Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli are back on track for the French GP, always a special and historic event where last year the attendance record for a race weekend was broken.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will race this weekend in the French GP, the fifth round of the 2026 MotoGP season. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli arrive at Le Mans – where the team secured victory in 2023 – with positive feelings following their podium finishes in Jerez (in the race and the Sprint respectively) and with the aim of confirming the progress made during the testing day two weeks ago.
Di Giannantonio heads to Le Mans with great optimism after securing a podium at the Spanish GP (his second of the season) and a solid test day in Jerez, concluded on a positive note. Fabio, who is third in the World Standings with 71 points, is determined to continue this positive momentum in France, where he won in 2017 (in Moto3) and has fought for the podium in recent editions.
Morbidelli is also ready to be back on track with renewed confidence after finishing third in the Jerez Sprint, his first Top3 of the season. Franco arrives at Le Mans aiming to consistently fight for top positions again. The Italo-Brazilian rider arrives at the circuit where he won in 2017 (in Moto2) in thirteenth place in the World Standing with 25 points.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will hit the track on Friday for free practice, while qualifying will take place on Saturday (10:50 local time). The Sprint race will start at 15:00 (local time) on Saturday, while the French GP will conclude on Sunday with the race, starting at 14:00 (local time).
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“I’m very happy to be back to Le Mans, a unique track with an incredible atmosphere. We arrive in France with great enthusiasm after the excellent results in these first races of the season. In addition, the tests we did in Jerez two weeks ago were very positive, and we can’t wait to confirm the updates we tested in Spain also in race conditions and on another track. To this day, rain is forecast for the Le Mans weekend, but we proved that we can be very competitive in all conditions, so we’re ready in any case. The goal is to continue this positive momentum.”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“The Le Mans weekend will be very important for us. I like the track and I’ve had some great races and strong comebacks here. The first races of the season haven’t been easy, but the Sprint podium in Jerez gave us a lot of motivation. During the test day we worked a lot, and we arrive in France eager to do well and with the goal of consistently fighting for the top positions again. It looks like rain will play a key role this weekend, but we’ll adapt to any situation and we will work to take another step forward.”
