Recharged after the successful one-day Jerez Test, held immediately after the Spanish GP, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team are full of motivation to get the action started at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit this weekend during the Grand Prix of France.

The French Grand Prix holds special significance for the team, as the fans will be rallying behind local hero Fabio Quartararo, who is eager to impress. El Diablo stood on the rostrum of the Bugatti track once before, having secured third place in 2021 with Yamaha. He is currently 16th in the championship standings and determined to build upon the findings from the Jerez Test.

Following that overall positive one-day IRTA test in Jerez, Álex Rins is keen to keep working on his Yamaha's settings. Le Mans was a strong circuit for the Spaniard in the lower classes: he secured a third and two second places in the Moto3 class in 2012, 2013, and 2014 respectively as well as a victory in the Moto2 class in 2016. He is keen to score some MotoGP points on French soil this weekend to climb up from 19th place in the championship order.

The Bugatti Circuit was built in 1965, just a few kilometres from the city of Le Mans. MotoGP made its first visit to the iconic French track in the late sixties, and it remained a fixture until 1996. After some safety modifications, the 4.19km-long circuit was added back to the calendar in 2000. Its layout of five left and nine right corners places the emphasis on late braking, hard acceleration, and rear-end traction, which makes for some great battles.