The future secure, the Honda HRC Castrol team return to the circuit to start a busy period for Luca Marini, Joan Mir and the Honda RC213V.

From the brand-new Hungarian GP to the stalwart Catalan GP at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Just outside the city centre, the 4.66-kilometre-long track first hosted the Gran Premio de Catalunya in 1995 – having previously held the European Grand Prix. Host of frequent tests, the eight right hand bends and six left corners are well known by the entire grid and offer a clear point of reference between seasons.

A contract extension and his best result as a Honda HRC rider to date have all eyes on Luca Marini as he arrives in Barcelona. Having spent the last two races working on a number of new items with Honda HRC’s engineers, the Catalan round is a well-timed moment to take stock and make comparisons. With points in hand from every round he has contested, the #10 has a clear run of form to continue. Marini’s Friday and Q2 performances in Hungary demonstrated once again the importance of starting high up the grid.

Joan Mir’s Hungary weekend once again showed his untapped potential as small moments and a crash limited him from going with his teammate and fighting for top Honda honours. The Barcelona circuit has always been a talisman for the #36, taking four top-ten finishes there during his time as a premier class rider. Continuing the top six challenge he has put on in recent rounds will put Mir in good stead for the rush to the end of the season.

Luca Marini

“It’s great to announce the extension of our collaboration with Honda HRC, I am really excited to continue with this project. We arrive in a good moment after a strong weekend in Hungary, but we need to understand that Barcelona is another style of circuit, and we need to keep working hard. The grip is very different and this is still something that is impacting our performance quite a lot, it will be important to adapt as the track condition evolves over the course of the weekend. We need to continue as we have and keep our focus. Let’s end the year in a positive way.”

Joan Mir

“Montmelo is a circuit I know well and that we have had some tests at, both ourselves and the Test Team. We have been able to have some really good speed the past few weekends and good results in Austria, last time in Hungary we had some misfortune again, but this can happen in our situation. To me, I know that we can be in and around that top six or seven if we put everything together during the weekend and make the step at critical moments. We are improving, we just need to keep on working.”

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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 455 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 280 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 228 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 197 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
5 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 164 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
6 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 161 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
7 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 154 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
8 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 126 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
9 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 114 LCR Honda Honda
10 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 109 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
11 Binder Brad 33 RSA 91 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
12 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 73 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
13 Marini Luca 10 ITA 72 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
14 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 69 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
15 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 63 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
16 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 58 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
17 Miller Jack 43 AUS 52 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
18 Mir Joan 36 SPA 46 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
19 Rins Alex 42 SPA 45 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
20 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 23 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
21 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 16 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
22 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 10 LCR Honda Honda
23 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 10 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
24 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 8 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
25 Fernandez Augusto 7 SPA 6 Yamaha Test Team Yamaha
26 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 1 LCR Honda Honda
27 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 0 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
Location Information

In 1989, through the joint collaboration of the Catalan Autonomous Government, the Montmeló Town Council and the Royal Automobile Club of Catalunya (RACC), work began on giving one of Europe’s most beautiful cities a state of the art race track to match. The Circuit de Catalunya opened on the doorstep… read more.

Length 4.627 kilometres / 2.875 miles
Width 12 metres
Left corners 5
Right corners 8
Longest straight 1.047 kilometres / 0.651 miles
Constructed 1991
Modified 2018

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalunya, Spain - View in Google Maps

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Records

Pole Position 1m38.190s (170.7km/h) Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia, 2024)
Race Lap 1m39.664 (168.2km/h) Pedro Acosta (KTM, 2024)
Race Time 40'11.726 (166.8km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati,2024)
2024 Sprint Winners Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) / Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
2024 Race Winners Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) / Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)