10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP French GP

10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP French GP

Motorcycle grand prix racing’s 1000th event did not disappoint, as the 2023 MotoGP French Grand Prix at Le Mans delivered plenty of drama.  Ducati enjoyed a stellar weekend in France, picking up victories in the sprint race and the grand prix courtesy of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, while it locked out the podium in […]

Alex Marquez explains “scary” Marini crash in Le Mans MotoGP race

Alex Marquez explains “scary” Marini crash in Le Mans MotoGP race

Marquez was trailing the VR46 duo of Marini and eventual winner Marco Bezzecchi on lap six of Sunday’s 27-lap grand prix at Le Mans. As Bezzecchi and Marini battled for position, the latter touched the kerb on the inside of Turn 4 and lost the front-end of his Ducati. Though he was able to keep […]

Quartararo using 2021 set-up to battle Yamaha MotoGP problems

Quartararo using 2021 set-up to battle Yamaha MotoGP problems

Quartararo has scored just one podium after the first five rounds of the season and admitted during last weekend’s French Grand Prix that he was ‘not confident’ his Yamaha team understood how to fix its troubled bike. The Frenchman’s woes continued at Le Mans, with Quartararo crashing out of the sprint and finishing seventh in […]

Marquez would rather crash fighting for MotoGP podium than «finish in 10th»

Marquez would rather crash fighting for MotoGP podium than «finish in 10th»

The Honda rider qualified on the front row for his comeback weekend at Le Mans and briefly led Sunday’s grand prix. Read Also: Marquez ultimately fought with Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second in the latter stages of the race, but crashed at Turn 6 on the penultimate tour while sitting in runner-up spot. It means […]

Bagnaia “not angry” with Vinales after Le Mans MotoGP clash

Bagnaia “not angry” with Vinales after Le Mans MotoGP clash

Vinales and Bagnaia were battling over third place on the fifth lap of Sunday’s grand prix at Le Mans when the Aprilia rider threw his bike up the inside of Bagnaia at Turn 11. Read Also: He ran wide and Bagnaia cut back to his inside, but as they changed direction for Turn 12 the […]

Bezzecchi wary of MotoGP title thoughts despite dominant Le Mans win

Bezzecchi wary of MotoGP title thoughts despite dominant Le Mans win

Marco Bezzecchi dominated Sunday’s Le Mans race on MotoGP’s 1000th grand prix weekend after he took the lead on lap 11 of 27 and took the chequered flag 4.2 seconds clear of the field. Read Also: It marked his second grand prix victory of the season, and with championship leader Bagnaia being taken out in a […]

Bezzecchi wins crash-filled 1000th GP, Bagnaia taken out

Bezzecchi wins crash-filled 1000th GP, Bagnaia taken out

MotoGP celebrated its 1000th grand prix event with a chaotic 27-lap race on Sunday at Le Mans, where only 13 riders finished as the likes of Bagnaia, Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez all crashed out. Read Also: Bezzecchi hit the front on lap 11 after overtaking Jack Miller, and proceeded to dominate by 4.256 seconds to […]

Le Mans sets MotoGP attendance record at 1000th grand prix

Le Mans sets MotoGP attendance record at 1000th grand prix

This weekend’s French GP, which is the fifth round of the 2023 season, marks the 1000th grand prix event in the world championship’s history dating back to 1949. Read Also: Le Mans is generally one of the better-attended events on the MotoGP calendar, with last year’s French GP welcoming 225,000 fans across the weekend. Ahead […]