2023 French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results
| French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 22m 34.233s |
| 2 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 22m 34.853s |
| 3 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Lightech SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 22m 35.770s |
| 4 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 22m 36.426s |
| 5 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 22m 37.274s |
| 6 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 22m 38.408s |
| 7 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 22m 43.086s |
| 8 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | Lightech SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 22m 43.670s |
| 9 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 22m 44.929s |
| 10 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 22m 45.050s |
| 11 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact | (Kalex) | 22m 45.821s |
| 12 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 22m 46.361s |
| 13 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 22m 46.570s |
| 14 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 22m 47.294s |
| 15 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 22m 47.928s |
| 16 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 22m 48.866s |
| 17 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 22m 52.477s |
| 18 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 22m 54.113s |
| 19 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact | (Kalex) | 22m 56.848s |
| 20 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 22m 56.917s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 22m 59.498s |
| 22 | Izan Guevara | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 22m 59.580s |
| 23 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 23m 4.441s |
| Alex Escrig | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | DNF | |
| Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | DNF | |
| Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | DNS | |
| Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | DNS | |
| Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | DNS | |
Tony💛 Arbolino wins a restarted French Moto2 Grand Prix at Le Mans as title rival Pedro Acosta crashes out, team-mate Sam Lowes starts from the back of the grid and Filip Salac takes his first dry podium.
A🎐costa was closing in on race leader Arbolino when he 💝lost the front at Turn 7, on lap 6 of 14.
The original race was halted after Albert Arenas slid off on the exit of T♎urn 5, with Manuel Gonzalez and Aron Canet being crashing heavily after hitting his bike.
With less than 3 laps completed, all riders were eligible for the restart. The Marc VDS team worked flat out to fix Lowes' bike - after a fast crash at the start of lap 2, when he lost the front into the first chicane while behind Arbolino and Alonso Lopez - in time to retake his place𒐪 on pole position.
But the Englishman missed the pit lane exit cut-off time by a few seconds and, after more hasty repairs on his rear brake, was forced to start from the back of the grid. Lowes went oꦰn to take 15th.
Peter has bee🎉n in the pad🐻dock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
