Jorge Martin and Aprilia were reunited at Misano as the reigning World Champion completed a test day on the RS-GP.

For the first time since the Qatar Grand Prix, Jorge Martin has returned to MotoGP machinery during a one-day test at Misano.

The reigning MotoGP World Champion was back on the Aprilia RS-GP at a private test day, which was able to be put on due to the new MotoGP testing rules.

Martin completed 64 laps around the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, 29 in the morning and 35 in the afternoon.

Aprilia have also confirmed that Martin "will be travelling to Brno to take part in the Grand Prix of Czechia after the official medical check."

"I’m really happy to be here. It's been a difficult journey," Martin said.

"Finally, after more than three months, I'm back on a MotoGP bike, so I'm super happy. It's a pity that I was injured so many times that we didn’t make the whole season, but now we are back. This is the most important thing.

"The feeling today was great. We did a great job, I think, from the beginning, from less to more and more during all the day. And finally, we were able to work a lot during this day. So I'm super happy and ready for what's coming.

"The plan is to come back in Brno. So I hope everything goes well during this week, I can train in normal circumstances and I hope to see you all in Brno."

After signing with Aprilia Racing for the 2025 MotoGP World Championship, the #1 has only appeared at one Grand Prix weekend.

Martin's title defence has been plagued by injury woes as he missed pre-season testing and the opening rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season after injuries during the opening morning of the Sepang test, which was followed by more fractures in a Supermoto training accident on the eve of the Thai season opener.

Despite his return to MotoGP machinery this week, a recent medical test ruled Martin out of a return at the German Grand Prix.