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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Start First 2024 Far Eastern Race Weekend in Mandalika

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins have made their way from the Misano World Circuit in Italy to the Mandalika track in Indonesia. They look forward to greeting the incredibly passionate local fans at their third race on Indonesian soil.
Mandalika (Indonesia), 25th September 2024
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins have travelled to the Mandalika International Circuit for this weekend's Grand Prix of Indonesia, Round 15 of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship. The teammates are keen to put on a good show for the passionate Indonesian fans.

Quartararo arrives in Indonesia interested to see if he can reproduce the positive race weekend he had at the Emilia-Romagna GP. He has good memories of racing at the Mandalika track, where he scored a second place in 2022 and third place in the 2023. He is hoping to get a good result again this time round and impress his large Indonesian fanbase.

Rins is keen to get back onto his YZR-M1 again after missing most of the Emilia-Romagna race weekend due to a persisting flu. Not really having had the chance to build further onto his Misano Test findings yet, he aims to do so at the Mandalika circuit. In the previous two races here, he secured fifth (2022) and ninth (2023) place.

The 4.310 km Mandalika International Circuit was built on Lombok Island. Though the longest straight is only 507 m, speed maniacs can still get their kicks at this track. Its layout includes 11 right and 6 left corners – many of them fast, giving the riders plenty of opportunities to overtake.

The Grand Prix of Indonesia is held in the GMT +8 time zone. The FP1 will take place on Friday 10:45 – 11:30 local track time, followed by the Practice session from 15:00 – 16:00. On Saturday, FP2 will be held from 10:10 – 10:40, the qualifying sessions from 10:50 – 11:30, and the 13-lap Sprint starts at 15:00. On Sunday, Warm Up is held from 10:40 – 10:50, and the 27-lap Race starts at 15:00.
Massimo Meregalli

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director

We have travelled straight from Misano to Mandalika. This week Álex will return to action, so we are back to full force. The Emilia-Romagna weekend was very positive for our team overall. The hard work is paying off, and we want to keep this positive trend going. After riding at Misano for an extensive length of time, we are interested to see how we fare at a completely different track. The team is highly motivated, especially since we want to give the Indonesian fans a good show. Their passion for motorcycle racing is on another level, so the whole team will be working hard.
Fabio Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

We are starting the overseas tour now, which is always exciting. We don't get to see the fans over here often, and they support me a lot, so I always really enjoy these GPs a lot. I also like the Mandalika track. I stood on the podium here in 2022 and 2023. We will do our best again this year. We made a step forward in Misano, so I'm curious to see what we can do this weekend.
Álex Rins

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

I was very disappointed to miss out on racing last weekend in Misano, but I'm fully recovered now, and I'm ready to start riding again! I always enjoy this part of the season. We have a lot of GPs in a row, and the fans in this part of the world are super passionate about MotoGP, which is super nice to see.