MotoGP Race And Practice Results

2021 Le Mans MotoGP FP4 Result: Quartararo Fastest In Intermittent Drizzle

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2021-05-15 12:16

The typical changing conditions in Le Mans left the premier class in a confusing situation, as they started the final practice session on slick rubber fit for a drying track but clouds changed their mind and started shedding more water so the woolly hats went back on while riders waited for Le Mans to make up its mind. The track finally got busy for the final 15 minutes of the session, when Fabio Quartararo went fastest on a drying track, but only seven thousandths of a second ahead of Alex Rins. Franco Morbidelli finished third despite slightly twisting his ankle in a practice bike swap at the end of FP3.

The Repsol Honda duo of Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez completed the top five, although both riders took a tumble within seconds of each other in the final handful of minutes, as rain started falling once more. Miguel Oliveira and Joan Mir were also within two tenths of a second of the leader, with Takaaki Nakgami, teammate Alex Marquez and Iker Lecuona rounding out the top ten. Maverick Viñales in 11th position was six tenths off top spot, while Johann Zarco and Jack Miller did the most running but were only 16th and 17th in the end.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'32.857
2	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'32.864	0.007	0.007
3	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'32.872	0.015	0.008
4	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'32.904	0.047	0.032
5	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'33.004	0.147	0.100
6	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'33.042	0.185	0.038
7	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'33.056	0.199	0.014
8	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'33.320	0.463	0.264
9	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'33.447	0.590	0.127
10	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'33.474	0.617	0.027
11	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'33.482	0.625	0.008
12	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'33.766	0.909	0.284
13	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'33.811	0.954	0.045
14	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'33.905	1.048	0.094
15	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'33.944	1.087	0.039
16	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'33.948	1.091	0.004
17	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'34.043	1.186	0.095
18	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'34.135	1.278	0.092
19	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'34.229	1.372	0.094
20	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'34.309	1.452	0.080
21	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'34.384	1.527	0.075
22	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'34.542	1.685	0.158

Round Number:

2021

MotoGP

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans Moto3 Qualifying Result: He Who Dares Wins

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2021-05-15 11:32

Le Mans had another surprise in store for qualifying and of course it came in the form of raindrops just as the lightweight class left pitlane for Q2, causing riders to rush out for an early benchmark on slick tyres. However, rain intensified on their outlap so riders returned to pitlane to prepare for a wet time attack instead. Once the preparations were done, rain stopped and glimpses of sun could be seen in parts of the circuit, making it a tricky proposition for the riders, who were yet to post a time by the halfway point of the session. One man who took big risks for a big reward was Andrea Migno, the Italian sticking to slick tyres for the final run and securing his second pole position of the season with a two second advantage. Riccardo Rossi followed his example and the late switch to slicks also rewarded him with a maiden front row start, despite starting the session in the gravel trap at turn 11, after a tangle with Niccolò Antonelli. Jaume Masia made a late jump to complete the front row of the grid.

John McPhee held provisional pole before dropping to fourth, ahead of Gabriel Rodrigo and Antonelli, while Q1 graduate Filip Salac opens row three, his fastest time three seconds slower than the poleman’s. Sergio Garcia and Q1 leader Tatsuki Suzuki complete the third row, while Romano Fenati rounded out the top 10 in qualifying and opens row four ahead of Stefano Nepa and Ryusei Yamanaka.

Darryn Binder was only 16th fastest but the big surprise of the afternoon was championship leader Pedro Acosta, who had a nice save at turn 12 but could not save himself out of Q1. The Spaniard will start the French GP from 21st on the grid, but he might not be too concerned about that, given his record to date. Xavier Artigas missed the qualifying session while undergoing medical checks at the hospital but has been declared fit for the race.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	16	Andrea Migno	Honda	1'47.407
2	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	1'49.408	2.001	2.001
3	5	Jaume Masia	KTM	1'49.611	2.204	0.203
4	17	John McPhee	Honda	1'49.640	2.233	0.029
5	2	Gabriel Rodrigo	Honda	1'49.684	2.277	0.044
6	23	Niccolò Antonelli	KTM	1'49.894	2.487	0.210
7	12	Filip Salac	Honda	1'50.594	3.187	0.700
8	11	Sergio Garcia	GASGAS	1'50.786	3.379	0.192
9	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	1'50.927	3.520	0.141
10	55	Romano Fenati	Husqvarna	1'50.962	3.555	0.035
11	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	1'51.145	3.738	0.183
12	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	1'51.303	3.896	0.158
13	53	Deniz Öncü	KTM	1'51.375	3.968	0.072
14	50	Jason Dupasquier	KTM	1'51.510	4.103	0.135
15	71	Ayumu Sasaki	KTM	1'52.332	4.925	0.822
16	40	Darryn Binder	Honda	1'52.511	5.104	0.179
17	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Honda	1'54.034	6.627	1.523
18	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	1'54.345	6.938	0.311
		Q1 Results:
Q2	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	1'43.020
Q2	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	1'43.138	0.118	0.118
Q2	12	Filip Salac	Honda	1'43.188	0.168	0.050
Q2	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Honda	1'43.263	0.243	0.075
19	27	Kaito Toba	KTM	1'43.290	0.270	0.027
20	99	Carlos Tatay	KTM	1'43.303	0.283	0.013
21	37	Pedro Acosta	KTM	1'43.376	0.356	0.073
22	73	Maximilian Kofler	KTM	1'43.393	0.373	0.017
23	92	Yuki Kunii	Honda	1'43.636	0.616	0.243
24	19	Andi Farid Izdihar	Honda	1'43.663	0.643	0.027
25	32	Takuma Matsuyama	Honda	1'44.284	1.264	0.621
26	28	Izan Guevara	GASGAS	1'44.435	1.415	0.151
27	20	Lorenzo Fellon	Honda	1'44.784	1.764	0.349
28	31	Adrian Fernandez	Husqvarna	1'47.081	4.061	2.297
	43	Xavier Artigas	Honda

Round Number:

2021

Moto3

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans MotoE FP3 Result: Okubo Leads From Hernandez

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2021-05-15 10:33

Despite the cloud cover, dry track conditions maintained for the final practice session of the MotoE class and times got quicker throughout the 30 minutes of track action. The fastest man proved to be Hikari Okubo, although only four hundredths of a second faster than Yonny Hernandez. FP2 leader Eric Granado was third, one tenth off top spot and narrowly ahead of reigning champion Jordi Torres. Fermín Aldeguer kept close in fifth, the rookie finishing ahead of Mattia Casadei, Dominique Aegerter, Alessandro Zaccone, Lukas Tulovic and Matteo Ferrari, who completed the top ten covered by six tenths of a second.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	78	Hikari Okubo	Energica	1'44.036
2	68	Yonny Hernandez	Energica	1'44.082	0.046	0.046
3	51	Eric Granado	Energica	1'44.106	0.070	0.024
4	40	Jordi Torres	Energica	1'44.160	0.124	0.054
5	54	Fermín Aldeguer	Energica	1'44.276	0.240	0.116
6	27	Mattia Casadei	Energica	1'44.312	0.276	0.036
7	77	Dominique Aegerter	Energica	1'44.418	0.382	0.106
8	61	Alessandro Zaccone	Energica	1'44.437	0.401	0.019
9	3	Lukas Tulovic	Energica	1'44.586	0.550	0.149
10	11	Matteo Ferrari	Energica	1'44.637	0.601	0.051
11	71	Miquel Pons	Energica	1'44.778	0.742	0.141
12	9	Andrea Mantovani	Energica	1'44.799	0.763	0.021
13	6	Maria Herrera	Energica	1'45.128	1.092	0.329
14	18	Xavi Cardelus	Energica	1'45.557	1.521	0.429
15	19	Corentin Perolari	Energica	1'45.853	1.817	0.296
16	21	Kevin Zannoni	Energica	1'46.129	2.093	0.276
17	80	Jasper Iwema	Energica	1'47.265	3.229	1.136
18	14	Andre Pires	Energica	1'48.542	4.506	1.277

Round Number:

2021

MotoE

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans Moto2 FP3 Result: Fernandez Fastest On Drying Track

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2021-05-15 09:48

After overnight rain and a few drops throughout the MotoGP session, the track started drying as the intermediate class took their turn, which meant there was not much action until the conditions were good enough for slick tyres. Times got quicker and quicker in the final third of the session, but ultimately not quick enough to challenge the combined hierarchy from FP2. Rookie extraordinaire Raul Fernandez took top spot at the checkered flag by going over half a second quicker than compatriots Jorge Navarro and Augusto Fernandez.

Fellow rookie Tony Arbolino led the session briefly, before dropping to forth, with Aron Canet joining the top five. Jake Dixon finished ahead of rivals Sam Lowes and Marco Bezzecchi, who were the last riders within a second of the leader. Ai Ogura and Joe Roberts rounded out the top ten, while Fabio Di Giannantonio missed out by seven hundredths of a second, in a pretty chaotic final few minutes. Cameron Beaubier was the fastest man in the short outing in wet conditions, before dropping down to 13th place.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	25	Raul Fernandez	Kalex	1'38.239
2	9	Jorge Navarro	Boscoscuro	1'38.765	0.526	0.526
3	37	Augusto Fernandez	Kalex	1'38.889	0.650	0.124
4	14	Tony Arbolino	Kalex	1'38.951	0.712	0.062
5	44	Aron Canet	Boscoscuro	1'38.984	0.745	0.033
6	96	Jake Dixon	Kalex	1'39.030	0.791	0.046
7	22	Sam Lowes	Kalex	1'39.138	0.899	0.108
8	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Kalex	1'39.235	0.996	0.097
9	79	Ai Ogura	Kalex	1'39.396	1.157	0.161
10	16	Joe Roberts	Kalex	1'39.507	1.268	0.111
11	21	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Kalex	1'39.579	1.340	0.072
12	62	Stefano Manzi	Kalex	1'39.597	1.358	0.018
13	6	Cameron Beaubier	Kalex	1'39.676	1.437	0.079
14	55	Hafizh Syahrin	NTS	1'39.744	1.505	0.068
15	23	Marcel Schrotter	Kalex	1'39.745	1.506	0.001
16	7	Lorenzo Baldassarri	MV Agusta	1'39.911	1.672	0.166
17	12	Thomas Luthi	Kalex	1'39.920	1.681	0.009
18	97	Xavi Vierge	Kalex	1'40.024	1.785	0.104
19	87	Remy Gardner	Kalex	1'40.057	1.818	0.033
20	13	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	1'40.174	1.935	0.117
21	19	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Kalex	1'40.182	1.943	0.008
22	35	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	1'40.311	2.072	0.129
23	40	Hector Garzo	Kalex	1'40.335	2.096	0.024
24	42	Marcos Ramirez	Kalex	1'40.520	2.281	0.185
25	64	Bo Bendsneyder	Kalex	1'40.675	2.436	0.155
26	75	Albert Arenas	Boscoscuro	1'40.718	2.479	0.043
27	11	Nicolò Bulega	Kalex	1'41.084	2.845	0.366
28	10	Tommaso Marcon	MV Agusta	1'41.100	2.861	0.016
29	70	Barry Baltus	NTS	1'41.159	2.920	0.059
30	2	Alonso Lopez	Boscoscuro	1'41.419	3.180	0.260
31	24	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta	1'41.466	3.227	0.047

Round Number:

2021

Moto2

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans MotoGP FP3 Result: Marquez Welcomes Wet Conditions

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2021-05-15 09:08

Day 2 at Le Mans started with a fully wet track and the surface saw a little more rainfall as the premier class got going for their third practice session. There were a few riders who loved the conditions and went quick straight away but once rain stopped and the track started changing, it was a familiar face making the headlines once more, with Marc Marquez back in charge by six tenths of a second and the only time in the 1:40s. His closest rival was surprisingly Lorenzo Savadori, the rookie showing glimpses of speed in the wet on Friday as well and turning it into second position in FP3, helped by chasing around a rapid Miguel Oliveira. The KTM man had a stint at the top as well, before dropping back to fourth, behind Pecco Bagnaia, the Italian fast in FP3 but still having to contend with Q1, as conditions on Saturday morning did not allow any changes in the combined standings.

Pol Espargaro completed the top five for Honda and was the last rider to post a time within a second of his teammate, ahead of Johann Zarco. The Suzukis spent most of the session towards the front as well, Joan Mir leading Alex Rins in 7th and 8th spots, but both due to meet up in Q1. Iker Lecuona added another KTM to the sharp end despite an early tumble, while rookie Luca Marini rounded out the top 10. The LCR duo of Alex Marquez and Takaaki Nakagami missed out by two tenths of a second, ahead of Aleix Espargaro, who had to handle some early technical issues, while the early leader of the session and wet weather enthusiast Danilo Petrucci eventually dropped to 14th.

Yamaha did not seem to enjoy the welcome they got on Saturday morning, Maverick Viñales being their top representative in 16th position, ahead of Franco Morbidelli and with Fabio Quartararo in 19th. Jack Miller topped the session early on but did not rejoin after a crash at turn 6 and got demoted to 20th spot, ahead of Valentino Rossi.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'40.736
2	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'41.349	0.613	0.613
3	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'41.452	0.716	0.103
4	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'41.457	0.721	0.005
5	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'41.671	0.935	0.214
6	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'41.775	1.039	0.104
7	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'41.817	1.081	0.042
8	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'42.055	1.319	0.238
9	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'42.136	1.400	0.081
10	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'42.323	1.587	0.187
11	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'42.516	1.780	0.193
12	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'42.520	1.784	0.004
13	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'42.532	1.796	0.012
14	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'43.213	2.477	0.681
15	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'43.462	2.726	0.249
16	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'43.546	2.810	0.084
17	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'43.700	2.964	0.154
18	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'43.740	3.004	0.040
19	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'43.759	3.023	0.019
20	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'43.857	3.121	0.098
21	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'44.016	3.280	0.159
22	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'44.123	3.387	0.107

Round Number:

2021

MotoGP

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans Moto3 FP3 Result: Another Fernandez Goes Fast

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2021-05-15 08:04

After the changing conditions caused some headaches on day 1 at Le Mans, Saturday morning brought a fully wet track surface following overnight rain, which meant that the lightweight class stood no chance of changing the order in the combined standings. However, it was a chance for rookie Adrian Fernandez to shine, the Spaniard snatching top spot at the checkered flag by almost half a second from Yuki Kunii. Andrea Migno made a late jump into the top three, while John McPhee got demoted to fourth, while Niccolò Antonelli completed the top five.

Runaway championship leader Pedro Acosta added another small tumble to his collection from Friday but the rookie held top spot for much of the session, until the final few minutes, when he got demoted to sixth place. Teammate Jaume Masia was seventh, while also putting his name on the lengthy crash list, alongside the likes of Xavier Artigas, Sergio Garcia, Carlos Tatay or Andi Farid Izdihar. Kaito Toba dropped to eighth place after his fastest time got cancelled due to a yellow flag infringement, while FP2 leader Gabriel Rodrigo and Stefano Nepa rounded out the top ten once all sanctions were applied.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	31	Adrian Fernandez	Husqvarna	1'54.228
2	92	Yuki Kunii	Honda	1'54.725	0.497	0.497
3	16	Andrea Migno	Honda	1'54.758	0.530	0.033
4	17	John McPhee	Honda	1'55.026	0.798	0.268
5	23	Niccolò Antonelli	KTM	1'55.088	0.860	0.062
6	37	Pedro Acosta	KTM	1'55.564	1.336	0.476
7	5	Jaume Masia	KTM	1'55.606	1.378	0.042
8	27	Kaito Toba	KTM	1'55.821	1.593	0.215
9	2	Gabriel Rodrigo	Honda	1'55.866	1.638	0.045
10	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	1'55.912	1.684	0.046
11	28	Izan Guevara	GASGAS	1'56.017	1.789	0.105
12	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	1'56.172	1.944	0.155
13	19	Andi Farid Izdihar	Honda	1'56.180	1.952	0.008
14	12	Filip Salac	Honda	1'56.181	1.953	0.001
15	50	Jason Dupasquier	KTM	1'56.243	2.015	0.062
16	40	Darryn Binder	Honda	1'56.331	2.103	0.088
17	71	Ayumu Sasaki	KTM	1'56.429	2.201	0.098
18	11	Sergio Garcia	GASGAS	1'56.470	2.242	0.041
19	99	Carlos Tatay	KTM	1'56.958	2.730	0.488
20	53	Deniz Öncü	KTM	1'57.172	2.944	0.214
21	55	Romano Fenati	Husqvarna	1'57.327	3.099	0.155
22	32	Takuma Matsuyama	Honda	1'57.343	3.115	0.016
23	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	1'57.362	3.134	0.019
24	73	Maximilian Kofler	KTM	1'57.696	3.468	0.334
25	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	1'57.817	3.589	0.121
26	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Honda	1'58.107	3.879	0.290
27	43	Xavier Artigas	Honda	1'58.326	4.098	0.219
28	20	Lorenzo Fellon	Honda	1'58.449	4.221	0.123
29	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	1'58.772	4.544	0.323

Round Number:

2021

Moto3

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans MotoE FP2 Result: Granado Leads Torres

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2021-05-14 15:48

The Moto3 class got to close the first day at Le Mans and the honours for the day went to Eric Granado, after rival Dominique Aegerter robbed him in the morning session. Jordi Torres reduced the gap to the Brazilian to a tenth of a second in the closing minutes of FP2, while Lukas Tulovic joined them in the top three. Round 1 victor Alessandro Zaccone was fourth, while Aegerter rounded out the top five, about three tenths off the leader. Fermín Aldeguer, Miquel Pons, Hikari Okubo, Mattia Casadei and Yonny Hernandez took the remaining top 10 positions, while Matteo Ferrari was 13th, over a second and a half slower than the leader.

Results:

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap 1st	Prev.
1	51	Eric GRANADO	Energica	1'43.909
2	40	Jordi TORRES	Energica	1'44.045	0.136	0.136
3	3	Lukas TULOVIC	Energica	1'44.069	0.160	0.024
4	61	Alessandro ZACCONE	Energica	1'44.088	0.179	0.019
5	77	Dominique AEGERTER	Energica	1'44.202	0.293	0.114
6	54	Fermín ALDEGUER	Energica	1'44.686	0.777	0.484
7	71	Miquel PONS	Energica	1'44.886	0.977	0.200
8	78	Hikari OKUBO	Energica	1'44.935	1.026	0.049
9	27	Mattia CASADEI	Energica	1'44.998	1.089	0.063
10	68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	Energica	1'45.020	1.111	0.022
11	9	Andrea MANTOVANI	Energica	1'45.254	1.345	0.234
12	19	Corentin PEROLARI	Energica	1'45.374	1.465	0.120
13	11	Matteo FERRARI	Energica	1'45.498	1.589	0.124
14	6	Maria HERRERA	Energica	1'45.542	1.633	0.044
15	18	Xavi CARDELUS	Energica	1'45.836	1.927	0.294
16	21	Kevin ZANNONI	Energica	1'46.140	2.231	0.304
17	80	Jasper IWEMA	Energica	1'46.474	2.565	0.334
18	14	Andre PIRES	Energica	1'47.861	3.952	1.387

Round Number:

2021

MotoE

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans Moto2 FP2 Result: Lowes Retrieves Top Spot

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2021-05-14 15:07

The intermediate class also got to enjoy some solid running in dry conditions, despite the track getting pretty dark in places and gravel traps getting as busy as ever. Augusto Fernandez started the session as the fastest man in the improved conditions, until teammate Sam Lowes took over at the top of the timesheets for the final 10 minutes. Top rookie Raul Fernandez came within a tenth of a second of the lead, ahead of his more experienced namesake from the Marc VDS squad. Championship leader Remy Gardner and a rapid Nicolò Bulega completed the top five, four tenths off top spot.

Xavi Vierge made a fast start at Le Mans, sixth in the session and half a second slower than Lowes. FP1 leader Aron Canet left it quite late to improve on the morning’s benchmark but eventually joined the top 10 and got promoted to seventh position after a flurry of late lap cancellations for the likes of Ai Ogura, Marcel Schrotter, Marco Bezzecchi or Stefano Manzi. Fabio Di Giannantonio also inherited 8th place despite a late crash, while Bezzecchi dropped to ninth. Bo Bendsneyder completed the top ten, seven tenths off the lead.

The remaining Q2 tickets were provisionally held by Schrotter, Manzi, Jorge Navarro and Hector Garzo. Marcos Ramirez got pushed out of contention after the session due to a yellow flag infrigement during one of the many yellow flags that closed the session. Joe Roberts was another of the riders to miss the cut for now, after a low-key afternoon that ended with a crash.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	22	Sam Lowes	Kalex	1'36.307
2	25	Raul Fernandez	Kalex	1'36.382	0.075	0.075
3	37	Augusto Fernandez	Kalex	1'36.605	0.298	0.223
4	87	Remy Gardner	Kalex	1'36.640	0.333	0.035
5	11	Nicolò Bulega	Kalex	1'36.748	0.441	0.108
6	97	Xavi Vierge	Kalex	1'36.813	0.506	0.065
7	44	Aron Canet	Boscoscuro	1'36.864	0.557	0.051
8	21	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Kalex	1'36.959	0.652	0.095
9	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Kalex	1'37.062	0.755	0.103
10	64	Bo Bendsneyder	Kalex	1'37.083	0.776	0.021
11	23	Marcel Schrotter	Kalex	1'37.165	0.858	0.082
12	62	Stefano Manzi	Kalex	1'37.215	0.908	0.050
13	9	Jorge Navarro	Boscoscuro	1'37.316	1.009	0.101
14	40	Hector Garzo	Kalex	1'37.327	1.020	0.011
15	24	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta	1'37.423	1.116	0.096
16	35	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	1'37.473	1.166	0.050
17	7	Lorenzo Baldassarri	MV Agusta	1'37.497	1.190	0.024
18	79	Ai Ogura	Kalex	1'37.499	1.192	0.002
19	12	Thomas Luthi	Kalex	1'37.606	1.299	0.107
20	42	Marcos Ramirez	Kalex	1'37.640	1.333	0.034
21	55	Hafizh Syahrin	NTS	1'37.815	1.508	0.175
22	14	Tony Arbolino	Kalex	1'37.844	1.537	0.029
23	6	Cameron Beaubier	Kalex	1'38.055	1.748	0.211
24	75	Albert Arenas	Boscoscuro	1'38.072	1.765	0.017
25	96	Jake Dixon	Kalex	1'38.081	1.774	0.009
26	13	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	1'38.326	2.019	0.245
27	19	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Kalex	1'38.335	2.028	0.009
28	16	Joe Roberts	Kalex	1'38.458	2.151	0.123
29	70	Barry Baltus	NTS	1'38.561	2.254	0.103
30	10	Tommaso Marcon	MV Agusta	1'39.645	3.338	1.084
	5	Yari Montella	Boscoscuro

Round Number:

2021

Moto2

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans MotoGP FP2 Result: Zarco Leads On Home Soil

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2021-05-14 13:19

It was a dry start for the second practice session of the day but black clouds threatened riders as they left pitlane. That meant soft slick tyres were getting stressed straight away, in an early bid to secure a precious top 10 placement but the weather let them run around on a dry playground for a while longer. Although the clouds stayed to spectate for the remainder of the session, they didn’t take centre stage and the premier class could battle it out in a final time attack that ended in a French 1-2, with Johann Zarco snatching top spot away from compatriot Fabio Quartararo by less than a tenth of a second. Yamaha enjoyed their afternoon much more than the wet morning, seeing all four machines inside the top 10, although Quartararo also suffered a little crash at popular turn 3. Maverick Viñales added a second Yamaha to the top three, while Pol Espargaro missed out by one thousandth of a second, the Honda man showing good speed throughout the session.

Franco Morbidelli eventually joined the top 10 for the final five minutes, ending the session fifth, while Miguel Oliveira was the sole KTM provisionally in Q2 from sixth position. After outsmarting rivals in FP1, Jack Miller had it all to do all over again in FP2 and it didn’t prove as easy the second time around. The Ducati man took time to join the top 10 and when he did, he promptly crashed at turn 7 and his fastest time got cancelled for a yellow flag infringement. However, the final time attack allowed him to climb back into seventh position.

Marc Marquez kept himself entertained with some off-roading at Garage Vert, which hampered his progress in the early part of the session but the Spaniard recovered to climb into eighth place, eight tenths of a second off top spot. Valentino Rossi served us a rarity as he joined the top 10 in the closing stages of FP2, ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and pushing out Alex Rins. The Spaniard did not help his cause by crashing out at turn 3 and teammate Joan Mir soon followed his example at turn 8, leaving both Suzukis provisionally out of Q2. Championship leader Pecco Bagnaia found himself in the same position, the Italian joining the gravel trap at turn 3 early in the session and although he rejoined the action, he could not improve on 12th position. Turn 3 also got two visits from Aleix Espargaro, the frustrated Aprilia man left in 14th place by his two mishaps.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'31.747
2	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'31.842	0.095	0.095
3	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'32.136	0.389	0.294
4	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'32.137	0.390	0.001
5	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'32.279	0.532	0.142
6	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'32.296	0.549	0.017
7	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'32.361	0.614	0.065
8	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'32.632	0.885	0.271
9	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'32.669	0.922	0.037
10	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'32.711	0.964	0.042
11	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'32.762	1.015	0.051
12	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'32.800	1.053	0.038
13	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'32.908	1.161	0.108
14	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'32.946	1.199	0.038
15	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'33.040	1.293	0.094
16	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'33.117	1.370	0.077
17	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'33.204	1.457	0.087
18	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'33.361	1.614	0.157
19	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'33.536	1.789	0.175
20	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'33.985	2.238	0.449
21	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'34.147	2.400	0.162
22	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'34.520	2.773	0.373

Round Number:

2021

MotoGP

Le Mans, France

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2021 Le Mans Moto3 FP2 Result: Rodrigo Takes Over

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2021-05-14 12:10

After the crash fest of the morning session, bright sunshine bathed Moto3 machines as they left pitlane for FP2, although clouds still surrounded the French circuit. Riders were quick to improve on the morning’s benchmark and the final 10 minutes seemed even more important than usual in securing a provisional top 14 position, given the questionable weather forecast for Saturday at Le Mans. Gabriel Rodrigo made a fast start to his weekend, taking control of the session in the final couple of minutes and although there were plenty of red sectors on the timing screens for the final flying laps, no rival could beat his time. Darryn Binder came closest, one tenth of a second behind the Argentinian rider, while Jaume Masia dropped to third after intermittently leading the session.

Niccolò Antonelli and Deniz Öncü joined the top five, closely followed by Andrea Migno, although the Italian added a third crash of the day to his achievements, this time at turn 13. Compatriot Romano Fenati and Ryusei Yamanaka were the final riders to post a time within half a second of the leader, while Stefano Nepa and Ayumu Sasaki rounded out the top 10. The remaining places in the provisional top 14 were taken by Jason Dupasquier, FP1 leader John McPhee, Riccardo Rossi and Sergio Garcia, while Carlos Tatay missed out by a tenth of a second and was eight tenths slower than the leader.

The slight surprise of FP2 was championship leader Pedro Acosta, who dropped down the timesheets in the closing stages and finished 18th fastest, but bearing in mind that this was the rookie’s first day around Le Mans.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	2	Gabriel Rodrigo	Honda	1'42.150
2	40	Darryn Binder	Honda	1'42.276	0.126	0.126
3	5	Jaume Masia	KTM	1'42.331	0.181	0.055
4	23	Niccolò Antonelli	KTM	1'42.487	0.337	0.156
5	53	Deniz Öncü	KTM	1'42.510	0.360	0.023
6	16	Andrea Migno	Honda	1'42.538	0.388	0.028
7	55	Romano Fenati	Husqvarna	1'42.553	0.403	0.015
8	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	1'42.606	0.456	0.053
9	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	1'42.650	0.500	0.044
10	71	Ayumu Sasaki	KTM	1'42.755	0.605	0.105
11	50	Jason Dupasquier	KTM	1'42.773	0.623	0.018
12	17	John McPhee	Honda	1'42.890	0.740	0.117
13	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	1'42.892	0.742	0.002
14	11	Sergio Garcia	GASGAS	1'42.915	0.765	0.023
15	99	Carlos Tatay	KTM	1'43.036	0.886	0.121
16	12	Filip Salac	Honda	1'43.136	0.986	0.100
17	73	Maximilian Kofler	KTM	1'43.181	1.031	0.045
18	37	Pedro Acosta	KTM	1'43.229	1.079	0.048
19	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Honda	1'43.233	1.083	0.004
20	28	Izan Guevara	GASGAS	1'43.247	1.097	0.014
21	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	1'43.249	1.099	0.002
22	27	Kaito Toba	KTM	1'43.280	1.130	0.031
23	92	Yuki Kunii	Honda	1'43.321	1.171	0.041
24	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	1'43.490	1.340	0.169
25	43	Xavier Artigas	Honda	1'43.613	1.463	0.123
26	32	Takuma Matsuyama	Honda	1'44.032	1.882	0.419
27	31	Adrian Fernandez	Husqvarna	1'44.079	1.929	0.047
28	19	Andi Farid Izdihar	Honda	1'44.234	2.084	0.155
29	20	Lorenzo Fellon	Honda	1'44.758	2.608	0.524

Round Number:

2021

Moto3

Le Mans, France

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