Repsol Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso will arrive to Le Mans this weekend for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, both racers are preparing to continue their fine form made at the previous round of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship.

Pedrosa began from pole position at Jerez and ended in second place. The Spaniard will incur his 150th Grand Prix beginning over all sessions, allowing him to be the youngest competitor passing the landmark.

The 24 year old has a good presence at Le Mans, where he has been able to begin from pole position in three of his four events so far.  ”After the Jerez race I’m looking forward to arriving in Le Mans and continuing with our recent progress,” says Pedrosa. “We were able to complete a good weekend in Spain, being fast from the first practice and building up to the best set-up possible for the race. This is the pattern we have to achieve again in France.”

“Le Mans is one of those circuits where you need to be prepared for any track conditions because the weather can play a big part during the weekend. In fact, last year’s wet-dry race was a good example of this. So it will be very important to make maximum use of the practice sessions and be ready to set the bike up for a wide range of weather conditions and temperatures.”

Pedrosa adds, “Le Mans will also be my 150th Grand Prix in the World Championship, and I would really like to mark this with another great result there.”

Dovizioso is also aiming for his second stage appearance of the season after placing third in Qatar.

“I’m looking forward to racing at Le Mans this weekend. It’s a circuit that I like and where I always tend to get good results so I’m confident for this race,” says Dovizioso, who ended on the podium five times in the 250cc and 125cc sessions.

“After the improvements we found during the Monday Test in Jerez, I think we will be very competitive. In fact we will use the new chassis we tested in Jerez and I’m very positive about our potential. Le Mans is a slow racetrack. It looks easy on paper but in reality it’s quite a tricky place to interpret, and riding at maximum pace is a good challenge.”

Dovizioso will be eager to improve on his fourth position at Le Mans last year, and adds, “Last year I fought for the podium and I lost out on the very last lap so my motivation is high for this race. I’m confident we can fight with the front riders this year.”