Augusto Fernández and the Yamaha Factory Racing Team will take part in the Grand Prix of the Netherlands race weekend as a wild-card entry, with the aim of gathering valuable data for bike development.

Fernández, the 2022 Moto2 World Champion and a former premier-class rider (2023–2024), has enjoyed strong results at the TT Circuit Assen in the past. He secured a victory there in 2019, followed by a third place in 2021 and another win in 2022 – all in the intermediate class.

TT Circuit Assen, built in 1955, has been a staple of the Motorcycle World Championship since 1949 (with the exception of 2020). Known as "The Cathedral of Speed", the 4.54 km track features fast, flowing sections and a mix of high- and low-speed corners (six left and twelve right), with the famous Geert Timmer chicane providing a spectacular finale to each lap.