Jorge Martin breaks silence, confirms intentions to leave Aprilia MotoGP team
Reigning world champion wants to quit Aprilia

Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has revealed in a statement that he is intending 𓂃to leave Aprilia at the end of the 2025 season, following bombshell reports this month.
Following the French Grand Prix, a stunning report emerged from Spanish media claiming 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin was looking to exercise a performance clause in his contract with Apri🧸lia to leave the manufacturer at the end of 2025.
The performance clause is based on where Aprilia was i🥂n the championship after the first six rounds of the season, though there were reports tha♌t Martin was willing to extend this deadline.
This came despite Martin spending most of 2025𒈔 on the sidelines with injury.
Ahead of the British Grand Prix, Apꦐrilia released a state▨ment effectively shutting down🅰 any prospect of M💝artin breaking contract and warding off interested parties.
It is thought Honda is Martin🔯’s preferred destination.
Aprilia went on to win the British GP with Marco Bezzecchi, with CEO Massimo Rivola stating afterwards that this was a message to Martiಞn that the RS-GP can be a winneꦫr.
Martin has been silent since the initial reports broke, but has now ta🗹ken to his Instagram to release a lengthy ꦆstatement on the matter where he confirms he is looking to leave Aprilia at the end of the year.
He confirms﷽ that he has been willing to extend the performance clause deadline, and is urging Aprilia to “respect” its contract with him.
The full statement reads: “I would like to share with a🌞ll the fans, media and people who follow my career a clear explanation about my situation with Aprilia.
“At no time have I ever breached the contract. ꦆWhen we signed it, I agreed with Aprilia that, if certain 🐲circumstances were not met, I reserved the right to decide my future for 2026.
“This was an essential condition for me to accept the contract prop🐓osal they offered me at that time.
“When I made the decision to change manufacturers last year, one of my premises was to have the possibility ♐to test the bike in real circumstances and to understand the team and its working methodology.
“In this way I cou🌌ld feel comfortable signing for tow years instead one, and so we included that condition.
“Faced with the s💞ituation of having to make a decision on a date that is established by contract, I have decided to exercise my right to release myself for the 2026 season.
“I have always done so respectfully, clearly and with the sole intentio🙈n of taking control of my future as a professional athlete.
“Unfortunately, the circumstances that have🐭 occurred as a result of the crashes, although it is true that they do not affect what we agreed, have conditioned this phase.
“This is why I have always been in open dialogue🎉 wi❀th Aprilia to extend this period to a certain number of grands prix after my return to competition.
“The aim is that both parties can give each other a second chance and feel comfortable before making a decision for 2026. I have always been honest with Aprilia, I have always valued the bike, the tea♓m and the effort off all of the people part of the project.
“The only thi🀅ng that I ask is that m꧙y will and the spirit of what we agreed at the time with Aprilia will be respected.
“There is no conflict or reproach. I just want to be able to🔯 look ahead with clarity, after very difficult times and a very serious injury, and to continue to give the be🥃st of myself of and off the track.”
Aprilia has not yet responded to thi🌳s, though Martin’s statement is at odds with the manufacturer’s released last week.
