French MotoGP - Race Results
Marquez wins the French MotoGP at Le Mans, Honda's 300th premier-class victory, after fending off an early Ducati challenge.
Miller - who briefly passed Marquez to lead - later lost out to factory team riders Dovizioso and Petrucci, Petrucci claiming his first podium since the same event last year.
After initially mixing it with the leaders, Rossi settled into fifth before closing on Miller at the end of the race.
KTM's Espargaro delivered the best dry performance for the RC16, during the race debut for the factory's carbon-fibre swingarm.
Marquez wins the French MotoGP at Le Mans, Honda's 300th premier-class victory, after fending off an early Ducati challenge.
Miller - who briefly passed Marquez to lead - later lost out to factory team riders Dovizioso and Petrucci, Petrucci claiming his first podium since the same event last year.
After initially mixing it with the leaders, Rossi settled into fifth before closing on Miller at the end of the race.
KTM's Espargaro delivered the best dry performance for the RC16, during the race debut for the factory's carbon-fibre swingarm.
Vinales was taken out by Bagnaia, while home star Quartararo had a poor first lap before an impressive recovery from 16th.
Aprilia's Espargaro received a 1.4s post-race penalty for cutting the track.
Abraham and Mir fell in separate incidents on the warm-up lap. Abraham was later black-flagged for leaving pit lane after the leader crossed the finish line at the end of the first lap.
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- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 41m 53.647s
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP19) 41m 55.631s
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP19) 41m 55.789s
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP19) 41m 56.587s
- Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 41m 56.700s
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 41m 59.582s
- Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 42m 0.834s
- Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 42m 2.086s
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 42m 3.500s
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 42m 7.356s
- Jorge Lorenzo ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 8.650s
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 23.159s
- Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 26.708s
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 42m 29.128s
- Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 42m 29.691s
- Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* +1 lap
Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) DNF
Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Maverick Viñales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) DNF
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18)* DNF
Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) DNF
Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) DNF
* 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.
