Starting from pole position for the second MotoGP in succession, Francesco Bagnaia got a decent start but was p🎃assed by both 🔯Jack Miller and Enea Bastianini. 

However, a small mistake from Bastianini at Garage V🉐ert [Turn 8] allowed both Bagnaia and Alex Rins. 

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Further back, pre-race favourite Fabio Quartararo had a shocking st🐓art as he dropped from fou𝔉rth to eighth. 

And aggressive Quartararo attempted to regꦦain the places lost, but as he lunged down the inside of Takaaki Nakagami [Turn 13], both riders ran wide which allowed Marc Maඣrquez to take advantage. 

Qua༺rtararo 🐲eventually got the better of Marquez, but not before Nakagami ran off-track at turn two. 

Rins’ chances of winning the French MotoGP end with a big crash

Then came a huge crash for the fast-starting Rin💖s. In what looked like a mirror-image to what happened with Johann Zarco and Marco Bezzecchi earlier on in the weekend, Rins got his braking wrong for turn one and ran through the gr✅avel. 

But unlike the two Ducati riders, Rins crashe❀d immediately after re-joining the circuit. A hugely disappointing end to a Grand Prix in which Rins had the pace to 🎐win. 

Tech 3 KTM’s bad start to the 2022 season got even worse as Remy Gardner crashe🙈d on lap five, while team-mate Raul Fernandez also went down at turn 6 on lap seven. 

As Mir be🔴gan to lose ground behind Bagnaia, Miller ꧟and Bastianini, Espargaro started catching the Suzuki rider hand over fist. 

As Miguel Oliveira had a warn💜ing f⛄or track limits, Alex Marquez was beyond that stage as he was awarded a long-lap penalty.

With Bagnaia gently pulling clear of Mill🍨er, Bastianini knew a move for second place was needed with immediate effect. 

And that’s exactly wꦿhat happened with 16 laps to go as he brilliantly out-braked Miller at turn e💖ight.

With his championship hope🎉s in the balance following a DNF in Porti꧒mao, Mir then suffered a crash of his own doing as he fell at turn 14. 

As he did with Mil🍎ler, Bastianini quickly closed in on Bagnaia as a move for the lead appeared to be imminent. 

While such a move was being re♔sisted by Bagnaia, Pramac rider Jorge Martin, who had already failed to finish four out of the first six races, crashed out yet again. 

Bagnaia loses the lead before throwing a certain podium away…

As the race appeared to🍷 be at a standstill, lap 20 was the beginning of the end for Bagnaia. 

After losing the lead to Bastianini at turn three, Bagnaia brilliantly responded at ♓turn five as he cut back underneath Bastianini. 

But a first mistake at turn eight allowed B♛astianini back into the lead, before the Jerez MotoGP winner lost the front at turn 14, thus crashing out and losing a safe P2. 

With Bagnaia’s error, Esparg🃏aro and Aprilia were in another podium position although pressure was being applied from Quartararo. 

But with three laps remainin🔴g Espargaro began to pull clear, or that’s how it appeared be🧜fore Quartararo had one last turn of pace.

The home favou𒁏rite got very close in sector four and looked set to attempt a move at turn 13, however, Espargaro was brilliant as he remained calm and pipped the Yamaha rider to the line.