MotoGP: Marquez and Bagnaia get acquainted with Balaton Circuit as Ducati holds special test running in Hungary

With nonetheless per week to go till the motion resumes on the Purple Bull Ring, Ducati introduced the summer time break to a untimely finish for seven drivers – together with Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia – because the Borgo Panigale-based producer held a particular check on the brand-new Balaton Lake Circuit.

MotoGP will make its return to Hungary on the finish of August, with the brand-new Balaton Park Circuit set to host the third MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix.

The monitor has a size of 4.115 km, and is positioned close to Balatonfőkajár, some 85 km southwest of Budapest. The monitor, which was opened in Might 2023, is designed to host regional and worldwide races.

The principle part of development for the Balaton Park began in 2019. The racetrack is owned by a personal group of traders led by former racecar driver Chanoch Nissany, with the circuit’s secondary aim to be to behave as a check circuit for Nissan. The challenge was financed utilizing the traders’ personal fairness, with none involvement from banks or exterior funding.

The Superbike World Championship hosted the primary worldwide race on the Balaton Park Circuit in July. Forward of its debut weekend, numerous WorldSBK riders held a check at Balaton Park Circuit to check the monitor. Amongst these in attendance have been Honda HRC duo Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge driving the usual CBR1000RR-R.

In late June 2025, check riders from 5 MotoGP producers Honda, Yamaha, KTM, Ducati, and Aprilia examined the Balaton Park Circuit. The 5 check riders included Augusto Fernández of Yamaha, Michele Pirro of Ducati, Pol Espargaró of KTM, Stefan Bradl of Honda, and Lorenzo Savadori of Aprilia.

With solely over two weeks forward of the MotoGP spherical, Ducati has organized a check run for seven drivers this Tuesday. Among the many riders have been six Ducati riders, Marc Márquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Alex Márquez, Fermin Aldeguer, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and Franco Morbidelli and check rider Michele Pirro. This non-public check was performed on the most recent Ducati Panigale V4S motorbike.

Ducati’s assertion learn: “The vacations ended prematurely for the Ducati Lenovo Staff and the opposite Ducati Corse MotoGP groups. Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia, along with the riders from VR46 Racing Staff and Gresini Racing Staff, headed to Balaton Park for a day of testing on the Ducati Panigale V4 S.

“It was a busy Tuesday, a team-building occasion with seven riders on monitor (along with Marc and Pecco, additionally Fabio Di Giannantonio, Franco Morbidelli, Alex Márquez, Fermín Aldeguer and Michele Pirro) to get used to the Hungarian monitor, which can host the Hungarian GP for the primary time the weekend of August 22-24. A complete of roughly 70 laps between Pecco and Marc and a greater than optimistic feedbacks forward of the approaching return to racing (subsequent monitor occasion – August 15-17, Austrian GP at Spielberg).”

Commenting on his day on the Balaton Park Circuit, Bagnaia stated: “Getting again on the bike after the vacations is at all times good. My first impressions of the Balaton monitor are good.

“The monitor is small, you must watch out within the chicanes, however I am glad. The structure is exclusive, and we’re having enjoyable. It will likely be totally different with the Desmosedici GP, however for now I am having fun with it with the Panigale V4, even attempting to slip it”.

His team-mate Marc Márquez commented: “An important day on monitor with all the Ducati Corse Squad. I am completely satisfied; the monitor structure is exclusive and strange.

“It’ll require a barely totally different driving fashion; it is a cease and go monitor and you will must adapt. The sooner you get into the rhythm, the higher it will get, and you may actually benefit from the velocity. The tarmac is sweet; they did an incredible job. I can not wait to race right here with the MotoGP bike”.

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