Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Take P18 and P19 on Day 1 of Testing in Thailand

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins started the two-day Buriram MotoGP Official Test by getting a solid number of laps in and preparing for the upcoming Grand Prix of Thailand (27 February – 1 March). The teammates ended Day 1 in 18th and 19th place respectively in the overall rankings.

BURIRAM MOTOGP OFFICIAL TEST

TEST

Buriram (Thailand), 21st February 2026

18th

F. QUARTARARO
1'30.507 / 24+43 LAPS

19th

Á. RINS
1'30.512 / 33+31 LAPS

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team sprung to action today at the Chang International Circuit for the two-day Buriram MotoGP Official Test. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins completed the first day in 18th and 19th place respectively in the overall timesheets.

The Buriram Test Day 1 consisted of two riding sessions: Session 1 from 10:00-13:00 GMT +7 and Session 2 from 13:20-18:00.

The team was in high spirits having Quartararo back in the garage after he sustained a finger injury at the Sepang Test two weeks' prior. The Frenchman was fully motivated to get back to work and ran a total of 67 laps on Day 1. His fastest lap was a 1'30.507s (Session 2), which put him in 18th place in the combined Session 1 + Session 2 timesheets, 1.245s from the top.

Rins enjoyed a productive outing. As the Chang International Circuit will be hosting the opening GP of the season next week, he and his crew are fully focused on bike set-ups. He completed 64 laps over the course of the first day. His best lap of 1'30.512s (Session 2) had him rank 19th in the Day 1 classifications, 1.250s from first.

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back at the Chang track tomorrow from 09:30-13:00 GMT +7 and 13:20-17:30 to wrap up 2026 preseason testing.

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FABIO QUARTARARO
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"It was a long day. We will try to figure out something to improve a bit more tomorrow. Yamaha know the list of priorities and what they have to do. I just focus on providing feedback on what it is we need. Today we changed quite a lot on the bike. Tomorrow, I want to keep the same bike and do some runs in a row with the same base set-up."

ÁLEX RINS
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"With the parts – chassis, swingarm, etc. – already decided on, we focused on settings today, trying to understand the bike better and to see where we can improve. It was a productive day. We need to keep working, and Yamaha will keep working to give us further updates, and like this, we can improve a bit more."

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DAY 1 RESULTS

21/02/2026

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