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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.
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Balaton (Hungary), 03rd June 2026
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.
GINO BORSOI
GINO BORSOI
Team Director, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
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.
TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU
TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP rider
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
JACK MILLER
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Rider
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.
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