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| Date | 17 May 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Grand Prix de France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit Bugatti Le Mans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 May 1970 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.
| Pos | No. | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Klaus Enders | Wolfgang Kalauch | BMW | 25 | 52:59.9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 | Georg Auerbacher | Hermann Hahn | BMW | 25 | +40.3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Siegfried Schauzu | Horst Schneider | BMW | 25 | +1:04.4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Arsenius Butscher | Josef Huber | BMW | 24 | +1 lap | 6 | 8 | |
| 5 | Helmut Lünemann | Michael Stockel | BMW | 24 | +1 lap | 12 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Jean-Claude Castella | Albert Castella | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Joseph Duhem | Pierre Longet | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | 15 | 4 | |
| 8 | Egon Schons | Karl Lauterbach | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | 13 | 3 | |
| 9 | Gerhard Müller | Willy Buchecker | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | 14 | 2 | |
| 10 | Gustav Pape | Franz Kallenberg | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | 10 | 1 | |
| 11 | André Cailletet | André Mauguier | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | 19 | ||
| 12 |  Kenneth Calenius | Juhani Vesterinen | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | 16 | ||
| 13 | Claude Lambert | Francis Bourdon | BMW | 19 | +6 laps | 17 | ||
| Heinz Luthringshauser | Hans-Jürgen Cusnik | BMW | 3 | |||||
| 2 | Horst Owesle | Julius Kremer | Münch-URS | 5 | ||||
| Rudi Kurth |  Dane Rowe | CAT-Crescent | 8 | |||||
| Hermann Binding | Helmut Fleck | BMW | 9 | |||||
| Tony Wakefield | John Flaxman | BMW | 11 | |||||
| Georges Dumont | Jean-Claude Bétemps | Honda | 18 | |||||
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The 1967 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans on 2 July 1967. It was race 5 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the first French Grand Prix to be held in Le Mans since the race in 1929, and as of 2020 is the only time the Bugatti Circuit has been used for the Grand Prix, though the circuit continues to host the French motorcycle Grand Prix.
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to public roads which remain accessible most of the year, its present configuration is 13.626 km (8.467 mi) long, making it one of the longest circuits in the world. The capacity of the race stadium, where the short Bugatti Circuit is situated, is 100,000. The Musée des 24 Heures du Mans is a motorsport museum located at the main entrance of the venue.
The French motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season.
The 2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 May 2006 at the Le Mans Bugatti circuit.
The 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 37th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 40th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 43rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 48th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The 2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 May 2008 at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit. It was also the final all-Yamaha podium until the 2014 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix.
The 1994 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 July 1994 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans, France.
The 1995 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9 July 1995 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans, France.
The 2000 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 14 May 2000 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.
The 2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 May 2009 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. Jorge Lorenzo moved one point clear at the top of world championship standings after winning the MotoGP race ahead of Marco Melandri and Dani Pedrosa.
The 2010 French motorcycle Grand Prix, officially the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, was the third round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 May 2010 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. From second on the grid, Jorge Lorenzo overhauled Valentino Rossi who was runner-up, to take the first back-to-back wins of his career.
The 2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 13–15 May 2011 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.
The 2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 2012 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. In a press conference on the Thursday before the race, Casey Stoner announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the season. He went on to finish third in the MotoGP race, handing the championship lead to Jorge Lorenzo, the race winner. Valentino Rossi took second place for his first podium since the previous year's race. Thomas Lüthi and Louis Rossi won the Moto2 and Moto3 races respectively. This was the 800th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.
The 2015 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 17 May 2015.
The following are results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the Circuit de la Sarthe and Bugatti circuits in Le Mans, France.
The 1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–19 July 1987 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans.
