Jorge Martin's fractured arm deals a massive blow to his world championship hopes. (EPA Images pic)PHILLIP ISLAND: Title contender Jorge Martin was ruled out of Sunday's Australian MotoGP with a fractured arm, dealing a massive blow to his world championship hopes.
The Spanish Aprilia rider came off his bike at high-speed during Saturday's sprint race while challenging eventual winner Marc Marquez for the lead on lap eight, sliding through the gravel.
He was taken to the circuit medical centre following the crash with Aprilia saying he had been "declared unfit" to race on Sunday.
"The x-rays revealed a fracture of the radius and a suspected fracture of the ulna at the distal end," the team said in a statement, referring his forearm near the wrist.
