Starting grid for today's French MotoGP: How the grid will line-up
The starting grid for Sunday's French MotoGP at Le Mans.
Marc Marquez Le Mans MotoGP
| French MotoGP, Le Mans - Starting grid | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) |
| 11 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 12 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) |
| 13 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) |
| 14 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) |
| 15 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 16 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 17 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) |
| 18 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 19 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) |
| 21 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 22 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
Despite a fall at turn three, Jorge Martin secured pole position at Le Mans thanks to a new all-time MotoGP lap record.
Francesco Bagnaia was also underneath the new lap record set by Enea Bastianini just moment prior in Q1, as he took P2 ahead of Maverick Vinales.
Their strongest weekend combined, both Pertamina Endure VR46 riders Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi produced late laps to secure a second row starting position.
His worst starting position since joining Ducati, Marc Marquez is all the way back on row five.
It wasn't much better for team-mate and brother Alex Marquez, who despite beinf very quick in FP2, could only manage P17.
