Honda HRC Castrol call in at the Sachsenring

Date posted on July 10, 2025

Luca Marini is set to make a welcome return to competition alongside Joan Mir at the German GP as Honda HRC focus in on further improvements and future gains.

Back to fighting strength, the Honda HRC Castrol team leave two of the fastest circuits on the calendar for one the tightest and slowest tracks of the year. At under four kilometres in length and a race distance of 30 laps, the Sachsenring’s 13 corners will be well-worn by the time the chequered flag waves on Sunday.

Having completed two days of private testing in Brno, Luca Marini is now ready to remount his Honda RC213V in competition for the first time since the British GP. Finishing in the points in all of his race starts so far in 2025, the #10 has been the most consistent rider of the year. Still recovering from his injuries, Marini heads into the weekend in Germany looking for bike time and aiming to build his fitness further. In 2024, the Italian scored his first point as a factory Honda HRC rider at the Sachsenring.

Recent rounds have continued to highlight Joan Mir’s grit and determination, steadily working away with the Honda HRC Castrol team to improve his fortunes in complicated situations. In terms of layout, the Sachsenring’s tight and technical nature is a world apart from the fast and flowing Assen and Mugello and this change will give Mir and Honda HRC’s engineers a great opportunity to understand the full breadth of the 2025 Honda RC213V’s performance.

As is the trend for the remainder of the year, the German GP is the first race in a double-header. Marini, Mir and the team traveling straight to the Grand Prix of Czechia on Sunday evening.

“I am really happy to be back, to be able to ride my bike again, see everyone in the team and keep working on this project. The test we had in Brno last week was good, and I was able to understand my physical condition well, I am not perfect at the moment but the best way to improve further is to ride. Of course, it would be great to go straight back fighting where we were, but this weekend is mostly about getting back into the rhythm to end the season well.” – #10 Luca Marini

“I’m fully recovered from the fall in Assen and spent the week training in the gym, on the bicycle and on the motocross bike. Now we put the fall in Assen behind us and focus on the weekends in Germany and Brno, especially Germany is a really different track to Mugello and Assen. From high speed to focusing more on technical riding and grip on the side of the tyre. Let’s check how our performance is and if we can get back into fighting for the top ten in each session.” #36 Joan Mir