Just enough time to catch our breaths after a record-breaking French Grand Prix in Le Mans, and it is already time to face a new race week, as the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 squad is now heading to Montmeló, in the outskirts of Barcelona, for the Gran Premi de Catalunya. The sixth round of the season is an important stop for the team: In addition to being a home round for Spaniards Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez, the two riders will also defend their colours on GASGAS soil for the second MotoGP™ Grand Prix of the brand, native from Terrassa.

Le Mans did not end as he would have wanted for MotoGP™ rookie Pedro Acosta who saw his dreams to bring the team home glory end early into the main race when he crashed. There was a feeling of un-achievement for the Shark in France, and it is with no doubt that he will head to Barcelona even more hungry, as he hopes to put on a good show on both his home and GASGAS soil. There will be some challenges, such as tyres management, as the track is known to be one with the lowest grip on the calendar, but his five first rounds in the premier class will give the rookie the confidence that he can handle the situation. Acosta finished sixth of the Catalan GP in both 2022 and 2023 when he was in Moto2™, and it will be interesting to see how the #31 evolves through the weekend in Catalunya.

Augusto Fernandez finished in the points in France, in P13, but the Spaniard is still a bit far from his target, which is fighting for the top 10. Although he admitted that Le Mans was the best he has felt since the start of the season, his pace was still not competitive enough to reach his target. Last season in Catalunya, the #37 finished in the top 10, in P9, on a track that he enjoys a lot, and it will surely give him confidence to try improve, in front of Spanish and GASGAS fans, as he hopes to fly the red flag high in Catalunya.

Get ready for another action-packed weekend with Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez starting their Catalan GP campaign on Friday with Free Practice 1 at 10:45 local time (GMT+2), followed by the Practice session in the afternoon at 15:00 LT. Saturday will be busy as usual, with FP2 at 10:10 preceding the qualifying sessions, which will start at 10:50. Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 riders will give all they have in the afternoon’s Tissot Sprint, at 3pm. The next day, they can do it all over again, on the long distance, as lights of the Gran Premi de Catalunya will go out at 14:00 LT on Sunday, for twenty-four laps. Let’s make it count, team!