Jorge Martín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Madrid, Spain |
29 January 1998 ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jorge Martín Almoguera (born 29 January 1998 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He was the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2014.
In 2015, Martín made his full-time Grand Prix debut in the Moto3 World Championship with MAPFRE Team Mahindra riding a Mahindra alongside Francesco Bagnaia and Juanfran Guevara. His best result was a 7th place in Aragon. He managed to score 45 points in his rookie season.
Martín remained with the same team for 2016. His first ever Grand Prix podium came in the rain-affected Czech Grand Prix, where he finished second. He closed the season at 16th place, scoring 72 points.