MotoGP Le Mans - Race Results
Jorge Lorenzo dominates the French MotoGP, winning by 10sec over team-mate Valentino Rossi.
Suzuki's Maverick Vinales took his first ever MotoGP podium after a bizarre incident saw both Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez slide off at almost exactly the same time.
Dovizioso and Marquez fall from 3rd and 4th in separate incidents at the same time! #FrenchGP #MotoGP race pic.twitter.com/cvZQ6J6MTD-- Crash.net MotoGP (@crash_motogp) May 8, 2016
Danilo Petrucci was making his comeback after missing the previous four races due to a fractured hand...
1.Jorge LorenzoESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)43m 51.290s2.Valentino RossiITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)44m 1.944s3.Maverick Vi?alesESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)44m 5.467s4.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)44m 10.009s5.Pol EspargaroESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)44m 16.221s6.Aleix EspargaroESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)44m 24.211s7.Danilo PetrucciITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)44m 29.541s8.Hector BarberaESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)44m 29.794s9.Alvaro BautistaESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)44m 39.826s10.Stefan BradlGER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)44m 45.792s11.Eugene LavertyIRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)44m 53.967s12.Loris BazFRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)44m 58.948s13.Marc MarquezESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)+1 lap
Bradley SmithGBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)DNF
Jack MillerAUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)DNF
Andrea DoviziosoITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)DNF
Andrea IannoneITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)DNF
Tito RabatESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*DNF
Cal CrutchlowGBR LCR Honda (RC213V)DNF
Yonny HernandezCOL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)DNF
Scott ReddingGBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)DNF
Blue Name = No Concessions.
7 engine changes for the season. Engines must be identical throughout season within same team (development freeze). 5 days of private testing.Black Name = Concessions.
9 engine changes. No engine development freeze. Unlimited private testing.* Rookie
Peter has been in the paddock 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.
