Honda HRC Castrol continue in Jerez with test
Positives from the first in-season test of 2025 for Joan Mir and Luca Marini who target the future with upgrades and changes.
The work never truly ends in the MotoGP World Championship and Honda HRC Castrol were right back out on track on Monday after an action-packed Spanish GP. With the track opening at 10:00 Local Time and high winds predicted, Joan Mir and Luca Marini were quickly out on track to begin their respective work.
Joan Mir completed a total of 67 laps across Monday’s two sessions, a brief pause for practice starts halting action during the middle of the day. Ending Monday in 16th with a best time of 1’37.245, Mir was able to assess several parts used by Aleix Espargaro during the Spanish Grand Prix. Positives found, Honda HRC’s engineers now have more information to study.
Like his teammate, Luca Marini had a busy day aboard his Honda RC213V machine and completed 72 laps of the Jerez Circuit. Working mostly with a new swing arm, the Italian was 18th fastest thanks to a best lap of 1’37.447 – just two tenths back on Mir. Content with the work, Marini was not chasing lap times and succeeded in all the tasks set out for him by Honda HRC’s engineers.
Joan Mir
“A good day, something we needed after five races without a chance to test. The wind was a little bit tricky at some points. I was able to try what Aleix was trying, a small step in the right direction for us. I think it offers us improvements in all areas, a little more power, a little more acceleration. We need to check it a little bit more in some other conditions, already at this stage it is an acceptable base to keep going from. But it shows we are in a different situation to before, now we need to check if something can really be an improvement because of level is much higher and we are closer.”
Luca Marini
“Today I was focused on trying a new swing arm and it looks like a little improvement already. It’s a bit too soon to see though because always on Monday tests here the grip is amazing so what you feel isn’t always accurate. There was also a lot of wind, but even like this we were doing a lot of back-to-back runs to get data for the engineers to work on. I am pleased with what Honda HRC have prepared and a good day for us.”
Jerez Test - Combined TImes
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1'35.876 |
| 2 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 0.361 |
| 3 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0.477 |
| 4 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0.631 |
| 5 | Acosta Pedro | 37 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 0.676 |
| 6 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | LCR Honda | Honda | 0.724 |
| 7 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 0.739 |
| 8 | Aldegeur Fermin | 54 | SPA | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 0.854 |
| 9 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 0.881 |
| 10 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 0.912 |
| 11 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 0.957 |
| 12 | Ogura Ai | 79 | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 0.985 |
| 13 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 1.101 |
| 14 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1.179 |
| 15 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1.350 |
| 16 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 1.369 |
| 17 | Fernandez Augusto | 7 | SPA | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 1.568 |
| 18 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 1.571 |
| 19 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1.585 |
| 20 | Chantra Somkiat | 35 | THA | LCR Honda | Honda | 2.041 |
| 21 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | HRC Test Team | Honda | 2.303 |
| 22 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 2.316 |
| 23 | Pedrosa Dani | 26 | SPA | KTM Test Team | KTM | 2.515 |
Location Information
Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of Spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently… read more.
| Length | 4.423 kilometres / 2.748 miles |
| Width | 11 metres |
| Left corners | 5 |
| Right corners | 8 |
| Longest straight | 0.607 kilometres / 0.377 miles |
| Constructed | 1986 |
| Modified | 2002 |
| Resurfacing | Complete resurfacing before 2018 round |
Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain - View in Google Maps
Records
| Pole Position | 1m 35.610s (166.5km/h) Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha, 2025) |
| Race Lap | 1m 37.449s (163.3km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Time | 40m 58.053s (161.9km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024) |
| 2025 Race Winner | Alex Marquez (Ducati) |
| 2025 Sprint Winner | Marc Marquez (Ducati) |
