It was announced this Thursday that Álex Rins will continue with Monster Energy Yamaha until the 2026 MotoGP season. With this renewal, the Iwata manufacturer has now confirmed its factory team riders for the next two years, ensuring stability keeping both current riders.
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director, highlighted that after the technical team and the partnership with Prima Pramac, securing the best riders was a priority:
– We are delighted to announce that Álex Rins will continue as a Yamaha factory rider for a further two years. We have clearly stated that we have a strong desire and intent to return to the top again in the MotoGP championship. To achieve that goal, we have already recruited new staff, changed our internal organisation structures, and expanded our external technical partnerships. We have additionally committed to expand our presence in 2025 with an independent second Factory Team and now it is time to ensure that we have the riders we want to achieve the results we, and they, crave for.
Regarding Rins specifically, the Briton stated: ‘Álex signing on for two more years is an important part of our plan for the MotoGP project. Álex is not only a very talented and fast rider, but he is also technically savvy, a hard worker, and a real team player. The collaboration between Álex and Fabio [Quartararo] gives Yamaha the confidence that together they can strengthen the bike development project’.
Finally, Jarvis noted that with the future secured, the focus shifts to the remainder of 2024: ‘Now that the 2025-26 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider line-up is established, we are greatly looking forward to the next 11 races of the 2024 season with Álex and Fabio, fully focused on the task at hand’.