Special Silverstone restarts the MotoGP season
Silverstone CircuitDonning a special vintage livery to celebrate 75 years of Grand Prix motorcycling at the British GP, the Repsol Honda Team are ready to return after the summer break.
MotoGP is well and truly back after the second in-season break, Silverstone the first of 11 races in 16 weeks to see out the year. This British GP weekend will be like no other as the entire MotoGP grid will run in special vintage liveries to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Grand Prix motorcycling – all set to be revealed on Thursday before being run in the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Joan Mir arrives fresh from signing a two-year contract extension with HRC, the #36 set to stay inside the factory team for both the 2025 and 2026 seasons. After a run of complicated weekends during the middle of the year, the objective is to get his speed and consistency back. Silverstone represents a challenge that is a world apart from that of Sachsenring, the tight and technical nature of the German track replaced with the long, fast and flowing layout of the former airfield.
The last GP before the break, the German GP, saw Luca Marini take his first point of the season to cap off a strong weekend where he consistently challenged the other Honda riders. Continuing this development will be key during the British GP weekend and to build as the remaining part of the season continues. Marini has scored points at his three previous premier class visits to Silverstone with a best finish of seventh, taken in 2023.
All the vintage liveries will be unveiled at 14:00 Local Time on Thursday, August 01. Don’t miss out on seeing the new look before they do battle on Sunday at 13:00 Local Time in the 20-lap British GP.
Location: Silverstone
The Silverstone Circuit is long, fast and flowing, with a lot of fast changes of direction and a mixture of corners: the stadium section from Abbey through the Loop to Aintree is tight and technical, Woodcote and Copse are long and fast, the Maggotts/Becketts complex a bit of both.
It is conveniently situated right in the heart of the UK, approximately 90 minutes north of London and 60 minutes south of Birmingham. Road access is exceptionally easy along the A43 dual carriageway from either the M40 or M1.
By public transport, the nearest stations are Banbury or Milton Keynes, both of which offer fast connections to destinations throughout the country.
We’ve had a good break with a little time to relax and lots of time to train and prepare for the second part of the season. I’m very pleased to have my future with HRC confirmed and it’s another boost as we enter this intense push until the end of the season. Silverstone this year will be amazing with all the special liveries, I have to say our one is probably the most beautiful MotoGP I have seen! But what really matters is the progress we make, the focus and objectives remain the same as always.
We’ve had a good break with a little time to relax and lots of time to train and prepare for the second part of the season. I’m very pleased to have my future with HRC confirmed and it’s another boost as we enter this intense push until the end of the season. Silverstone this year will be amazing with all the special liveries, I have to say our one is probably the most beautiful MotoGP I have seen! But what really matters is the progress we make, the focus and objectives remain the same as always.
I am looking forward to getting back with the team at Silverstone, to see what has been done during the break and what the plan is for the upcoming races. Silverstone is a complex track, very long with many different sections – a good way to assess ourselves. It will be special with the 75th anniversary, I’m really excited to wear the colours we have designed and I hope we can put in a good performance and build on our races before the summer.
I am looking forward to getting back with the team at Silverstone, to see what has been done during the break and what the plan is for the upcoming races. Silverstone is a complex track, very long with many different sections – a good way to assess ourselves. It will be special with the 75th anniversary, I’m really excited to wear the colours we have designed and I hope we can put in a good performance and build on our races before the summer.