After two great first seasons in Moto3, the young Spaniard from La Puebla de Vallbona went through real hell for his arrival this year in Moto2. His journey has never been easy since his Grand Prix debut, and we hope that 2018 will bring him a little stability and the results he deserves.
It was in 2012 that he made his first wild card appearance in Aragon, on a Honda Moto3 from the Bradol Larresport team. We found him the following year in Jerez then in Valencia on a Honda of the Mir Racing, engaged under the colors of Cuna de Campeones.
In 2014, he finished second in CEV Moto3 (on Honda Estrella Galicia) behind Fabio Quartararo, but above all was integrated into the Marc VDS Racing Team in the middle of the season, after Livio Law was expelled following an inter-Belgian disagreement. In 2015, he finished seventh in the Moto3 world championship on a Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 with 4 podiums.
He won his first two victories in 2016 within the same team in Barcelona and Aragon, with 5 podiums and third place in the final, behind Brad Binder and Enea Bastianini.
This year he moved to Moto2 on a Kalex from the Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 team, replacing Sam Lowes, and had a good start to the season for a rookie with three sixth places in Catalonia, Germany and Aragon. He was 14th with 4 GPs remaining, 4 points behind the other rookie fabio quartararo.
He crashed shortly after due to a high side on the third lap of the Australian GP – suffering a fractured ligament in his left ring finger – and was injured again at the Valencia final, with a fracture to the scaphoid of his hand. RIGHT.
Navarro underwent surgery at the end of the season to remove a screw placed in his left tibia after an injury sustained in June 2016 while training on the kart track at the KSB driving school. in Valencia.
The operation was performed last week at the Dexeus private clinic in Barcelona. This operation did not prevent the Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Team rider from planning his winter training program, which will gradually lead to his return to the track – scheduled for mid-January.
However, on December 9, the traditional Jorge Navarro Fan Club dinner will take place at La Pobla de Vallbona, the place where Jorge spent most of his life.
According to Jorge Navarro, " I feel much better. The leg is already in very good condition, the finger is improving and also the hand, although slowly. Everything seems to be going in the right direction and it looks like I will be able to return to training halfway through this month. I'm going to start by training in the gym. The goal is to strengthen the shoulders and ankles, but without going too far. I hope I will be back in good shape at the beginning of January, so that I can start on a flat track in Supermoto. »
Photo and source: Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
