Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Head to Hungary to Resume MotoGP Action
The Monster Energy Yamaha Team have travelled straight from the Mugello circuit (in Italy) to the Balaton Park Circuit for the Grand Prix of Hungary, Round 8 on the 2026 MotoGP calendar.
Balatonfőkajár (Hungary), 3rd June 2026
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins now turn their focus to this weekend's Grand Prix of Hungary at Balaton Park Circuit, keen to start Round 8 of the 2026 MotoGP season.
After a challenging outing at Mugello last weekend, Quartararo is determined to find a better feeling with his bike at the Balaton track. He currently holds 15th position in the championship standings and is aiming for solid points this weekend. Last year, the Frenchman crashed in the first corner of the Hungarian Sprint and secured P10 in the Race, results he hopes to improve on this time round.
Heading straight from Italy to Hungary, Rins is aiming to keep the good feeling he had with the bike at Mugello going. Last year he scored P16 in the Hungarian Sprint and P13 in the Race at what was back then a new circuit for the entire MotoGP paddock. With more track experience under his belt there, the Spaniard is looking to achieve better results this time and move up from 19th place in the championship standings.
Located near the beautiful Lake Balaton and just 85 km from Budapest, Balaton Park Circuit was officially opened in May 2023. Its layout consists of 4.08 km of track with 7 right and 10 left corners, and a longest straight of 665 m.
MASSIMO MEREGALLI Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director
"The Hungarian GP is a good opportunity for us to reset after a tough Italian round. Balaton Park is quite different from Mugello, so it will be interesting to assess how our bike performs there. Our target is to improve the overall feeling with the bike and to ensure both riders feel comfortable early on in the weekend. Over the last GPs, we have seen positive moments from Fabio and Álex individually, but not simultaneously. Now it’s about finding a way to combine those strengths and maximise our overall potential. The team and Yamaha engineers remain fully committed to taking a step forward and achieving a stronger result."
FABIO QUARTARARO Rider, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
"I am looking forward to racing in Hungary again. We rode at Balaton Park last year, so we already have some experience there this time round, which should help us prepare better for this weekend. After a difficult race in Italy, the goal is to regain a good feeling with the bike and to enjoy the riding again."
ÁLEX RINS Rider, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
"I'm looking forward to racing in Hungary this weekend at Balaton Park, which is still relatively new for us because we only raced there once before. The end to the Italian GP was a bit disappointing for me, but the overall feeling was not bad, and I was riding well. The priority this weekend is to keep improving our feeling with the bike, especially in turning, because our overall goal is to be consistent across all sessions at all tracks."
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director