{"id":2424,"date":"2026-09-17T11:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:35:43","slug":"ogura-cleared-for-austrian-motogp-fp1-but-faces-second-medical-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/ogura-cleared-for-austrian-motogp-fp1-but-faces-second-medical-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogura cleared for Austrian MotoGP FP1 but faces second medical check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ai Ogura has received medical clearance to participate in FP1 at the Austrian GP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doctors will reassess the Trackhouse rider after Friday morning\u2019s session<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ogura has missed the last two MotoGP rounds following surgery on his left hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai Ogura has been cleared to return to MotoGP action in Free Practice 1 at the Austrian Grand Prix, but his participation in the remainder of the weekend will depend on a second medical assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trackhouse rider passed the championship\u2019s mandatory medical examination at the Red Bull Ring on Thursday. Doctors have authorised him to ride in Friday morning\u2019s FP1 before evaluating how his injured left hand responds to the physical demands of the Aprilia RS-GP26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor now, they\u2019ve given me the go for tomorrow morning at least,\u201d Ogura said. \u201cMy hand condition is quite okay, good enough to ride a bike, so I expect nothing special for this weekend, but it\u2019s good to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese rider fractured his left hand near the thumb in a motocross training accident after the British GP. The injury required surgery and forced him to miss the Arag\u00f3n and San Marino rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogura explained that the accident itself was relatively routine, but that he landed awkwardly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was just a normal crash,\u201d he said. \u201cI touched the ground in the wrong way. It was a really unlucky situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trackhouse initially targeted Austria for Ogura\u2019s comeback after deciding that he had not recovered sufficiently to compete at Misano. The 25-year-old remained in Barcelona to continue his rehabilitation while the team entered only Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez at the San Marino GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogura said the characteristics of Misano also made an earlier return less attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wanted to return for Austria,\u201d he explained. \u201cMisano was a bit too early and the track layout is not the best one for coming back from injury.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260605__B66H46V__v1__MidRes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1001095512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260605__B66H46V__v1__MidRes.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260605__B66H46V__v1__MidRes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260605__B66H46V__v1__MidRes-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260605__B66H46V__v1__MidRes-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ai Ogura returns to MotoGP this weekend (Photo: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogura was running third in the riders\u2019 championship when he was injured, having taken his first MotoGP victory at Assen and finished second in the Silverstone Sprint. His two-round absence has since dropped him to sixth on 203 points, 71 behind championship leader Marc M\u00e1rquez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial clearance is a positive step after <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/ogura-continues-recovery-and-misses-san-marino-motogp-with-trackhouse\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Ogura missed the San Marino GP to continue his recovery<\/a>, but it does not guarantee that he will contest qualifying, the Sprint or Sunday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctors will examine Ogura again immediately after FP1. If he receives full clearance, he will continue with Friday afternoon\u2019s Practice session and the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/austrian-motogp-2026-start-time-schedule-and-how-to-watch-the-red-bull-ring-race\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Austrian MotoGP weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time is Austrian MotoGP qualifying in the UK?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q1 begins at 09:50 UK time on Saturday, September 19, followed by Q2 at 10:15. The Sprint starts at 14:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who qualified directly for Q2 at the Austrian MotoGP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedro Acosta, Ferm\u00edn Aldeguer, Ai Ogura, Marc M\u00e1rquez, Jorge Mart\u00edn, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Brad Binder, \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo advanced directly to Q2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is Francesco Bagnaia competing in Q1 in Austria?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bagnaia finished Friday Practice in 18th place, 0.885s behind Acosta and 0.449s outside the top ten. It will be his fifth consecutive appearance in Q1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ai Ogura will return to the Trackhouse Aprilia on Friday morning, although doctors will reassess his injured left hand before clearing him for the rest of the Austrian GP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020311657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Ogura receives medical clearance for Austrian MotoGP FP1 after hand surgery","42wp_featured_image_credits":"MotoGP","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[296,534,32,270],"42wp_author":[36],"class_list":["post-2424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-ai-ogura","tag-austrian-gp","tag-motogp","tag-trackhouse","42wp_author-juliana-tesser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424\/revisions\/2425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020311657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}