{"id":3447,"date":"2026-10-05T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2026-10-04T15:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:08:36","slug":"aprilia-pushed-for-motegi-tyre-intervention-after-martin-safety-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/aprilia-pushed-for-motegi-tyre-intervention-after-martin-safety-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Aprilia pushed for Motegi tyre intervention after Mart\u00edn safety scare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aprilia raised safety concerns after Jorge Mart\u00edn\u2019s rear tyre deteriorated during the Motegi Sprint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michelin withdrew the soft rear, while Sunday\u2019s warm-up was extended to 20 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Massimo Rivola says there was disagreement over the intervention before every rider ultimately raced on the hard rear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aprilia pushed for intervention before the Japanese Grand Prix after <strong>Jorge Mart\u00edn\u2019s damaged rear tyre raised safety concerns<\/strong>, according to racing CEO Massimo Rivola. The Italian revealed that agreement over the response was not immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an exclusive interview with <em>GPOne<\/em> after Sunday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> race at Motegi, Rivola described Aprilia\u2019s role in pressing for precautions following the Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe took the safety issue to heart because Jorge\u2019s tyre concerned us,\u201d Rivola said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The response included <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/michelin-bans-soft-rear-at-motegi-after-tyre-problems-hit-martin-and-bagnaia\/\">Michelin withdrawing the soft rear tyre from the Grand Prix allocation<\/a>. Sunday\u2019s warm-up was also doubled from ten to 20 minutes, providing additional time to evaluate the hard option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261002__C9ZV3NB__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixJpn-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020316622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261002__C9ZV3NB__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixJpn-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261002__C9ZV3NB__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixJpn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261002__C9ZV3NB__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixJpn-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261002__C9ZV3NB__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixJpn-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261002__C9ZV3NB__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixJpn.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jorge Mart\u00edn (Photo: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rivola says agreement was not immediate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rivola explained that the concern extended to the medium rear because it shared the soft tyre\u2019s casing. Aprilia wanted riders to have sufficient preparation time with the alternative before committing to a full Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot everyone agreed with doing this, though,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Rivola, safety considerations justified pressing ahead despite the disagreement. He believed a shorter warm-up could have left some riders more inclined to choose the medium without understanding its behaviour over race distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>That was Rivola\u2019s assessment of the potential risk, rather than a prediction that a tyre failure was inevitable.<\/strong> His concern was the lack of evidence about how the available options would behave late in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hard rear was recommended, not compulsory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelin\u2019s decision removed the soft rear from Sunday\u2019s choices. <strong>The medium remained permitted, while the reinforced hard was recommended rather than mandatory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The longer warm-up gave teams additional track time to assess the hard, which had received little attention earlier in the weekend. Every rider ultimately selected it for the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intervention followed a Sprint in which Mart\u00edn suffered severe rear-tyre deterioration and Francesco Bagnaia returned to the pits before the finish. The problems changed preparations for Sunday without imposing compulsory pit stops or shortening the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rivola welcomed the outcome and did not use the episode to blame Michelin. He acknowledged the challenge posed by Motegi\u2019s new surface and the supplier\u2019s efforts to account for overheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tyre controversy preceded another M\u00e1rquez\u2013Mart\u00edn duel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez won Sunday\u2019s race ahead of Mart\u00edn, with Marco Bezzecchi completing the podium. The result gave M\u00e1rquez a weekend double after his Sprint victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn nevertheless retained the championship lead with 333 points, just two ahead of M\u00e1rquez on 331. The tyre controversy therefore became a significant part of a weekend that also tightened the title contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MotoGP returns from 9\u201311 October for the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the Japanese MotoGP race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing 1.363s ahead of Jorge Mart\u00edn. Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium, while M\u00e1rquez secured a weekend double after also winning Saturday\u2019s Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the MotoGP championship after the Japanese GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn remains the MotoGP championship leader with 333 points, just 2 ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez on 331. M\u00e1rquez\u2019s two victories in Japan reduced the gap from 12 points at the start of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next MotoGP race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next MotoGP race is the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika on Sunday, 11 October 2026. The weekend runs from 9\u201311 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massimo Rivola says concerns over Jorge Mart\u00edn\u2019s damaged Sprint tyre prompted Aprilia to press for changes before the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020317072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Jorge Mart\u00edn","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Aprilia","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":59,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[53,586,721,284],"42wp_author":[59],"class_list":["post-3447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-aprilia","tag-japanese-gp","tag-massimo-rivola","tag-michelin","42wp_author-fabricio-carvalho"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447","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=3447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020317072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}