Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Push Onwards on Jerez Sunday
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins engaged in battles in the 25-lap Grand Prix of Spain Race. They finished in P14 and P16 respectively.
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
RACE
Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), 26th April 2026
14th
F. Quartararo +29.532 / 25 LAPS
16th
Á. Rins +32.921 / 25 LAPS
The 25-lap Grand Prix of Spain Race riding conditions were in direct contrast with those of the Sprint completed less than 24-hours earlier. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins pushed in the Spanish sunshine and took the chequered flag in 14th and 16th place respectively.
Quartararo had a good launch from P17 and pushed on in the first half of the race. He managed to climb as high as P12 but got under pressure in the final 10 laps from chasing rivals. The Yamaha man skilfully kept Joan Mir at bay on the last laps to finish in P14, 29.532s from first.
Starting from P21, Rins was keen to make inroads in the early laps. By lap 13, he was in 14th place. However, chasing rivals were looming while he experienced a tyre drop, making the final third of the race tough for Rins. He ultimately ended it in P16, 32.921s from the winner.
Today's results put Quartararo in 16th place in the championship standings with 11 points. Rins is in 19th with 3 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are in 10th position in the team classifications with 14 points, and Yamaha is fifth in the constructor rankings with 14 points.
The team will be back in action at the Jerez track tomorrow for the one-day IRTA test.
MASSIMO MEREGALLI Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director
"All in all, it's been a tough race weekend, but today we did what we could in the Race. We knew that the feeling wasn't great in the dry, so we expected it to be a long race today. Fabio and Álex made good starts and capitalised on the pack being close together at the time. While our riders still couldn't battle to their full potential, especially Fabio showed some expert defensive riding in the final laps, and overall the riders got the maximum result within our capabilities. We will be back at the Jerez track tomorrow for the one-day IRTA test. Thankfully, it looks like we will have good riding weather again, so we should be able to complete our full testing programme."
FABIO QUARTARARO Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
"I tried to ride in a different way to see if that would help, but it didn't really. Tomorrow we will continue the work from the weekend."
ÁLEX RINS Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
"It was a tough weekend. From my side, I'm kind of happy because our pace was better than I expected. Overall, I was trying to fight until the rear tyre dropped, but when also the front tyre dropped, it became difficult for me to ride and lean like I wanted to. Let's see what we have available to try at tomorrow's test and if we can improve the bike a little."
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director