Álex Márquez and Stefan Bradl start the third three-race run of the season with a visit to Le Mans in France.
Márquez heads to the French track for the first time as a MotoGP rider. The Spaniard has previously been on the podium at the circuit, with a second place and a victory from his last two seasons in Moto2.
His stand-in teammate, Stefan Bradl, will once again have to adapt to a track where he has not competed since 2016 -the year in which he finished the Grand Prix in tenth position.
As is often the case at Le Mans, the forecasts for the weekend are for variable weather, rain and low temperatures.
Before the French Grand Prix, the Repsol Honda Team riders will carry out a day of testing on Wednesday in Portimao, Portugal. The track will be the venue for the last round of the 2020 World Championship season.
ÁLEX MÁRQUEZ:
“Last year the bike worked very well here in Le Mans and also in Aragon, so I am looking forward to riding there. We will have to look at the weather forecast because right now it does not look so nice, quite cold and wet but these things can change. Whatever the conditions, I arrive really motivated for the second half of the season and to push hard to show the potential we had before the race in Barcelona. In the last week I have been training hard with determination to keep improving.”
STEFAN BRADL:
“We start another intense period with three races in a row, as well as a test. As always, we will approach each race looking to help HRC as much as possible while pushing for the best result. Le Mans has the potential to be very interesting with the weather, so we need to see what happens with the rain and what the track temperature is like before we can make any firm plans for the weekend. Hopefully we can have a good weekend and make another step.”
