Jorge Martin has a terrible nickname. ‘The Martinator’ won’t trouble MotoGP iconography but fittingly describes a steely inevitability to the Pramac rider’s competitiveness and ability to set the bar of speed, regularity (and even style) in Grands Prix.
The 2018 Moto3 world champion has been working to this point since he emerged as a central title player in the premier class last season. Armed with the best motorcycle on the grid and having steered the Ducati Desmosedici from his rookie term in 2021, where he grabbed a podium finish in his second race and a win by mid-season after recovering from horrendous injuries sustained in a crash in Portugal's third round, Martin has progressed from being a racer renowned for phenomenal one-lap speed to a formidable opponent with an all-round skill set and a stronger mentality.
