Ai Ogura misses San Marino Grand Prix due to thumb injury
3 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 12, 2026, 8:07 AM
Last updated Sep 12, 2026
Trackhouse Aprilia rider Ai Ogura will miss the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano this weekend due to a lingering left thumb fracture. This marks his second consecutive absence from the MotoGP schedule following a training incident in Japan. A medical assessment determined the injury has not healed sufficiently for competitive riding after the rider previously missed the Aragon round to recover. With Lorenzo Savadori unavailable as a substitute, Raul Fernandez remains the team's sole entry for the event. Ogura, who previously ranked second in the championship standings, has slipped to fifth and trails leader Jorge Martin by 53 points. The team identifies the Red Bull Ring round as a potential return date for the Japanese rider.
- •Ai Ogura remains sidelined with a left thumb fracture sustained during motocross training.
- •The injury forces him to miss the San Marino Grand Prix after previously sitting out at Aragon.
- •Raul Fernandez will be the only Trackhouse Aprilia rider competing at Misano.
- •Ogura has dropped to fifth in the MotoGP standings, 53 points behind Jorge Martin.
- 8:07 AMMotorsport.com — No rushed comebacks: A paradigm shift in MotoGP?
- 8:07 AMYahoo Sports — No rushed comebacks: A paradigm shift in MotoGP?
- 9:35 PMYahoo Sports — Ogura Remains Out Of Action, Will Miss Misano
"Ai Ogura will miss a second grand prix weekend in a row because of his left thumb injury. Having already sat out the round at MotorLand Aragon last month, the Japanese rider is also absent from this weekend's Misano race. However, the Trackhouse Aprilia team expects Ogura to be back in action next weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix. Ogura injured his left hand in a motocross training accident ...Keep reading
"Ai Ogura's championship campaign has taken another hit, with the Trackhouse Aprilia rider sitting out this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. Ogura will miss his second round in a row due to a left thumb fracture, and the timing could hardly be worse for a rider who was second in the standings only a few weeks ago.
"Ai Ogura is playing it safe and sitting out a second race weekend. This suggests that a scenario like Jorge Lorenzo's at Assen in 2013 is unlikely to happen again in MotoGP
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External links- Motorsport.comSep 12, 2026, 8:07 AMNo rushed comebacks: A paradigm shift in MotoGP?
Ai Ogura will miss a second grand prix weekend in a row because of his left thumb injury. Having already sat out the round at MotorLand Aragon last month, the Japanese rider is also absent from this weekend's Misano race. However, the Trackhouse Aprilia team expects Ogura to be back in action next weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix. Ogura injured his left hand in a motocross training accident ...Keep reading
- Yahoo SportsSep 12, 2026, 8:07 AMNo rushed comebacks: A paradigm shift in MotoGP?
Ai Ogura is playing it safe and sitting out a second race weekend. This suggests that a scenario like Jorge Lorenzo's at Assen in 2013 is unlikely to happen again in MotoGP
- Yahoo SportsSep 10, 2026, 9:35 PMOgura Remains Out Of Action, Will Miss Misano
Ai Ogura's championship campaign has taken another hit, with the Trackhouse Aprilia rider sitting out this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. Ogura will miss his second round in a row due to a left thumb fracture, and the timing could hardly be worse for a rider who was second in the standings only a few weeks ago.
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