15:00
Zarco has been bumped out🐓 of Q2 thanks to a couple of improvers.
Johann Zarco, LCR Honda, 2025 Spanish MotoGP
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2025 French MotoGP: Friday practice as it happened
Live text coverage of Friday practice at the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix
The sixth round of the 2025 MotoGP season takes pl𒁏ace on 9-11 May at Le Mans with the French Grand Prix.
The championship battle has once again been reset after a 📖dramatic Spanish GP two weeks ago.
A maiden victory for Gresini Ducati's 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez sees him lead the championship again by a point, capitalising on a second grand prix crash for factory Ducati rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez at Jerez.
Marc Marquez held his hands up to his mistake and admits he cannot continue to make them giv⭕en the speed he has shown all year so far.
Le Mans has been a happy hunting ground for Ducati, with it unbeaten at the French GP venue since 2020. In the last three years, it has been a place of victory for satellite Ducati riders - something Alex Marque💜z will hope to continue this weekend.
Pecco Bagnaia is confident that changes made to hi🌳s Ducati in a recent test will help him find the form he needs to take🅺 a step forward.
He comes into the French GP 20 points off the championship lead afte♈r finishin📖g third at Jerez.
Home fans will be expecting more big things from Fabio Quartararo, after the Yamaha rider scored a first podium sin♈ce 2023 last time out in Spain hav🐎ing also qualified on pole.
The crowd will also be hoping t♕o see Johann Zarco up at the sharp end, as he looks to strengthen his case to make a move to the factory Honda team next season.
Honda will field a wildcard in the form of Takaaki Nakagami this weekend, while LCR's S🐈omkiat Chantra is out with injury.
FP1 begins at ꦍ9:50am GMT, while Practice is at 2pm GMT.
09 May 2025
15:19
Practice report
Read the full Practice report from the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here
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Practice Results
15:01
Marc Marquez smashes lap record to top Practice
Marc Marquez ho🍌lds onto top spot with a new lap record of 1m29.8🧜55s, while Quartararo thrills the French crowd in second for Yamaha.
Bagnaia is third from Aldeguer and Alex Marquez, while Miller was sixth. Ac♚osta🐟, Vinales, Morbidelli and Bezzecchi completed the top 10.
15:00
Chequered flag
Chequered flag is out. Some riders stil🌸l on good laps♊.
14:59
Quar🔴tararo jumps up to second with a 1m30.032s.
14:59
Crash - Brad Binder
Binder has also crashed and is out of Q2.
14:58
Crash - Johann Zarco
Zarco is down at Turn 9. That's put him in danger of dropping into Q1🦩. He's currently 10th. Yellow flags will cost other people too.
14:57
Aldeguer running well inꦬ third. He's got the meaꦦsure of his team-mate Alex Marquez so far.
14:57
Bagnaia finds more time🐼 to a 1m30.039s, which is a big lap from him.
14:55
Bagnaiaꦿ has moved up to third with a 1m30.342s💮.
14:55
Top 10 with five minutes to go is:
- M.Marquez
- Quartararo
- Vinales
- Bagnaia
- A.Marquez
- Aldeguer
- Zarco
- Morbidelli
- Bezzecchi
- Miller
14:52
Quartararo deserves an immense amount of credit because he's the only rider within 0.4s of Marc Marquez. ꧙Vinales is 0.680s behind, Bagnaia is 0.812s behind.
14:50
But Marc Marquez blows the do♌ors off with a 1m29.855s to set a new lap record!
14:50
Quartararo goes toꦑp with a 1m30.222s to go from 10tܫh to first.
14:49
Quartararo was on a strong lap but backed out ♓of it.
14:48
Crash - Maverick Vinales
Vinales has gꦑone down at Turn 9. He's fine an꧟d is bolting back to pitlane.
14:46
Vinales narrow💦ly misses top spo🌱t with a 1m30.535s.
14:45
The switch to fresh soft rubber has happened a🦋nd Vinales is up to second with a 1m30.571s.
14:43
The French crowd is giving Mir a big cheer as he 🌜runs up ♑pitlane.
14:42
Crash - Joan Mir
Joan Mir has gone down at the penultimate cor🐠ner. Heꦜ's fine.
14:40
Just over 20 minutes to go, so we should be seeing everyone switching to🧜 fresh rubber soon.
14:32
Still pretty cꦗompetitive out there. Ducati leading, KTM second, Y𒀰amaha third.
14:29
Quartararo's pace is seriously impressive. He's just put in a 1m30.993s on a 12-lap soꦬft tyre𝓰.
14:25
Marc Marquez sets the fastest lap of the day ജwith a 1m30.530s. Nothing wrong with his used tyre pace t💟hen!
