MotoGP title contender Ogura ruled out of Aragon GP

Ai Ogura has arrived back from Japan with a hand injury that will rule him out of the Aragon Grand Prix and compromises his fight for the MotoGP world championship.

The Trackhouse Aprilia rider is third in the standings and 37 points behind leader Jorge Martin from the Italian marque’s factory team, with MotorLand up next this weekend.

But in a statement issued by Trackhouse, it confirmed that the injured Ogura will be replaced by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori in Aragon following his training crash in Japan.

It read: “Trackhouse MotoGP’s number 79 rider suffered an injury to his left hand during training