2021 French MotoGP, Le Mans - Full Warm-up Results
Last year's wet Le Mans race winner Petrucci leads a soaking warm-up session for the French MotoGP, ahead of Miller and Oliveira.
Home star Zarco was an early faller, at Turn 8, swiftly followed by world champion Mir at Turn 3. Mir and then later Pol Espargaro and Repsol Honda team-mate Marc Marquez all lost the rear, rather than the front, into the infamous first chicane.
Most riders used the softer of the wet tyres front and rear, with a few trying the medium front.
A wet race is forecast for this afternoon, but the track is currently drying...
Quartararo is riding for the first time since arm-pump surgery on his right forearm. Injured rookie Jorge Martin is again replaced by Rabat. Marquez, sidelined for nine months after complications to a broken right arm at Jerez last July, is taking part in his third event since returning to MotoGP action.
Lecuona has a three-second time penalty for the race after causing a crash, with Alex Marquez, at Jerez.
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| French MotoGP, Le Mans - Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max (km/h) |
| 1 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'44.515s | 11/11 | 297k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.279s | 11/11 | 307k |
| 3 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.533s | 10/11 | 297k |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.590s | 10/10 | 294k |
| 5 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.854s | 8/8 | 299k |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.854s | 6/6 | 307k |
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.855s | 10/11 | 300k |
| 8 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.928s | 11/11 | 304k |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.961s | 11/11 | 294k |
| 10 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.997s | 10/11 | 303k |
| 11 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.307s | 8/8 | 301k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.543s | 11/11 | 290k |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.612s | 8/11 | 302k |
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.661s | 10/11 | 305k |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.722s | 11/11 | 292k |
| 16 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.830s | 11/11 | 300k |
| 17 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +2.187s | 11/11 | 293k |
| 18 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.241s | 11/11 | 284k |
| 19 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.471s | 10/11 | 300k |
| 20 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +3.015s | 10/11 | 303k |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +3.442s | 11/11 | 286k |
| 22 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +3.736s | 5/8 | 306k |
* Rookie.
Fastest practice time:
Johann Zarco FRA Ducati 1m 31.747s (FP2)
Official Le Mans MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Yamaha 1m 31.185s (2018)
Fastest race lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 32.309s (2017)
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.
