Preparations for the MotoGP French Grand Prix are complete, with the warm-up held this morning at Le Mans. Pedro Acosta was the fastest in the short ten-minute session.
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) led in the early moments, but with about half of the warm-up completed, he was surpassed, with three changes of leader in a few seconds.
At the top were Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati), Maverick Viñales (Aprilia), and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM), before Bagnaia returned to the lead with six minutes gone. This situation didn’t last long, as the Italian was overtaken by Viñales, and then by Binder.
About two minutes before the checkered flag, there was another change of leader, with Bagnaia returning to the top. However, towards the end, he couldn’t resist the improvement of five rivals, including Acosta. The Red Bull GasGas Tech3 rookie completed his last lap in 1m31.520s, securing the lead at the end.
In second place was Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM) 0.170s behind, followed by Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha), who debuted a special livery on the Yamaha. Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) and Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac/Ducati) completed the top five ahead of Bagnaia. Further down, championship leader and winner of yesterday’s Sprint race, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), was only 16th.
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