French MotoGP, Le Mans Bugatti Circuit - Warm-up Results

Warm-up results from the French MotoGP at Le Mans, round 7 of the 2022 world championship.
Aleix Espargaro, French MotoGP, 14 May
Aleix Espargaro, French MotoGP, 14 May
French MotoGP, Le Mans - Warm-up Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)1'31.65s9/12317k
2Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.155s7/12314k
3Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.172s8/12314k
4Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.253s7/11316k
5Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.255s5/13317k
6Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.270s5/12321k
7Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.301s9/12316k
8Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)+0.305s10/10323k
9Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.336s12/12315k
10Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.338s7/13317k
11Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.343s6/13313k
12Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.468s7/10309k
13Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.526s9/12319k
14Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+0.547s8/13318k
15Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*+0.612s9/12317k
16Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+0.683s12/12320k
17Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.700s12/12313k
18Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.724s8/11317k
19Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*+0.908s5/12317k
20Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.014s12/12311k
21Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)+1.022s8/13310k
22Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.048s12/12314k
23Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*+1.380s6/13313k
24Raul FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.610s9/12312k

* Rookie

Pole position time:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 30.450s

Official Le Mans MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 30.450s
(2022)
Fastest race lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 32.309s (2017)

Aleix Espargaro edges out home star Fabio Quartararo during a dry but cloudy morning warm-up session for the French MotoGP at Le Mans.

After two days of sunny weather, rain is a threat for this afternoon's grand prix. But with warm-up also remaining dry, if wet weather does arrive, it will be a leap into the unknown for riders and teams.

Unsurprisingly, all riders practised bike swaps during warm-up, some also scrubbing in a set of wets.

Quartararo, Jack Miller and Alex Rins took turns at the top in the early stages of warm-up, home hero and reigning champion Quartararo returning to the head of the timesheets during the middle stages.

Front row qualifier Aleix Espargaro, who will be hoping a new carbon clutch can end his run of bad starts this afternoon, then put Aprilia fastest on his 9th of 12 laps, where he remained to the flag.

Quartararo, pushed to the second row in qualifying but extremely confident in his race pace, was 0.155s behind for Monster Yamaha with a limping LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami a surprise third.

Jorge Martin, Rins and Miller completed the top six ahead of home hero Johann Zarco, who has been demoted from sixth to ninth on the grid by a penalty for 'riding slowly and disturbing' Pol Espargaro during qualifying.

Pole man Francesco Bagnaia was only 13th, just behind Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez, who tweaked his weakened right arm during a practice start.

Double 2022 race winner Enea Bastianini was the only faller this morning, losing the front under braking for the first chicane.

KTM's miserable weekend continued with Miguel Oliveira the best RC16 in 17th place.

Soft tyres were the preferred choice front and rear, Joan Mir and Pol Espargaro trying the medium rear.

Tech3 KTM's Raul Fernandez is returning to action this weekend after being ruled out of the Portimao and Jerez rounds due to a right-hand injury.

Miller won last year’s French Grand Prix, after a flag-to-flag race caused by a heavy rain shower. The Australian was joined on the podium by home heroes Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco.

Quartararo returns to Le Mans holding a 7-point title lead over Aleix Espargaro with Enea Bastianini in third (20 points).

Jerez winner Francesco Bagnaia is 33 points adrift, in fifth.

Le Mans is also the first event since the shock news that Suzuki intends to leave MotoGP at the end of this season.

French MotoGP schedule – UK Time

Friday May 13

8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 1

8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 1

9.55-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 1

12.15-12.55pm - Moto3 Free Practice 2

1.10-1.55pm - MotoGP Free Practice 2

2.10pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Free Practice 2

Saturday May 14

8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 3

8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 3

9.55am-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 3

11.35am-11.50am - Moto3 Qualifying 1

12-12.15pm - Moto3 Qualifying 2

12.30-1pm - MotoGP Free Practice 4

1.10-1.25pm - MotoGP Qualifying 1

1.35-1.50pm - MotoGP Qualifying 2

2.10-2.25pm - Moto2 Qualifying 1

2.35pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Qualifying 2

 

Sunday May 15

8.00-8.10am - Moto3 warm-up

8.20-8.30am - Moto2 warm-up

8.40-9am - MotoGP warm-up

10am - Moto3 race

11.20am - Moto2 race

1pm - MotoGP race

Jerez: MotoGP World Championship standings
Pos RiderNatTeamPointsDiff.
1=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)89 
2^1Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)82(-7)
3^1Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)69(-20)
4˅2Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)69(-20)
5^5Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)56(-33)
6=Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)56(-33)
7˅2Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)51(-38)
8˅1Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)48(-41)
9^2Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)44(-45)
10˅2Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)43(-46)
11˅2Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)42(-47)
12^1Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)35(-54)
13=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)28(-61)
14=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)27(-62)
15^3Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)21(-68)
16˅1Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)18(-71)
17^2Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)16(-73)
18^1Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*15(-74)
19˅3Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)14(-75)
20=Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)8(-81)
21˅1Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*6(-83)
22=Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*3(-86)

 

 

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