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﷽ w♛eekend continues on Saturday with qualifying and the 13-lap sprint. 

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Marquez comes into the f♛irst 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5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez, who has won every sprint in 2025 so far and topped both of Friday's practice sessions having run an update🎃d 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5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo, after the Yamaha rider was second on Friday and was also looking quick on race pace. He will start on pꦬole.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pecco Bagnaia admitted on Friday he can't find what he needs from the 2025 Ducati and needs to adapt himsel🎃f 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5最新开奖结果:Maverick Vinales cont෴inues to show promising pace on his RC16. 

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5最新开奖结果:Fermin Aldeguer.

Qualifying begins at 9:50am⛎ GMT, while the sprint 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 French Grand Prix after he 🦩crashed on lap two of the sprint. 

He blamed𒅌 this on his lack of feeling with the front end of his Ducati. 

Read his debrief 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:here

17:45
News - Brad Binder has 'strangest crash ever'

KTM's Brad Binder was up there in the battle for the top five i꧋n Saturday's French Grand Prix sprint, but crashed on lap four. 

Read what he had to say about this 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:here

17:19
News - Marc Marquez learns a crucial lesson

Marc Marquez mai꧅ntained his 100% sprint victory record for 2025 on Saturday at the French Grand Prix. 

And he says this came as a direct result of what he learned from his crash at the Spanish GP two week💎s ago. 

Read his comments 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:here

16:45
News - A rookie's first podium

Fermin Aldeguer scored a maiden sprint MotoGP podiu🐻m on Saturday at L💝e Mans.

And he credited the Marquez brothers for getting him ther💖e.

Read his thoughts 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:here

16:11
News - Fabio Quartararo on sprint 'disappointment'

Fabio Quartararo narrowly missed out on a sprint podium on home soil on🐓 Saturday at the French Grand Prix. 

But he feels his 'disappointment' is 'a good thing💟'.

Read his thoughts 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:here

14:40
French GP sprint report

Read the full sprint report from the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:here

14:26
Crash - Fermin Aldeguer

Third-placed Fermin𒉰 Aldeguer had a very slow crash on the cooldown ꩵlap because he ran into the back of Marc Marquez! 

Both riders are fine and having a laugh aboutౠ it on the podium. 

14:23
Marc Marquez wins historic sixth straight sprint at Le Mans

Marc Marqu💖ez wins his sixth sprint of the 2025 MotoGP season to retake the championship lead. 

Alex Marquez is second, whil🌸e Fermin Aldeguer scored a maiden sprint po🌞dium in third. 

Poleman Quartararo is fourth, while Acosta has 🦩crashed out of fifth at the penultimate co♋rner. 

14:21
Lap 13/13

Last lap begins, Marc Marquez leads by 1.4s from 👍Alex Marquez and Aldeguer in third.&ไnbsp;

The KTM duel should keep Quartaꦇraro in fourth. 

14:20

Vinales attacks Acosta at Turn 11, but ♔runs wide. 

14:20

Couple of run-offs to mention. Bezzec♌chi ran off early on, while Oliveira has also been through the gravel. 

14:19
Lap 12/13

Two laps♚ to go and it's as you were at the front. 

14:19

Finals points po🐬sitions are debated between Zarco, Rins and Di Giannantonio.

14:18
Lap 11/13

Battle for the win is done. Alex Marquez hꦇas 1.4s over Aldeguer. So, podium loo🃏ks settled. 

Big fig♑ht now is if Quartararo can hold the KTMs at bay for fourth. ♒;

14:17
Lap 10/13

Four laps to go, Marc Marqueꦏz is 1.4s up the🅺 road. 

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

Aldeguer barges him out th🧸e way at Turn 7 for third.&nbs꧂p;

14:15

I think Quartararo has chꦏewed up🧔 his tyres because his pace has gone.

14:15
Lap 9/13

Marc Marquez has bolted. He's 1.2s clear o🧔f Alex Marquez. Quartararo is struggling to keep the pace of the Ducatis around ཧhim. 

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 chas🔯e down his brother. 

14:13
Lap 8/13

Marc Marquez leads by almost a second now as Alex Marquez takes second on the inside of Turn 2 of Quartararo.&nbಞsp;

14:13

Quartararo has his hands full with Alex Marquez now. He's going to have to fight like hell to hold the Ducatis back to stay on the podium.&n♑bsp;

14:12
Lap 7/12

Half distance and Marquez leads, with Quar༒tararo in second and Alex Marquez third.

Lead gap half a second. 

14:11

Alex M🍷arquez runs wide at Turn 🃏11, which brings Aldeguer into play for the podium.