough weekend on home turf.

Doctors conducted several tests on the Spaniard, primarily on his left elbow and right leg, but scans eventually ruled out any fractures.

However, speaking at Mugello on Thursday, Martin admitted he did not escape the incident completely unscathed, revealing a minor ligament injury to his right foot.

“On the bike, I just lost the front at 200km/h,” he explained. “It was a really nasty crash.

“Thank God, I'm good, I'm safe. No broken bones. So it was a nice test also for my body to understand that it's pretty okay. 

“I have a small injury on my foot, some [type of] ligament injury. But, I hope that tomorrow it doesn't disturb me a lot.”

Jorge Martín, Aprilia Racing

Martin suffered six crashes across four days of running in Barcelona, preventing him from challenging for the podium and forcing him to make multiple visits to the trackside medical centre.

His most brutal fall came in Friday’s opening practice session, when he dropped the Aprilia into Turn 12. The bike smashed into the air fence before bouncing back across the gravel trap, narrowly avoiding the 2024 champion.

The crash was followed by reports that Martin was “slightly concussed”, although he later returned to the track to complete practice starts on his second bike.

The 28-year-old denied those claims at Mugello, but admitted he felt dizzy in the immediate aftermath of the impact.

“That wasn’t true,” he said about concussion claims. “For sure, I had a big crash towards the bike. 

“But when you crash so fast and then you just stop, you have to be dizzy, 100%. But afterwards, I went on the practice start, so I don't know why this came out, but it wasn't true. 

“If I have a concussion, I will be the first one to go check because I don't want to have further problems.”

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LCR and Honda have given the green light for Cal Crutchlow to race in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello as a replacement for the injured Johann Zarco.

As reported by Motorsport, Crutchlow joined the test session held by MotoGP’s five manufacturers at Misano on Wednesday in order to assess both his physical condition and the realistic chances of making a comeback with acceptable guarantees.

LCR confirmed the decision on Thursday morning.

The Mugello race will mark the return of the 40-year-old Briton almost three years after the last time he lined up on a MotoGP grid, at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix, where he competed as a Yamaha wildcard while serving as the manufacturer’s test rider.

Despite Crutchlow's lengthy absence from racing, Zarco’s injury – with the Frenchman still waiting to undergo surgery following the serious injuries sustained in the heavy crash he suffered in Barcelona – has prompted LCR to turn to one of its most successful former riders. Crutchlow claimed three victories wearing Lucio Cecchinello’s team colours.

Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha Factory Racing

At present, Honda – supplier of LCR’s RC213V machines – has Takaaki Nakagami and Aleix Espargaro as its two main test riders and potential stand-ins in the event one of its regular riders is sidelined through injury. However, the Spaniard is unavailable after the crash he suffered around a month ago during a private test session at Sepang in Malaysia.

The logical move would have been to place Nakagami on the bike, but several factors led Cecchinello to bring Crutchlow back instead.

Firstly, Honda is keen to protect Nakagami from any potential injury risk, as the Japanese rider is playing a key role in the development of the prototype the manufacturer plans to field next season under MotoGP’s new technical regulations, centred around the 850cc engine.

At the same time, the Tokyo-born rider – who retired from full-time racing in 2024 – does not appear particularly enthusiastic about taking on the demands associated with grand prix weekends.

Crutchlow, who formally retired in 2020 after six years as one of LCR’s leading riders under direct Honda contract, joined Yamaha as a test rider for 2021 and went on to contest several races as a substitute rider through to 2023.

Subsequently, a hand injury that later became more complicated forced him away from the paddock, until he received a call from Cecchinello a few days ago.

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