Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |News details:Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Conclude Successful Testing Day in Jerez in P3 & P4

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One day after their podium success at the Gran Premio de España, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team returned to the Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto for a full-on day of testing from 10:00-13:00 (Session 1) and 13:20-18:00 (Session 2) local track time (GMT +2). Riders Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins shared positive feelings after testing an updated engine. They wrapped up the day in 3rd and 4th place respectively in the overall timesheets.

Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), 28th April 2025

Following the Gran Premio de España, which ended in a podium for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins resumed work at the Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto today, making the most of the one-day Jerez MotoGP Official Test. In sunny yet windy conditions, the duo put in great effort to collect as much data as possible whilst trying out an updated engine. They finished in 3rd and 4th place respectively in the overall results.

The Jerez Test was divided into two parts: Session 1 from 10:00-13:00 and Session 2 from 13:20-18:00 (GMT+2).

Fresh from a stunning second place, Quartararo was highly motivated to make further steps today. He dropped under the 1'37s mark quite early on. He briefly held the top spot before the times started to drop. He finished the first session in second place with a 1'36.406s, set on lap 17/33, 0.222s from first. In the second session, he initially added 17 more laps and posted a 1'36.489s on lap 3. However, at the time the Yamaha rider's focus was more on gathering data than on pushing and setting a time attack, so he gave it another whirl at the end of the test. He clocked a 1'36.353s on lap 24/24 that earned him third place in the Session 2 and overall test rankings, with a 0.477s gap to first.

Rins enjoyed trying an updated engine during the test, and he also spent some time tweaking his bike's set-up. Following a heavy crash on the Spanish GP Saturday, the Spaniard opted to focus solely on the main priorities. He completed 32 laps in Session 1. The 1'37.045s he clocked on lap 17 put him in eighth place in the morning results, 0.861s from the top. To complete his evaluation, he put in 17 more laps in the afternoon. His best time, a 1'36.507s, set on lap 16/17, saw him in fourth position in the Session 2 and the Jerez Test overall timesheets, 0.631s off the fastest time.

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP will be back in action from 9-11 May for the Michelin Grand Prix de France in Le Mans. After the French GP, the team plan to travel to Italy for a private test at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli to build on the Jerez Test findings.

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"We ended up having a really good weekend, followed by a successful test. Today we were able to collect some good information. The main topic was the updated engine, which is not the V4. We were curious to hear the comments of the riders, because we are ready to seal this updated engine specification in Le Mans as our third engine. The comments of the riders were positive, and we are satisfied. We know that the updated engine has a bit more power while the character of the bike is still the same, so it's just an advantage. We are convinced that this engine is better. We have to wait some more for the engineers' feedback when it comes to the aero side, because this is difficult for the riders to feel. Both our riders provided positive feedback, and they are leaving this test with a good feeling, which is a great first sign. Let's see what happens next in Le Mans in two weeks' time."

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"It has been a positive day, though all day, and especially in the afternoon, it was really windy, so it was difficult to ride well, and it makes the data less consistent. But I'm happy. We tested a new engine, and it looks like it's positive. We will probably use it in Le Mans, but before then, the engineers we will have to analyse the data well. In general, it was a good test, and I felt quite okay. The straight here is super short, but the most important thing of the test was to see if we had the same level of agility with the new engine as we have with the standard one. The feeling was good. We still need a bit more time to understand the real benefit of this engine, though. But there are some positives, which I think is great. I'm ready for Le Mans."

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"We tried a new engine - a nice one! It's more powerful. We are working on the top speed because that was missing a little bit for us, and we clearly improved by 2km/h. This is a great result. We are going to use this engine in Le Mans. We also did a bit of set-up testing. It was quite good. I improved my fastest lap here in Jerez by 0.5s, so I'm quite happy. Of course there are other points of improvement, but I'm quite happy because what we tried today helps me to go into the corners in a better way. My physical condition after Saturday's crash was not the best, so we tried the most important things today. We tested the priorities, and after Le Mans we have a private test in Misano, which is going to be helpful to try more things. But I still did around 50 laps today."