Yamaha Factory Racing

Augusto Fernández Starts 2026 Testing Programme on Spanish GP Friday

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team kicked off their testing plan for this year at the Grand Prix of Spain today. Wild-card entry Augusto Fernández focused on gathering useful data to boost bike development and finished the Friday Practice session in 23rd place.

Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), 24th April 2026

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team commenced their 2026 testing plan at the Grand Prix of Spain at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto today. With data gathering as the ultimate goal, Augusto Fernández wrapped up the afternoon Practice in 23rd place, putting him on the entry list for tomorrow's Q1.

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team made steps according to their testing plan throughout the day. Through diligent work, the number-47 rider improved on his 1'38.579s best morning time in the afternoon outing. His 1'37.619s, set on lap 20/22, still held him in 23rd place in the Practice results.

The MotoGP action will resume tomorrow: FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40 (GMT+2), followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 12-lap Sprint that starts at 15:00.

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AUGUSTO FERNÁNDEZ
Yamaha Factory Racing Rider

"It's nice to be back racing for the first time since Valencia. I'm getting back into the pace step by step. In the end, today was not bad for me personally: I was 1s off the best Yamaha. Now I can start trying things and try to understand things better so I can give the team a proper comment for them to work with. We need to keep working. That's why I'm here. It's all about data, data, data, because we need to understand what the next steps should be."