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 […]
Quartararo ‘in toughest year’ of MotoGP career as Yamaha woes continue
The 2021 world champion ended Friday at his home race outside of the Q2 qualifying spots in 12th as he continued to struggle for pace on the 2023 Yamaha. After four rounds, Quartararo has just one podium and is 47 points off of the championship lead. Quartararo has faced hard times already with Yamaha since […]
2023 MotoGP French Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia leads the championship heading to France following his second victory of the season in Spain, with VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi 22 points adrift in second. KTM duo Brad Binder and Jack Miller occupy third and fourth position in the standings. 2023 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings Session GMT BST CEST ET […]
Honda “needs more steps” than Kalex MotoGP chassis
The Honda rider made his long-awaited return to action on Friday at Le Mans following over a month on the sidelines due to injury. Marquez ended Friday eighth overall and secured a place directly into the Q2 qualifying session on Saturday morning. The eight-time world champion also tested Honda’s new Kalex-designed chassis for the first […]
Miller tops FP2 as Marquez crashes again
Miller left it late to secure a clean sweep on Friday at Le Mans, putting in a 1m30.950s to lead Aprilia’s Espargaro by 0.119 seconds on his final lap of the session. Despite the threat of rain looming over a grey Le Mans, all riders were able to improve on their FP1 times as they […]
Miller tops FP1, Marquez crashes on return
After a fairly anonymous start to the opening 45-minute practice of the weekend, Miller wound things up on fresh soft rubber in the closing stages of FP1 to produce a 1m31.449s. This cemented his top spot as the chequered flag flew, but only by 0.095 seconds from VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini, while Miller’s KTM […]