A life for this moment. He has it close, within his reach, but the work remains to be finished. The title of world champion awaits Jorge Martin. Both the 26-year-old who flies every road on the planet and the boy who first got on a motorcycle with the hope of making history.
Martín deserves the World Cup like no other. He already missed it in the last race of last season and this year he continued to be a hammer in each of the races. Always with humility and hard work, the values that were instilled in him Angel And Suzannehis parents.
They gave everything for him and Jorge now hopes to reward them for their sacrifice. “It’s obvious that if your child doesn’t have talent, it’s not worth trying. It’s obvious that if we had money, everything would have been easier. And yes, in the end, the luck factor counts a lot and all the planets have to align so that in the end, you have a champion at home,” his parents admitted in an interview.
Jorge Martín, child with his father.
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In 2012, after Jorge Martín had been a candidate for years, his parents lost their jobs and began to wonder if they could continue to help him. “We are a modest family and when, all of a sudden, They ask you for 200,000 euros to be able to run, “You see that you are going to have to return home without being able to realize your dream, which is not to be champion but to be able to compete, to race on a motorcycle.”
They eventually moved on and their son ended up agreeing with them. What has been achieved is already more than enough, but “Martinator” is determined to write his name in golden letters in MotoGP history. And also his parents’ last name.
Your life engine
Jorge Martín was born into a modest family. Ángel, his father, was an amateur rider and it was he who passed on Jorge’s passion for motorcycles. The place where he grew up also had an influence, urbanization Leisure clublocated on the first curve of the Jarama Tour. Always accompanied by the sound of running. “I remember on Saturday, when I wasn’t even running, I heard what was for me heavenly music, the sound of motorcycles,” Martín said in an interview.
A restless boy, full of energy and clearly focused on motorcycles. During his teenage years, Jorge Martín competed in various motocross and mini-moto championships in his native Madrid. It didn’t take him long to get noticed and, at just 12 years old, he began competing on speed circuits, where his talent was even more evident. He CEV (Spanish Speed Championship) This was the first platform where his skills were shown to the world, marking the start of a career that would quickly consolidate on an international level.
Jorge Martín celebrates the Moto3 title on the podium at the Sepang circuit.
He burned the stages at the same speed with which he moves on the circuits. In 2015, he debuted in Moto3but it wasn’t until 2018 that Jorge Martín’s star began to shine brightly. On board a Sling of the team Del Conca Gresini Moto3the Madrid driver had a brilliant season, with 7 victories and notable consistency throughout the year. This consistency and his ability to handle the pressure of fighting for the championship led him to win the Moto3 title, becoming one of the youngest riders to achieve this.
With the world title under his belt, Jorge Martín was forced to take a qualitative leap. In 2019, he left the Moto3 category and made the jump to Moto2. It was difficult for him to adapt and he won a race in his first two seasons in the category, but it was in 2021 that he made the definitive jump. He did not win the world championship although he earned a place among the world’s best drivers.
From promise to reality
In 2021, the big step arrives: Jorge Martín makes his debut in MotoGP, the most demanding championship in the world. He did it with the Pramac Racing team, supported by the powerful Ducati. In his first season, few expected the young Madrid driver to adapt so quickly to the premier class, but Martín not only responded, but impressed the world.
Just weeks after beginning his career in the category, Jorge became the first rookie driver to take pole position in Qatara result that shook experts’ expectations. But the best was yet to come: during the second race of the season, in Estoril (Portugal), Martín took his first victory in MotoGP, a historic milestone for any young rider new to the category. This victory, in his first year, was a clear sign of his enormous talent.
Jorge Martín has continued to progress until he becomes an obvious candidate for the title of world champion. In fact, he came very close to achieving this last year, when his rivalry with Bagnaïa. A hellish face-to-face which ended with the Italian as champion.
“Martinator” did not give up and is now on the verge of winning his first MotoGP World Championship. He has everything in sight and he just needs to finish ahead of Pecco Bagnaia in the sprint race to take the crown from him. It would be the icing on the cake of his big role at Pramac before leaving for Aprilia.
