{"id":4705,"date":"2026-05-19T05:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:43:43","slug":"jorge-martin-crash-headlines-motogp-barcelona-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/jorge-martin-crash-headlines-motogp-barcelona-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Martin crash headlines MotoGP Barcelona test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Martin\u2019s crash brought an early scare to MotoGP\u2019s in-season Barcelona test on Monday, with the Aprilia Racing rider falling heavily and triggering a red flag.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 world champion was taken to hospital for further checks after the incident, adding to a bruising Catalan Grand Prix weekend in which he had already endured multiple crashes.<\/p>\n<p>The interruption was one of several factors that disrupted the day, as rain later swept across the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and effectively brought running to an early end, limiting meaningful track action in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shortened, rain-disrupted but productive nonetheless!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BarcelonaTest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BarcelonaTest<\/a> \u23f1\ufe0f is done &amp; dusted \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MotoGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MotoGP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lkyjtr0Cpn\">pic.twitter.com\/Lkyjtr0Cpn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MotoGP\u2122\ud83c\udfc1 (@MotoGP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MotoGP\/status\/2056434582086361513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the timesheets were finalised, Pedro Acosta emerged fastest for Red Bull KTM with a best lap of 1:38.767, narrowly edging Fabio Quartararo (+0.064s), while Enea Bastianini (+0.117s) completed the top three in a rain-shortened test.<\/p>\n<p>The test also took place with a depleted field following Sunday\u2019s chaotic Catalan Grand Prix, with riders such as race winner Fabio Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco absent through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Only 19 MotoGP riders took to the track as teams wrapped up one of their key in-season development days before the paddock heads to Mugello.<\/p>\n<p>MotoGP action resumes next week at the Italian Grand Prix, where teams will hope for a cleaner weekend after a dramatic and injury-hit spell in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #fff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px; width: 6%; text-align: left;\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px; width: 20%; text-align: left;\">Rider<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px; width: 36%; text-align: left;\">Team<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px; width: 16%; text-align: left;\">Bike<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px; width: 12%; text-align: left;\">Best Time<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px; width: 12%; text-align: left;\">Gap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Pedro Acosta<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">KTM<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:38.767<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Fabio Quartararo<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Yamaha<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:38.831<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.064<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Enea Bastianini<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">KTM<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:38.884<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Maverick Vi\u00f1ales<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">KTM<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:38.957<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Raul Fernandez<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Aprilia<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.007<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ai Ogura<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Aprilia<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.061<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.294<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Fermin Aldeguer<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ducati<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.083<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Franco Morbidelli<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ducati<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.128<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.361<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Diogo Moreira<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Pro Honda LCR<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.254<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.487<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Francesco Bagnaia<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ducati<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.319<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Marco Bezzecchi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; 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padding: 4px;\">1:39.762<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Luca Marini<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda HRC Castrol<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.843<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1.076<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Joan Mir<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda HRC Castrol<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:39.857<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1.090<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; 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