The Red Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP™ squad was not done yet with Motorland post Aragón Grand Prix, as a busy day of testing awaited Maverick Viñales and Enea Bastianini on Monday with hot temperatures and good track conditions. The team stood out with Maverick Viñales showing incredible testing pace all day long to end the day at the top of the timesheets with a new benchmark set in 1'45.694, followed closely by Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez. Enea Bastianini completed 66 laps and closed an important day of testing in 16th.
Aragón MotoGP™ Test
The outcome on Sunday was not the expected one after Maverick Viñales crashed in the final laps of Sunday’s race while he was on his way to score big points, but that did not undo the motivation of ‘Top Gun’ who was amongst the first riders to hit the track at 10am this morning as the pitlane opened for the morning session. There was plenty of work for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider with different aeros packages and ergonomy configurations to try out, an updated engine configuration as well as working out electronics. The target for the KTM squad was to define the best aero package after gathering all the data collected by all riders on track on Monday, including Red Bull KTM Factory test rider Pol Espargaro, all of this under the supervision of Dani Pedrosa. The number 12 was already in 1'46.648 after just an hour on track, with Marc Marquez having set the first benchmark just 0.099 secs faster. A few laps later, the championship leader had clocked in a 1’45.749 as the temperatures continued to increase, while Viñales was working hard with many laps to improve the overall feeling of the KTM. As the flag was out to mark the end of session 1 at 13:00, the Spaniard slotted into second with a 1'46.058 with less than two minutes remaining, as he continued showing some incredible pace in testing. The work resumed at around 3pm for Maverick who continued to get the laps in to gather as much info needed to be able to make the right decisions for the near future. Fast all day, ‘Top Gun’ ended the Aragón Test on a high as he set the fastest lap of the day with a 1’45.694 in the final minutes. Great job for the #12 who once again showed his known testing pace, after 88 laps completed today.
Enea Bastianini was counting on this Aragón test, with the Italian still struggling to get his way around the RC16. Some positives were seen this weekend, but Bastianini struggled with the limits of the package in the race, still bothered by vibrations at the front and the lack of handling in the corners entries. The main focus of the day for the number 23 were the aerodynamics and the electronics, two very important points for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider. Alongside his KTM fellow teammates, he also supported the tries of different aero packages to participate in the data gathering which will support the choice of a new aero configuration. Enea was out early too this morning. 37 laps were completed at the end of session 1, with a fastest in 1’47.011 (+0.5 faster than his Q1 time) placing him 15th halfway through the day. The Italian did another 25 laps in the afternoon’s session with a best in 1’47.105 to close this testing day in 16th of the timesheets. Bastianini will be looking forward to bringing all this extra and much-needed track time to the next round in Mugello, his home turf, as we now head to the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello for the Italian Grand Prix on June 20-21-22.
MAVERICK VIÑALES: "Today was a very positive day for us, we worked very hard all together. We wanted to find some improvements on the bike’s turning, and we achieved the target, so it is a plus for the next races. We tried a new aero package, with which I felt good, so we need to understand if we will homologate it or not. That said, I also feel good with my standard one, so we will carefully check all the data to make that decision. It was very important for us to be at the level of the top guys, we have kept riding and kept improving with the bike, so I am very pleased with all the work achieved with the team today. Thank you to all!"
ENEA BASTIANINI: "We tried many different aero fairings, this was our focus of the morning to be honest. Some fairings have worked well, especially on the weak points of the bike like the change of directions and the corners entries. There were some negatives, but it is also good to see what's not working to feed that back to KTM. Everything we tried in the afternoon in terms of bike set up was not really productive from my end. I also struggled a lot with the soft tire at the rear, and I don't really understand how we were faster with a medium of 20 laps. Maverick was very fast today, and I know we can be competitive like him, but at the moment I can not push with new tires. Anyway, we are still searching for that little thing to click and for me to feel comfortable, let's continue pushing and believing"
NICOLAS GOYON, Team Manager: "It has been a proper intensive test here in Aragon for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 guys! When we saw the list of items to try from the factory, we knew it would be a long one! One of the main targets was to check and back-check some aeros, as both our riders have different configurations. The good thing is that they both came back with the same feedback, which gives us a clearer idea on the direction to take for the next rounds. Maverick Viñales managed somehow to find the best configuration and managed to beat the official all-time lap record, which in a sense is not the most important, but it just shows how confident he is feeling on the bike at the moment, so we know he will arrive at Mugello in good shape. For Enea Bastianini, the target was also to find the best aero combination, which is target achieved. Also mainly, we wanted to help him with the issues he has had lately. Unfortunately, we still have not figured out how to help him, but one thing is sure, we will keep working hard. Having the same bike as Maverick, we firmly believe that he will be quicker once he gets his head around it properly. We will have one week to analyze all the work done today, and prepare for the next round in Italy to arrive in the best shape possible!"
COMBINED SESSIONS RESULTS
1. Maverick Viñales (SPA), Red Bull KTM Tech3, 1'45.694
2. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA), Aprilia Racing, +0.006
3. Marc Marquez (SPA), Ducati Lenovo Team, +0.055
16. Enea Bastianini (ITA), Red Bull KTM Tech3, +1.317
TRACK RECORDS
All Time Record: 2025 - M. Viñales (SPA) - 1'45.694 - 172.9 km/h
Best Race Lap: 2025 - M. Marquez (SPA) - 1'46.705 - 171.2 km/h
Best Pole: 2025 - M. Marquez (SPA) - 1'45.704 - 172.9 km/h
Top Speed: 2025 - B. Binder (RSA) - 356.4 km/h
