Honda HRC Castrol remained in Spain for the first in-season test of the 2026 season, Luca Marini and Joan Mir completing a total of 122 laps between them and left with a number of interesting insights.
Another beautiful day in the South of Spain made for a busy Monday, Luca Marini and Joan Mir taking full advantage of the eight hours on track. The theme of the day was small details, Honda HRC’s engineers eager to explore all the setup parameters of the Honda RC213V without the demands of a MotoGP Grand Prix weekend.
A best time of 1’36.896 in the afternoon saw Luca Marini finish the day in 14th overall, the Italian content with what he and his team achieved. Working until the very last moments of the test as always, Marini was able to back-to-back test a number of setup and electronic setting differences with the two bikes available to him.
On the other said of the Honda HRC Castrol garage, Joan Mir was just 0.081s behind his teammate for 15th. During his close to 60 laps, the #36 was able to define the direction he feels needs to be followed to make short term gains in the coming races.
Now the team will begin their preparations for Round 5, the French GP on May 08 to 10.
