Tough Home Race for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP as Quartararo Enters Hard Battles and Rins Crashes Out
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo wrapped up a physically demanding 23-lap Brembo Grand Prix of Italy Race in P18. Álex Rins suffered a luckless crash in Turn 1 on lap 11. Though unhurt, it ended his challenge prematurely.
GRAND PRIX OF ITALY
RACE
Scarperia (Italy), 31st May 2026
18th
F. Quartararo +34.335 / 23 LAPS
NC
Á. Rins 11 / 23 LAPS
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team had been looking forward to their home race, the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy, but it came with its trials. Fabio Quartararo wrapped up the physically demanding 23-lap contest in P18. Álex Rins was riding in P15 when a crash in Turn 1 on lap 11 ended his quest for points.
Quartararo commenced from P17 and held the same position after some battles in the opening stages. As Rins and Enea Bastianini crashed ahead of him, he temporarily moved into the points. Quartararo overtook Jack Miller but was in turn overtaken by Franco Morbidelli, which kept him in P15. A late battle with Toprak Razgatlıoğlu with four laps to go and with Miller and Maverick Viñales on the last lap had El Diablo take the chequered flag in P18, 34.335s from first.
Starting from P12, Rins climbed as high as P10 in the opening laps but then lost ground and fell back to P14. A battle with Luca Marini and Joan Mir resulted in the number 42 rider yielding a place. He was keen to retaliate but a crash in Turn 1 on lap 11 ended his race prematurely.
After today's Race results Quartararo holds 15th place in the championship standings with 37 points and Rins stays in 19th with 9 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are in 9th position in the team classifications with 46 points, and Yamaha is 5th in the constructor rankings with 41 points.
The team will be back in action at the Balaton Park circuit next weekend for the Grand Prix of Hungary, held from 5-7 June.
MASSIMO MEREGALLI Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director
"It was a challenging Grand Prix for us. Starting further back on the grid meant it was always going to be a tough race for Fabio – and indeed it was, as it was a weekend in which he never felt fully comfortable with the bike. Álex unfortunately saw his race end early. It's a shame, but the main thing is that he is unhurt, especially considering the high speeds at which the riders approach Turn 1. Despite the negative results, we know that these challenging GPs are valuable as they are the best for learning and development: these negative weekends can turn into a positive on the long term. We now turn our attention to Hungary, where we aim to refocus and come back stronger."
FABIO QUARTARARO Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
"It was a really difficult weekend in general. I felt that I could push a bit in the first laps but then the feeling got worse in some corners. To avoid crashing, I decided to slow down a bit and reduce the risks I was taking. It was a tough weekend, but I am hopeful that the good feeling with the bike will return at other circuits so we can have a more fun GP."
ÁLEX RINS Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
"I lost the front. I mean, I went into the box to analyse what happened, but it's difficult to understand the reason for a crash in five minutes. I didn't feel like I did anything different from the laps before and, honestly, I'm a bit disappointed to finish the weekend like this. This weekend was not bad for me: I was riding in a good way. Today, I was struggling a bit more with turning, but the setting was the same as yesterday, so the only things that were different were the tyre and the temperature."
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director