Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, 2025 French MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, 2025 French MotoGP
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2025 French MotoGP - Sprint as it happened

Coverage of qualifying and the sprint at the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix as it happened

The 2025 MotoGP Fren🌄ch Grand Prix weekend continues on Saturday with qualifying and the 13-lap sprint. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez comes into the first race day of ꧂the weekend leading the championship by a point following his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago. 

But all eyes will be on his older brother 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez, who has won every sprint in 2025 so far and topped both of Friday's practice sessions having run an updated chass👍is. F🍌astest outright, the factory Ducati rider also showed the strongest long running pace. 

French fans will be hopeful of something special from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo, after the 𓆉Yamaha rider was second on Friday and was also looking quick on race pace. He will start on pole.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia admitted on Friday he𒉰 can't find what he needs from the 2025 Ducati and needs to adapt himself to the bike now. He is in the hunt for the podium at Le Mans, but concedes he is not going to be fighting Marc Marquez. 

KTM could be in for another strong showing this weekend as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales🌟 continues to show promising pace🐼 on his RC16. 

Championship leader Alex Marquez didn't have an explosive lap in practice on Friday, but the Gresini rider's race pace is strong, as is team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fermin Aldeguer.

Q𓄧ualifying begins at 9:50am GMT, while the sprint is a♈t 2pm GMT.

17:47
News - Pecco Bagnaia explains costly crash

Pecco Bagnaia's season didn't get🐷 any better on Saturday at t🐎he French Grand Prix after he crashed on lap two of the sprint. 

He blamed this on his lack of feeling with the front end of 💧his 𒈔Ducati. 

Read his debrief 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here

17:45
News - Brad Binder has 'strangest crash ever'

KTM's Brad Binder was up there in the battle for the top five in Saturday's French Grand Prix sprint, but crashed on lap four.♊ 

Read what he had to say about this 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here

17:19
News - Marc Marquez learns a crucial lesson

Marc Marquez maintained his 100% sprint victory record 🐬for 2025 on Saturday at the French Grand Prix. 

And he says this came as a direct result of what he learned from his crash at the Spanish GP𝕴 two weeks ago. 

Read his comments 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here

16:45
News - A rookie's first podium

Fermin Alde꧂guer scored a maiden sprint Mo🔯toGP podium on Saturday at Le Mans.

And he credited th🌊e Marquez brothers for getting him there.

Read his thoughts 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here

16:11
News - Fabio Quartararo on sprint 'disappointment'

Fabio Quartararo narrowly missed out on a sprint podium on 🍷home soil on Saturday at the French Grand Prix. 

But𒉰 he feels his '♈disappointment' is 'a good thing'.

Read his thoughts 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here

14:40
French GP sprint report

Read the full sprint report from the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:here

14:26
Crash - Fermin Aldeguer

Third-placed Fermin Aldeguer had a very slow crash on the cooldow🌌n lap because he ran into the back of Marc Marquez! 

Both riders are fine 🧸and having a laugh about it on the podium. 

14:23
Marc Marquez wins historic sixth straight sprint at Le Mans

Marc Marquez wins his sixth sprint of the 2025 MotoGP season to retake the cham𝐆pionship lead. 

Alex Marquez is second, while Fermin Aldeguer scored a maiden⭕ sprint podium in th꧂ird. 

Poleman Quartararo is fourth, while Acosta🌠 has crashed out of fifth at the penulꦫtimate corner. 

14:21
Lap 13/13

Last lap begins, 𓃲Marc Marquez leads by 1.4s from Alex Marquez and Aldeguer in third. 

The KTM duel sh🌳ould ke♒ep Quartararo in fourth. 

14:20

Vinales attack🃏s Acosta at Turn 11, but runs wide. 

14:20

Couple of run-offs 🌺to mention. Bezzecchi ran off early on, while Oliveira has also been through the gravel. 

14:19
Lap 12/13

Two laps to go and it's as yꦦou were at the front. 

14:19

Finals points positioওns are debated between Zarco, Rins and Di Giannantonio.

14:18
Lap 11/13

Battle for the win is done. Alex Marquez has 1.4s ov🦋er Aldeguer. So, podium looks settled. 

Big fight now is if Quar📖tararo can hold the KTMs at bay for fourth.ꦜ 

14:17
Lap 10/13

Four l♑aps to go, Marc Marquez is 1.4s up the road. 

Quartararo and Aldeguer have a great scrap for t꧃hi🅠rd, with the pair making slight contact at Turn 6 and Turn 7. 

Aldeguer barges him out the wayဣ a💜t Turn 7 for third. 

14:15

I think Quarta🧜raroജ has chewed up his tyres because his pace has gone.

14:15
Lap 9/13

Marc Marquez has bolted. He's 1.2s clear of Alex Marquez. Qu⛄artararo is strugglin⛎g to keep the pace of the Ducatis around him. 

14:14

Great KTM scrap for fifth betwe✅en Acosta and Vinales going on right now. 

14:14

Let's see if Alex Mar﷽quez can chase🌳 down his brother. 

14:13
Lap 8/13

Marc Marquez leads by almost a second now as Alex Marquez takes second onꦯ the inside of Turn 2 of Quartararo. 

14:13

Quartararo has his hands full with Alex Marquez now. He's going to h𝓰ave to fight like hell to hold the Ducatis back to stay on the podium. 

14:12
Lap 7/12

🐲Half distance and♏ Marquez leads, with Quartararo in second and Alex Marquez third.

Lead gap half a second. 

14:11

Alꦺex Marquez runs wide at Turn 11, which brings Aldeguer into play for t𝓀he podium.