Movisꦜtar Yamaha MotoGP's Maღverick Viñales had the honour to be the first MotoGP rider to enter the revamped Kyalami International Race Track, in South Africa yesterday.

The historic track - which last hosted 🐲World Superbike in 2010 - has b𒆙een extensively modified and upgraded by its new owners, after being auctioned off in 2014.

Vinales, who was taking part in th🦂e Yamaha R World Event, started proceedings with a private test session followed by a six-lap run accompanied by local Superbike and Supersport riders, plus ten lucky Yamaha customers, ri💮ding R1 and R6 bikes.

The morꦐning session was followed by lunch and a press confꦬerence.

"The R World Riding Experience was so good! I really liked riding the bike and I‘ve been enjo✅ying my stay in South Africa and riding at the Kyalami International Race Track a lot," Vinales said.

"The people that I met here were great and we had a lot of fun. A lot of fans came here, I‘m really happy and I appreciate the fans' and al😼so the staff‘s support. I‘m just really glad to be here and I for sureꩲ would like to come back.

"The tra🌟ck is really nice, it‘s like an old-school style track and I‘ve been enjoying riding the R1."

After the e𝔍vent, Vinales had some ti𒆙me left to enjoy sunny Cape Town before going on a well-deserved holiday.

The Spaniard, who won t💜hree races during his first Yamaha MotoGP se💦ason, will be back on his M1 during the Sepang test in late January.