Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Anticipate Lively Home GP at Mugello

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team look forward to starting the racing action in the flowing hills of Tuscany, Italy for Round 7 of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship. The Grand Prix of Italy holds special significance for the team, as it's Yamaha Motor Racing's home GP.

Scarperia (Italy), 27th May 2026

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team have travelled to the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello for Round 7 of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship. As they consider the Grand Prix of Italy their home GP, it's a race weekend that the staff of Yamaha Motor Racing and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP and the riders always look forward to.

Fabio Quartararo has great memories of racing at the Mugello circuit with Yamaha thanks to his brilliant win at the Italian GP in 2021 and his strong second place in 2022. Following a successful but short Barcelona Test held a little more than a week ago, the Frenchman is hoping to continue the point-scoring momentum he's got going on since the French GP and climb up from 13th in the standings.

After the shortened Barcelona test, Álex Rins is looking forward to making moves at the Mugello circuit this weekend. The Spaniard frequented the Italian GP rostrum in the lower classes. In Moto3 he earned a second and a third place in 2013 and 2014 respectively. This weekend, he aims to score solid points again, as he has done at the previous two rounds, and improve on his current 19th position in the championship standings.

Mugello is considered one of the most beautiful tracks on the calendar, thanks to its mixture of uphill and downhill sections and a variety of fast and slow turns. The 5.25km-long Tuscan circuit hosted its first MotoGP event back in 1976 and became a permanent fixture in 1991. The Italian GP is famous for its great atmosphere and is said to be a 'must-be-at event' for motorcycle fans.

MASSIMO MEREGALLI
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director

"Mugello is always one of the highlights of the championship calendar, and it's a pleasure to race here. It's relatively close to our headquarters, so we can consider this a home race. Mugello is known to have fast and flowing characteristics, which should suit us, but its long main straight is one of the fastest of the season, which can present a challenge. However, from Le Mans on we have an upwards trajectory, and we have seen some encouraging improvements. Our goal is to continue building on that progress this weekend. We know it will not be easy, but securing a direct place in Q2 as we have done in the previous two rounds will be very important. So that's the target for the Friday and then we will go from there."

FABIO QUARTARARO
Rider, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"Mugello is always a special round. It's a track that's really beautiful and versatile, and I've had some great moments here in the past. We've made steps in Le Mans, done good work in Barcelona, and we've been getting some nice results – but we know the longest straight and the consequent slipstreaming in Mugello will make things tricky this week. Let's see what we can do. As always, I will do my best to get the best results possible."

ÁLEX RINS
Rider, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"I always enjoy coming to Mugello: it's a really nice track with a great flow, and I've had good results here before. After the shortened Barcelona Test, we have a few more ideas to try, so this weekend is about continuing to build onto the work done at the previous rounds and try to make progress. We know that Mugello – on paper – is not the strongest track for us, so let's see what we can do."

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