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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Gear Up for German GP Weekend

After a one-week break, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team have travelled to Saxony for the Grand Prix of Germany, Round 11 of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship, held this weekend at the Sachsenring. The German GP will be directly followed by the Grand Prix of Czechia the week after.

Chemnitz (Germany), 9th July 2025

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team are going full steam ahead for the final two MotoGP rounds before the summer break: the back-to-back Grand Prix of Germany and Grand Prix of Czechia.

Fabio Quartararo arrives in Germany holding 11th place in the championship standings. The Frenchman is keen to start the weekend at the Sachsenring, hoping that the track's unique characteristics will play to his advantage. The narrow and twisty track has steep elevation changes and predominantly left-hand turns. It's not for everyone, but El Diablo has known success there. A superb win on German soil in 2022 (despite feeling under the weather at the time) and a third place in 2021 underline that Quartararo has the skills needed for this technical circuit.

Álex Rins took part in a successful private test in Brno last week, giving him extra motivation for the upcoming two rounds. This year's German GP will be the first year he is riding the M1 at the Sachsenring as he was unable to take part last year due to injury. Though the track hasn't been a particularly successful hunting ground for the Spaniard, he did stand on its rostrum in 2013 after a thrilling victory in Moto3 and in 2015 for a third place in Moto2. Rins is keen to score a good amount of points again this weekend and climb up from 17th in the standings.

The area of Chemnitz is known for its love of car and motorcycle racing. Originally, races in the area were held on closed public roads from the 1920s onward. The Sachsenring was built in 1996 for safety reasons and two years later the track hosted its first MotoGP event. The just 12m wide circuit has numerous tight corners (ten left, three right), making this circuit one of the slower tracks on the calendar, but there will still be plenty of action at the German GP.

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"Although we had a one-week break between two intense double-header weekends, Yamaha has remained fully engaged. Álex participated in a productive private test in Brno, while the Yamaha engineers continued their dedicated work behind the scenes, analysing data. Fabio has also maintained his relentless training regimen throughout the week. As we head into the final stretch before the summer break, our motivation to give an extra push is high. Sachsenring presents unique challenges – its layout makes overtaking particularly difficult, so progressing into Q2 and securing a strong qualifying position will be even more critical than usual. We anticipate a demanding weekend, but we are entering it with determination to get the best results possible."

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"The Dutch GP didn't go quite as we'd hoped. Especially in the second half of the race, I felt I had more pace, but getting stuck behind other riders made it difficult. We'll be going over the private test data to see what we can take from them. Maybe that can help us a bit in the next two race weekends. I've won in Sachsenring before, but in general the track has always been a bit tricky for us, particularly in Sector 2 and 3. But we'll focus on the positives and give it our all as always."

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"The Dutch GP was a tough one. But it would have been a challenging race regardless, even without that early incident. We're aware of the issues holding us back, and at the moment it's all about putting in the work to find what we're missing. I gave it my maximum during the private Brno test, which overall was quite positive. Yamaha is making a huge effort behind the scenes to drive development forward, so now we just have to stay focused and keep pushing."

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