After an action-packed weekend at Mugello, the MotoGP paddock heads straight back into action as teams and riders travel to Balaton Park in Hungary for the next round of the championship.

More from a press release issued by Aprilia Racing:

Aprilia Racing picks up from their success in Mugello and heads back to the track straight away at Balaton Park.

After a historic weekend in Mugello, Aprilia Racing is ready to get back on the track for the eighth round of the season at the Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary.

Marco Bezzecchi heads to Hungary as championship leader, fresh from an extremely high-level performance in Mugello where he took pole position and his first win in the long race on the Tuscan track. This was the Italian rider’s fourth victory of the season and a win with special significance, achieved in his and Aprilia Racing’s home race.

Jorge Martín will be tackling the Hungarian weekend after another positive result in Mugello where he took home two second-place finishes between the sprint race and the long race, confirming his competitiveness on the RS-GP26.

Located near Lake Balaton in Hungary, Balaton Park opened in 2023. It was added officially to the MotoGP calendar last year, marking the top class’s return to Hungary after a 33-year long absence. The track is 4.08 km long and has a total of 17 corners – ten left-handers and seven right-handers.

Marco Bezzecchi: “I’m happy to be going back to Balaton. It is a nice and particular track, where we’re keen to start off well straight away with the right amount of desire and determination after such a special weekend in Mugello.”

Jorge Martin: “Confidence is certainly extremely high, but we need to keep working. I really like the Balaton track. This year we’ll be headed there with a different bike than last season and hopefully we’ll be able to express our full potential with Aprilia, taking home important points.”

More from a press release issued by Ducati Lenovo Team:

Stop at Balaton Park for the Ducati Lenovo Team. 

Second race in a row of this Mugello – Balaton Park for the Ducati Lenovo Team, departing today for Hungary for the eighth Round of the 2026 season. The Hungarian track, which entered the MotoGP calendar the last year, saw the absolute dominance of the Desmosedici GP and Marc Márquez, with the victory, the Sprint win, the pole position, and the lap record.

Just hours after his second consecutive podium right in front of the Italian fans, Pecco Bagnaia gets back to work to close the gap and be a key player. The goal is to confirm himself among the most consistent riders and take another step forward.

Having returned to racing at Mugello with two excellent final places, Marc Márquez—who dominated here at Balaton Park last year, a track that well suits his characteristics—continues to regain his rhythm.

Francesco Bagnaia #63 Ducati Lenovo Team: “The podium at Mugello gave me an extra boost: we need to restart from here. We made some steps forward, especially on Sunday for the race, and we must keep working hard to close the gap. Last year on this track I struggled a lot in both races, also in getting into the rhythm with the new track. We arrive here after two overall good races and we need to reconfirm all those feelings.”

Marc Márquez #93 Ducati Lenovo Team: “I’m happy with how it went at Mugello: on Friday I struggled, then I managed to better handle my physical condition. Both races were good, something was missing in terms of performance, but I picked up some good final places. This track, at least on paper, demands less from my body in terms of energy and effort. Here too we will move forward step by step to reach our 100% every day.”

More from a press release issued by Honda HRC Castrol:

Honda HRC Castrol hunt positives in Hungary. 

A second visit to the tight and technical Balaton Park offers Honda HRC Castrol another chance to show off the constantly improving Honda RC213V and build on their strong base from 2025.

The MotoGP World Championship’s first visit to the Hungary GP at Balaton Park in 2025 produced one of the strongest weekends of the season for Honda HRC Castrol, both Luca Marini and Joan Mir entering Q2 directly from Friday and chasing the podium in the Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix. At just a hair over 4 kilometres long, Balaton Park is characterised by hard braking, heavy acceleration and a number of technical chicanes.

Luca Marini took fourth and fifth in Hungary last year, the Italian launching his first serious podium challenge as a factory Honda HRC rider. The Italian arrives with a quiet confidence after a consistent start to the season, now ready to turn up the intensity and take the fight to the regular podium contenders. Currently sitting on the cusp of the top ten in the World Championship standings, Marini needs to again conquer Friday afternoon to properly position himself for the Sprint and Grand Prix in Hungary.

Like his teammate, 2025 saw Joan Mir consistently threatening the podium regulars in Hungary and with his Barcelona performance still buoying him, the #36 has the potential to be at the front once again. A calmer approach to the Italian GP weekend saw Mir avoid any unnecessary risks, collecting important data from Sunday’s race which will help his team to better adjust the Honda RC213V for the demands of Hungary.

Action commences at 10:45 Local Time on Friday, June 05 with Free Practice 1.

Luca Marini: “Last year we had a really good weekend in Hungary, we were able to be competitive from the start of the weekend. Of course, our objective is to replicate this and improve on last year, I think it’s possible because we have improved everything since last year. We had some things which didn’t go our way in Mugello but I think myself and the team showed how we are working, how we are able to overcome challenges, and I hope that arriving to a stronger circuit like Hungary can help us to show our potential.”

Joan Mir: “We have some potential going into this weekend at Balaton, it’s a track which last year suited the Honda quite well and we were able to put together a competitive weekend as a whole. The important thing this weekend is to achieve our maximum without pushing over the limit, collect the data and stay fit and healthy. At a tight circuit like this, Qualifying will be really important because it can be hard to fight your way through otherwise. I’m looking forward to it.”

More from a press release issued by Monster Energy Yamaha:

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Head to Hungary to Resume MotoGP Action. The Monster Energy Yamaha Team have travelled straight from the Mugello circuit (in Italy) to the Balaton Park Circuit for the Grand Prix of Hungary, Round 8 on the 2026 MotoGP calendar.

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins now turn their focus to this weekend’s Grand Prix of Hungary at Balaton Park Circuit, keen to start Round 8 of the 2026 MotoGP season.

After a challenging outing at Mugello last weekend, Quartararo is determined to find a better feeling with his bike at the Balaton track. He currently holds 15th position in the championship standings and is aiming for solid points this weekend. Last year, the Frenchman crashed in the first corner of the Hungarian Sprint and secured P10 in the Race, results he hopes to improve on this time round.

Heading straight from Italy to Hungary, Rins is aiming to keep the good feeling he had with the bike at Mugello going. Last year he scored P16 in the Hungarian Sprint and P13 in the Race at what was back then a new circuit for the entire MotoGP paddock. With more track experience under his belt there, the Spaniard is looking to achieve better results this time and move up from 19th place in the championship standings.

Located near the beautiful Lake Balaton and just 85 km from Budapest, Balaton Park Circuit was officially opened in May 2023. Its layout consists of 4.08 km of track with 7 right and 10 left corners, and a longest straight of 665 m.

Fabio Quartararo: “I am looking forward to racing in Hungary again. We rode at Balaton Park last year, so we already have some experience there this time round, which should help us prepare better for this weekend. After a difficult race in Italy, the goal is to regain a good feeling with the bike and to enjoy the riding again.”

Alex Rins: “I’m looking forward to racing in Hungary this weekend at Balaton Park, which is still relatively new for us because we only raced there once before. The end to the Italian GP was a bit disappointing for me, but the overall feeling was not bad, and I was riding well. The priority this weekend is to keep improving our feeling with the bike, especially in turning, because our overall goal is to be consistent across all sessions at all tracks.”

Massimo Meregalli – Team Director: “The Hungarian GP is a good opportunity for us to reset after a tough Italian round. Balaton Park is quite different from Mugello, so it will be interesting to assess how our bike performs there. Our target is to improve the overall feeling with the bike and to ensure both riders feel comfortable early on in the weekend. Over the last GPs, we have seen positive moments from Fabio and Álex individually, but not simultaneously. Now it‘s about finding a way to combine those strengths and maximise our overall potential. The team and Yamaha engineers remain fully committed to taking a step forward and achieving a stronger result.”

More from a press release issued by Prima Pramac Yamaha:

Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP heads to Balaton aiming to build on recent progress.

After encouraging signs at Mugello, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP travels to Hungary for the Grand Prix of Balaton, a circuit whose technical layout could play to the historic strengths of the Yamaha YZR-M1. With its emphasis on agility, corner speed and chassis performance, the Hungarian venue offers an opportunity to build on the progress shown in recent races. Toprak Razgatlıoğlu returns to a track where he enjoyed a dominant WorldSBK weekend last year.

Less than a week after the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP is back in action for the Grand Prix of Balaton, held at the Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary. The venue is one of the newest additions to the MotoGP calendar, having joined the championship in 2025 as MotoGP returned to Hungary for the first time in more than three decades.

Unlike Mugello, where the exceptionally long main straight placed particular emphasis on outright engine performance, Balaton Park presents a very different challenge. The 4.1-kilometre circuit features 17 corners, relatively low average speeds and a technical layout where agility, braking stability and cornering performance are expected to play a decisive role.

Those characteristics offer reasons for optimism within Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP. The recent rounds have highlighted the continued development of the YZR-M1 package, particularly in chassis performance, handling and electronics, areas that could prove especially valuable around the Hungarian venue. Both Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu arrive encouraged by the progress shown in recent races and eager to continue reducing the gap to the front.

For Razgatlıoğlu, the weekend also carries special significance. The Turkish rider already knows the Balaton Park Circuit well, having dominated the WorldSBK round there last season by claiming pole position and winning all three races.

With a circuit profile that appears more favourable on paper and confidence growing within the team, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP heads to Hungary determined to continue the positive momentum built over recent weeks.

Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I really like this track. It‘s quite small and maybe not every MotoGP rider enjoys this kind of layout, but I do. Last year I had a very strong weekend here, so I‘m happy to come back. With a MotoGP bike it will be a different challenge because the circuit is very much a stop-and-go track, but I‘m curious to see how the bike behaves and how competitive we can be. The most positive thing is that we made good progress recently and found some solutions that helped me feel better on the bike. My hope is to start the weekend at the level we reached at the end of Mugello and then continue improving session after session. That is the target. We will see what happens, but I hope I can enjoy this circuit as much as I did last year.” 

Jack Miller: “I‘m looking forward to heading back to Balaton. It‘s a tight and technical circuit, quite the opposite of the last two Grand Prix, where the long straights exposed some of the areas we‘re still working to improve. The nature of this track should suit our bike much better. It‘s a layout with plenty of changes of direction and sections where agility and handling can make a real difference. The YZR-M1 has become much more agile this season, especially in direction changes, and Balaton has a lot of those characteristics.
Hopefully we can take advantage of some of the strongest aspects of the package and continue the progress we‘ve been showing over the last few races.” 

Gino Borsoi – Team Director: “Balaton could be a circuit where we are able to make the most of the strengths of our package. This will be an important weekend because it gives us a good opportunity to verify whether the progress we have made in areas such as chassis performance and electronics is translating into greater competitiveness on track. It is still a relatively new circuit for everyone. There is limited data available and this is only the second year MotoGP has raced here, so the level of knowledge across the manufacturers is quite similar. That could help make the competition more balanced. For that reason, it could be a particularly interesting weekend for Yamaha. The characteristics of the track should allow us to better understand the direction we are taking and the value of the improvements introduced in recent races. Now we need to see what conditions we find during the weekend, but if the weather cooperates, this circuit could provide a very good benchmark for evaluating our recent progress.”