Honda HRC Castrol ready to carry on work in France
Fanatical fans and record-breaking crowds are on the horizon for Luca Marini and Joan Mir as the duo continue their 2025 campaign onto the French GP.
Aiming to build on a successful post-race test in Jerez, the Honda HRC Castrol team head for France and the legendary Le Mans circuit for round six of the rapidly progressing 2025 season. Known for its passionate fans, the French GP captures what makes MotoGP unique in the world of sport and is always a memorable weekend.
Fresh off his fourth-straight top ten finish, Luca Marini arrives at the 4.19 kilometre Le Mans Circuit with his incredible consistency continuing. Able to always make forward progress in the races, and especially on Sundays, the Italian is targeting further improvements in Qualifying. Besting last year’s French GP result shouldn’t be a problem for the #10.
After another weekend battling for the top six, Joan Mir once again proved he has the speed to be the fastest of the Honda riders last time out. Converting this potential into the points is the main objective of the French GP weekend for the #36. Able to consistently feature in Q2, Mir is looking to continue this trend as the Honda RC213V continues to improve and evolve.
Their efforts will be boosted by Takaaki Nakagami who joins the Honda HRC Test Team as a wildcard.
Luca Marini
“Each weekend we have been able to build our pace and take steps throughout, we need to keep doing this. In Jerez we got to try some things for the future and now we need to keep working and trying to make progress. There is a lot of heavy braking in Le Mans which should suit us, I am looking forward to having another weekend of good battles on track like in Jerez. Let’s hit the ground running and focus on getting into Q2 to prime ourselves for the races.”
Joan Mir
“Coming to Le Mans our objective is simple: get points on the board that reflect our efforts and our speed. The potential is there, we have good speed, we are able to fight regularly in Q2 and be in the second group in most races. I have no doubts that the team and I can do it, so our approach for France is the safe. We keep working, we keep pushing and we will succeed.”
Rider standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 140 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 2 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 139 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 3 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | 120 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 4 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 84 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 5 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 63 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 6 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 50 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 7 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 43 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 8 | Ogura Ai | 79 | JPN | 37 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 9 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 36 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 10 | Acosta Pedro | 37 | SPA | 33 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 11 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 32 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 12 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 32 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 13 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 28 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 14 | Aldegeur Fermin | 54 | SPA | 25 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 15 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | 24 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 16 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 19 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 17 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 17 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 18 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 11 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 19 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 6 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 20 | Fernandez Augusto | 7 | SPA | 3 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 21 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 2 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 22 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 1 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 23 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 0 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 24 | Chantra Somkiat | 35 | THA | 0 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 25 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 0 | HRC Test Team | Honda |
Location Information
Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in… read more.
| Length | 4.185 kilometres / 2.6 miles |
| Width | 13 metres |
| Left corners | 5 |
| Right corners | 9 |
| Longest straight | 0.674 kilometres / 0.419 miles |
| Constructed | 1966 |
| Modified | 2008 |
| Resurfacing | Resurfaced before 2017 round |
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Records
| Pole Position | 1m 29.919s (167.5km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducat,2024) |
| Race Lap | 1m 31.107s (165.3km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Time | 41m 23.709s (163.7 km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducat,2024) |
| 2024 Race Winner | Jorge Martin (Ducat) |
| 2024 Sprint Winner | Jorge Martin (Ducat) |
