Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Wrap Up Sepang Test Day 3 in P12 & P21st

After sitting out Day 2 of the Malaysia MotoGP Official Test, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team were back in action on Day 3. Álex Rins and Augusto Fernández (replacing the injured Fabio Quartararo) wrapped up testing in 12th and 21st place respectively in the overall Day 3 rankings.

MALAYSIA MOTOGP OFFICIAL TEST

TEST

Sepang (Malaysia), 5 February 2026

12th

Á. RINS
1'57.580 / 26+10 LAPS

Following overnight investigations in Japan and Italy into the technical issue encountered on Day 1 of the Malaysia MotoGP Official Test, Yamaha returned to action on Day 3. Álex Rins and Augusto Fernández (replacing the injured Fabio Quartararo) completed a productive day on track, finishing 12th and 21st respectively in today's timesheets.

Rins posted a 1'57.580s best time in Session 1 on lap 11/26. As the majority of the rider field didn't improve their times in the afternoon, that lap was fast enough to earn him 12th position in today's classification, 1.178s from first. Completing 10 laps in Session 2 brought his Day-3 lap tally up to 36.

Fernández took on bike development duties for the injured Quartararo, making the test rider part of the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team for the day. Fernández only took part in the morning session. His best time, a 1'59.278s set on lap 19/20, had him place 21st in the Day 3 rankings and in the combined results, 2.876s from the top.

The team will now travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the MotoGP Launch event, held from 6-7 February. The team will be back in action on track on 21-22 February for the Thailand MotoGP Official Test in Buriram.

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MASSIMO MEREGALLI
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director

"It has been a productive test. We have been able to evaluate most of the items that we had scheduled to try here. We chose the main topics for this test, like chassis, rear arm, and aerodynamics, with which we will start the Buriram Test – and this was the priority. Even though we were forced to temporarily halt the test due to a technical issue that occurred on Day 1, we were able to understand the cause and could finish today’s test thanks to the big effort of the engineers here in Malaysia as well as in Japan and Italy. What we didn’t have time for was fine-tuning the set-ups, which we will, of course, move to the Buriram Test."

ÁLEX RINS
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"We have been able to test all the items that we had to try here in Sepang during the Shakedown Test and the IRTA Test and made a selection of items we like for Buriram. Unfortunately, because of a technical issue and safety precaution, we couldn't ride yesterday, losing some time on track. Luckily, today we were able to ride again, and we completed our plans. We will work more on settings in Buriram."