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 French 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 chassis. Fastest 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 Yamaha rider was secon๊d 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 he can't find what he needs from the 2025 Ducati andﷺ 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 ꦜRC16. 

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.

Qualifying begins at 9:50am GMT, while the sꦚprint is at 2pm GMT.

17:47
News - Pecco Bagnaia explains costly crash

Pecco Bagnaia's season didn't get any better on Saturday at the Fren꧒ch Grand Prix after he crashed on lap two of the sprint. 

He blam🔴ed this on his lack of feeling with the front end of his 🅺Ducati. 

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 onꦐ l✅ap 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.&n🃏bsp;

And he sa♍ys this came as a direct result of what he learned from hi👍s crash at the Spanish GP 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 Aldeguer scꦿored a maiden sprint MotoGP podium on Saturday at Le Mans.

And he cre🌊dited the 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 oܫn Saturday at the French Grand Prix. 

But he feels hi💟s '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 Aldꦏeguer had a very slow crash on the cooldown lap because he ran into the back of Marc Marquez! 

Both riderꦗs 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 sprinꦫt of the 2025 MotoGP season to retake the championship lead. 

Alex M🉐arquez is second, while Fermin Aldeguer scored a maiden sprint podium in third. 

Poleman Quartararo is fourth, while Acosta has c🌞rashed out of fifth a🅘t the penultimate corner. 

14:21
Lap 13/13

Last laꦡp begins, Marc Marquez leads by 1.4s from Alex Marquez and Aldeguer in third. 

The KTM duel should keep Quar꧒tararo in fourth. 

14:20

Vinales 🌳attacks Acosta at💯 Turn 11, but runs wide. 

14:20

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

14:19
Lap 12/13

Two lap♈s to go and it's as you were at the front. 

14:19

Finals po𒀰ints positions are debated between Zarco, Rins and Di Giannantonio.

14:18
Lap 11/13

Battle for the win is done. Alex Marquez has 1.4s over Aldeguer. So, podium looks✃ settled. 

ಌBig fight now is if Quartararo can hold the KTMs at bay for fourth. 

14:17
Lap 10/13

Four laps to go, Marc Marquez is ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ1.4s up the road. 

Quartarar💫o and Aldeguer have a great scrap for third, with the pair making slight contact at Turn 6 and Turn 7. 

Aldeguer barges him out the way at♛ Turn 7 for third. 

14:15

I think Quartararo has c❀hewed up his tyres because his pac🧔e has gone.

14:15
Lap 9/13

Marc Marq♕uez has bolted. He's 1.2s clear of Alex Marquez. Quartararo 🃏is struggling to keep the pace of the Ducatis around him. 

14:14

Great KTM♑ scrap for fifth between Acosta and Vinales going o♉n right now. 

14:14

Let's ♛see if Alex Marquez can chase down his brother. 

14:13
Lap 8/13

Marc Marquez leads by almost a secon💟d now as Alex Marquez takes second on the inside of Turn 2 of Quartararo. 

14:13

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

14:12
Lap 7/12

Half distance and Marquez l🌠eads, with Quartararo in second and Alex Marquez third.

Lead gap half a second. 

14:11

Aﷺlex Marquez runs wide at Turn 11, which brings Aldeguer i෴nto play for the podium.