Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Prepare for End of Season Push in Portimão
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is ready to tackle the final two rounds on the 2025 MotoGP calendar. After a one-week break following the completion of the fly-aways, the team will get back into action in Portugal this weekend. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins are looking forward to riding the 'roller coaster' Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, which both consider a favourite track.
Portimão (Portugal), 5 November 2025
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team enter the Grande Prémio de Portugal keen to make a strong start to the final stretch of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship season.
Fabio Quartararo's sole focus is to be at the sharp end again this weekend, fighting for solid results. The Frenchman has good memories of riding the YZR-M1 in Portimão. The combination of El Diablo and his Yamaha proved to be a winning formula at this circuit in 2021 and 2022. He is currently 9th in the 2025 championship standings and will give it his best effort to challenge the rival in eighth place, who is four points ahead of him.
Álex Rins enjoyed an overall productive fly-away leg this season. Despite a difficult race weekend in Malaysia last time out, he got into Q2 three times in a row and scored positive results and points, showing progress. The Spaniard is therefore extra keen to start afresh this weekend. He is currently in 19th place in the overall classification and feels there is potential to make steps. His best MotoGP finish at Portimão is the fourth place he achieved in 2022.
The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve – better known as Portimão (after the port city from which it is half an hour's drive removed) – is situated in the Algarve region of Portugal. The circuit was opened in 2008 and added to the MotoGP calendar in 2020. It's a big hit with the riders but also especially with the fans, who can't get enough of their heroes taking on this track famous for its elevation changes. The circuit has 15 corners – nine right, six left – and the front straight will allow the MotoGP riders to really stretch the legs of their machines before a unique downhill descent into Turn 1.
The Grand Prix of Portugal takes place in the GMT+0 time zone. MotoGP's FP1 will take place on Friday from 10:45-11:30, local track time followed by the Practice session from 15:00-16:00. On Saturday, FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40, the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 12-lap Sprint starts at 15:00. On Sunday, the Warm Up is held from 09:40-09:50, and the 25-lap Race starts at 13:00.
Fabio Quartararo's sole focus is to be at the sharp end again this weekend, fighting for solid results. The Frenchman has good memories of riding the YZR-M1 in Portimão. The combination of El Diablo and his Yamaha proved to be a winning formula at this circuit in 2021 and 2022. He is currently 9th in the 2025 championship standings and will give it his best effort to challenge the rival in eighth place, who is four points ahead of him.
Álex Rins enjoyed an overall productive fly-away leg this season. Despite a difficult race weekend in Malaysia last time out, he got into Q2 three times in a row and scored positive results and points, showing progress. The Spaniard is therefore extra keen to start afresh this weekend. He is currently in 19th place in the overall classification and feels there is potential to make steps. His best MotoGP finish at Portimão is the fourth place he achieved in 2022.
The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve – better known as Portimão (after the port city from which it is half an hour's drive removed) – is situated in the Algarve region of Portugal. The circuit was opened in 2008 and added to the MotoGP calendar in 2020. It's a big hit with the riders but also especially with the fans, who can't get enough of their heroes taking on this track famous for its elevation changes. The circuit has 15 corners – nine right, six left – and the front straight will allow the MotoGP riders to really stretch the legs of their machines before a unique downhill descent into Turn 1.
The Grand Prix of Portugal takes place in the GMT+0 time zone. MotoGP's FP1 will take place on Friday from 10:45-11:30, local track time followed by the Practice session from 15:00-16:00. On Saturday, FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40, the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 12-lap Sprint starts at 15:00. On Sunday, the Warm Up is held from 09:40-09:50, and the 25-lap Race starts at 13:00.
Massimo Meregalli
Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
Álex Rins
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider