Filtering by Sprint Race
A day of positives and complications for the Repsol Honda Team, both Luca Marini and Joan Mir aiming for solutions and progress on Sunday. Equalling his best grid position of the year, Joan Mir achieved his target of a 1’45 to secure 17th on the grid. Providing a boost in… read more.
Hot temperatures left Joan Mir and Luca Marini hunting grip over the course of the Sprint race after gains in Qualifying. Steps forward continued for Joan Mir on Saturday at the Gran Premi de Catalunya, the #36 improving his best lap time by 0.7s overnight. Setting a fastest lap in… read more.
An early fall for Joan Mir left Luca Marini as the lone Repsol Honda Team rider for the majority of the French Sprint race, the Italian staying focused and continuing to build for Sunday’s race. Starting the day with practice and Q1, the Repsol Honda Team immediately picked up where… read more.
There was hardly a lap without incident as the Spanish GP saw Joan Mir battle through the field, running as high as sixth before recovering to tenth after contact. Marini unharmed after a late fall. Overnight rain and morning showers gave the MotoGP World Championship grid a brief morning practice… read more.
Luca Marini worked to take profit from an arduous Sprint race as his Repsol Honda Team teammate was once again the victim of early contact. Both riders aiming for more on Sunday. Free Practice 2 gave both Luca Marini and Joan Mir time to assess more changes to their respective… read more.
A day of improvements for Joan Mir and Luca Marini in Portugal, the pair pleased to finish the Sprint with good information and direction for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Despite a muted start to the day with Qualifying, the Repsol Honda Team were ultimately left with positive feelings as setup changes… read more.
An eventful afternoon and evening for the Repsol Honda Team in Qatar as Joan Mir and Luca Marini got their first taste of racing for the year. Mir emerged as the quickest Honda as Marini endured a strange race, not reflective of his pace. Adapting to the revised schedule due… read more.
