16:30
Jorge Martín wins the Le Mans Sprint and soars in the World Championship; Marquez, 2nd
Jorge Martín made a double claim at Le Mans with his superb victory in the Sprint race: he shows Ducati that it should be the one chosen for an official motorcycle in 2025, and he showed muscle to strengthen his position as the first candidate for the title this season.
Chronicle of Toni López Jordà.
16:20
????Sunday schedules | French GP
• 9:40h: Warm up MotoGP
• 11am: Moto3 Race (20 laps)
• 12:15h: Moto2 Race (22 laps)
• 2pm: MotoGP race (27 laps)
16:08
The pole positions of Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP
Let’s remember who have been the fastest in the different qualifying sessions this Saturday, and that tomorrow they will start in the first box on the grid:
Moto3: David Alonso
Moto2: Arón Canet
MotoGP: Jorge Martín
16:00
This is how the world championship classification looks after the sprint race:
1. Jorge Martin – 104 points
2. Enea Bastianini – 76 points
3. Francesco Bagnaia – 75 points
4. Pedro Acosta – 73 points
5. Maverick Viñales – 70 points
6. Marc Márquez – 69 points
7. Brad Binder – 59 points
8. Aleix Espargaró – 44 points
9. Di Giannantonio – 37 points
10. Marco Bezzecchi – 36 points
15:48
Jorge Martín wins the Le Mans Sprint and soars in the World Championship; Marquez, 2nd
Jorge Martín made a double claim at Le Mans with his superb victory in the Sprint race: he shows Ducati that it should be the one chosen for an official motorcycle in 2025, and he showed muscle to strengthen his position as the first candidate for the title this season.
15:40
????️Jorge Martín, winner of the sprint race
“I feel very happy, the pace was excellent, I knew that starting first I wanted to make the distance, it was difficult because Marco was doing good laps but when he fell I tried to maintain it until the end”
15:35
????️Marc Márquez, second classified
“I didn’t expect it, the goal was to try to be in the top 8 because we had the pace, but in Q1 I made a mistake. In the race we saw ourselves there and we had the pace, but tomorrow it will be difficult to repeat the same start.”
15:30
????️Maverick Viñales, third place
“It has been a fantastic race, thank you all, it has been a pleasure to compete in front of all of you. “It has been a difficult race, now we have to see how things go in the garage.”
He is joined on the podium by Marc Marquez, second, and Maverick Viñales, third.
15:23
???? End of the sprint race! Jorge Marín wins the sprint race!
15:20
Return 12/13 | Jorge Martín has the victory in his hand, he is more than two seconds ahead of Márquez. Bastianini is warned for exceeding the track limits.
15:18
Return 11/13 | Right now we have a Spanish triplet on the podium with Jorge Martín, Márquez and Viñales, but Bastianini is getting closer to Aprilia.
15:16
Return 10/13 | ⚠️ Bezzecchi goes to the ground! He has fallen chasing Jorge Martín. The Italian who saw Marc approaching was going very to the limit.
15:14
Return 9/13 | Márquez approaches and is already less than a second behind Bezzecchi. The Italian has taken a slump and is losing time with Jorge Martín.
15:12
Lap 8/13 | Jorge Martín is more than eight tenths ahead of Bezzecchi. ⚠️Álex Rins goes to the ground.
15:09
Lap 7/13 | They are running at 31.0, it is a very high pace. The two Aprilias are currently 4th and 5th.
15:08
Lap 6/13 | Pedro Acosta is on his own comeback, already running 9th
15:06
Lap 5/13 | Maverick Viñales continues at Marc’s wheel, we will see a very nice fight in the last laps.
15:05
Lap 4/13 | ⚠️ Joan Mir goes to the ground. Be careful, Bezzecchi seems to not let Jorge Martín leave. Aleix Espargaró serves the sanction and loses several positions, Marc is on the podium. Pecco retires.
15:03
Round 3/13 | ⚠️ Bagnaia out! He went long and went into the gravel, he managed to control the bike, but he lost a lot of time. Jorge Martín has taken the lead and is already seven tenths ahead of Bezzecchi. There is also a sanction for Aleix Espargaró for going ahead at the start, right now Marc is on the virtual podium.
15:02
Round 2/13 | Marc Márquez is already fourth. Great duel that he is having with Maverick Viñales, while Bagnaia has fallen to 15th position. Pedro Acosta rides 10th.
15:01
Round 1/13: | Jorge Martín has come out very well and has gained some space. Disastrous Bagnaia who has lost many positions, the complete opposite of Marc Márquez, who has placed 6th.
????The MotoGP sprint race starts!
15:00
Everything ready for the MotoGP sprint race. The training lap begins!
14:55
The asphalt is at 48 degrees, we will see how it affects the degradation of the tires. The front tire is key on this circuit, where the asphalt is very black, so it gains a lot of temperature, making the hard tire go better in these conditions.
14:50
The MotoGP riders are now out on the grid
Ten minutes until the MotoGP sprint race starts. This is the starting grid:
1. Jorge Martin
2. Pecco Bagnaia
3. Maverick Vinales
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio
5. Marco Bezzecchi
6. Aleix Espargaró
7. Pedro Acosta
8. Fabio Quartararo
9. Franco Morbidelli
10. Enea Bastianini
11. Jack Miller
12. Miguel Oliveira
13. Marc Marquez
14. Raul Fernandez
15. Johann Zarco
16. Alex Rins
17. Alex Marquez
18. Joan Mir
19. Takaaki Nakagami
20. Augusto Fernandez
21. Luca Marini
22. Brad Binder
14:42
Martin adds his fifteenth ‘pole position’, Marc Marquez fails
Jorge Martín adds a new pole and will start from the top of the grid for the sprint race, which starts in less than 20 minutes. On the other hand, Marc Márquez has not managed to make the cut in Q1 and will be forced to come back from 13th position if he wants to obtain points.