Jorge
Martín
Date of birth | 29 January 1998 |
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Place of birth | Madrid |
Age | 27 |
Nationality | Spain |
Career start | 2015 |
Disciplines | MotoGP |
Jorge Martín’s passion for motorcycling was handed down from his father, who bought the young Jorge a pocket bike. Setting off with an ambition of beating his idol Valentino Rossi’s records, he began to race and soon showed more than a spark of talent.
In 2012, Jorge came within touching distance of the World Championship when he was accepted to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup. Injury affected his campaign, but when fully fit in 2013, he showed he was one of the top riders to watch as he finished runner-up behind Karel Hanika.