Aspar Honda’s Eugene Laverty will try to build on the setup gains he made at the Jerez test during this weekend’s Le Mans MotoGP round.

The Monegasque finished the one-day session in 15th place, one behind team-mate Nicky Hayden, and said that he found some solutions to the rear grip problems he has been experiencing with the Open class RC213V-RS.

“We did a great job in the test after the Grand Prix at Jerez, finding a solution to our rear grip problems there. That is a positive step as we look towards the next round in France. We have shown our pace over a single lap this season but we have been lacking consistency over race distance and we feel we found that at Jerez,” said Laverty.

“I rode Le Mans during my time in 250cc but that's a long time ago now and it will seem like another new track to me. That won't be a problem though and I'll be doing as much work as I can at home to be prepared. We'll be focused from Friday on doing the best possible job and building on the positive base we found at Jerez.”