The rider underwent medical checks at the end of the Portimao pre-season test, which revealed findings compatible with chronic arm pump and a triangular ligament injury 

Current Moto3 World Champion Izan Guevara will miss the start of the season due to a triangular fibrocartilage injury in his right wrist, which will prevent him from taking part on the opening race of the championship in Portugal and the Argentina Grand Prix. His replacement for these two races will be the Openbank Aspar Team rider Jordi Torres, who returns to the intermediate category with the Valencian team, with which he competed in 54 races between 2011 and 2014.   

Torres will replace Izan Guevara, who completed a total of 218 laps between the pre-season tests at Jerez and Portimao last week, but couldn't ride with a consistent pace close to the fastest riders. The Inde GASGAS Aspar rider, with pain in his right wrist, underwent medical checks this week which revealed findings compatible with chronic compartment syndrome and a triangular ligament injury in this wrist. The young Spanish rider will undergo surgery this week and will have one month of recovery, which will prevent him from making his debut in the Moto2 category until, at least, the Americas Grand Prix.   

Jordi Torres: "I hope Izan can make a speedy recovery. It's a pity that after the great season he had last year he starts this season like this, but the most important thing is that he can come back stronger than before. In my case, I am happy for the opportunity that the Inde GASGAS Aspar Team gives me, to return to a category that I left in 2014 with this team. Everything is different to what I left ten years ago, I take it as a learning experience and as more practice for the MotoE World Championship. I want to keep learning from my rivals, who will be at a different level, because a rider never stops learning. It's a big challenge for me, it will be strange to be back at the intermediate category, but it will help me to keep working on my goal for MotoE. I won't have an adaptation period, because my rivals have been testing at Portimao for three days, but I will give my best.”