Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
The 20-lap Moto3 contest kicked of racing action at MotoGP’s 1000th grand prix event, with Tech3 KTM rider Holgado proving impervious. Holgado quickly got ahead of poleman Ayumu Sasaki on the Intact GP Husqvarna and put in a perfectly-executed defensive ride in the lead. Sasaki briefly took the lead away from Holgado at the start […]
How MotoGP stands at its milestone 1000th grand prix event
Of all the places to celebrate a milestone like a 1000th grand prix event, Le Mans is a pretty damn good one (certainly compared to Formula 1’s 1000th race being run at Shanghai International Circuit in 2019). The Circuit de la Sarthe oozes with history and a passion for motorsport. Thus, it marks a symbolic […]
Start time, how to watch & more
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia will start the race from pole position but will be hoping to show pace better than he did in Saturday’s sprint event, when he slipped to third place. Bagnaia will be joined on the front row by Honda’s Marc Marquez and the VR46 bike of Luca Marini. What time does the MotoGP […]
Martin feels “unblocked” by first MotoGP win since 2021 in France sprint
Martin started from fifth on the grid at Le Mans but leaped to second on the opening lap, before taking the lead from Francesco Bagnaia on the fourth tour. Immediately, the Pramac Ducati rider opened up a lead of eight tenths before taking the chequered flag 1.8s clear of the field. It marked his first sprint […]
Quartararo ‘not confident’ Yamaha understands how to improve its MotoGP bike
Yamaha has been in decline since Quartararo won the championship in 2021, the Frenchman winning fewer races in 2022 and unsuccessfully defending his title, while in 2023 he has scored just one podium in five rounds. On Friday, Quartararo labelled 2023 the “toughest” year he has faced in MotoGP, and his woes continued on Saturday […]
Bagnaia penalty fear in France sprint highlights MotoGP stewarding concern
The Ducati rider was forced to drop a position for a hard-but-fair overtake on Jack Miller at the Spanish GP two weeks ago. In Saturday’s sprint race at Le Mans, Bagnaia engaged in a hard battle with Honda’s Marquez that resulted in an aggressive overtake from the latter, who made slight contact with the Ducati […]
Martin dominates sprint race, Quartararo crashes out
Pramac Ducati rider Martin overhauled poleman and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia on lap four of 13 and instantly put eight tenths between them. As Bagnaia squabbled with Marc Marquez, Martin eased into the distance and took the chequered flag 1.8 seconds clear of KTM’s Brad Binder. Bagnaia completed the podium after fending off VR46’s Luca […]
Marquez “didn’t expect” French GP front row on MotoGP return
The Honda rider has been absent since fracturing his hand on the third lap of the Portuguese GP at the start of the season in March, but is back in action at Le Mans for the 1000th grand prix event. After progressing directly into Q2 on Friday, having spent the day testing Honda’s new Kalex-designed […]
Bagnaia snatches pole from Marquez, Quartararo 13th
Having been absent since crashing on the third lap of the Portuguese GP with a hand injury, Honda rider Marquez was cleared to return this weekend at Le Mans for the series’ 1000th grand prix event. As the clock counted down to zero in the Q2 qualifying session, Marquez sat top of the timesheets by […]