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Race 5 of 20 races in the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 13–14 May 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Shark Grand Prix de France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Shark Grand Prix de France) was the fifth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the first round of the 2023 MotoE World Championship. All races (except for both MotoE races which were held on 13 May) were held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 14 May 2023. The weekend marked the 1000th round of Grand Prix motorcycle racing since its inception in 1949. [1] [2]
Fastest session lap |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row | |
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Q1 [3] | Q2 [4] | ||||||
1 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.705 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:30.763 | 2 | |
3 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:31.268 | 1'30.842 | 3 | |
4 | 43 | Jack Miller | KTM | 1:31.343 | 1:30.984 | 4 | 2 |
5 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.023 | 5 | |
6 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.120 | 6 | |
7 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.173 | 7 | 3 |
8 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.275 | 8 | |
9 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.298 | 9 | |
10 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.445 | 10 | 4 |
11 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.523 | 11 | |
12 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:31.596 | 12 | |
13 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:31.366 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
14 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:31.545 | N/A | 14 | |
15 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Ducati | 1:31.718 | N/A | 15 | |
16 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 1:31.810 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
17 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:31.886 | N/A | 17 | |
18 | 42 | Álex Rins | Honda | 1:31.959 | N/A | 18 | |
19 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 1:32.092 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
20 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:32.410 | N/A | 20 | |
21 | 94 | Jonas Folger | KTM | 1:33.605 | N/A | 21 | |
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS |
The MotoGP Sprint was held on 13 May.
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 13 | 19:59.037 | 5 | 12 |
2 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 13 | +1.840 | 10 | 9 |
3 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 13 | +2.632 | 1 | 7 |
4 | 10 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 13 | +3.418 | 3 | 6 |
5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 13 | +3.541 | 2 | 5 |
6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 13 | +4.483 | 9 | 4 |
7 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 13 | +5.224 | 7 | 3 |
8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 13 | +6.359 | 11 | 2 |
9 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 13 | +8.336 | 6 | 1 |
10 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 13 | +9.439 | 14 | |
11 | 42 | Álex Rins | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 13 | +12.388 | 18 | |
12 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 13 | +14.125 | 15 | |
13 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 13 | +15.121 | 17 | |
14 | 36 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 13 | +15.383 | 16 | |
15 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 13 | +15.593 | 8 | |
16 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 13 | +19.415 | 19 | |
17 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 13 | +26.993 | 20 | |
Ret | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 9 | Accident | 13 | |
Ret | 94 | Jonas Folger | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 8 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 37 | Augusto Fernández | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 5 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 43 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1 | Accident | 4 | |
DNS | 25 | Raúl Fernández | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | Did not start | |||
Fastest sprint lap: Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) – 1:31.343 (lap 4) | ||||||||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT |
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 27 | 41:37.970 | 7 | 25 |
2 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +4.256 | 5 | 20 |
3 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +4.795 | 9 | 16 |
4 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 27 | +6.281 | 12 | 13 |
5 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 27 | +6.726 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +13.638 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +15.023 | 13 | 9 |
8 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 27 | +15.826 | 15 | 8 |
9 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 27 | +16.370 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +17.828 | 17 | 6 |
11 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 27 | +29.735 | 19 | 5 |
12 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 27 | +36.135 | 20 | 4 |
13 | 94 | Jonas Folger | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 27 | +49.808 | 21 | 3 |
Ret | 93 | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 43 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 24 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 42 | Álex Rins | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 14 | Accident | 18 | |
Ret | 36 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 12 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 10 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 5 | Collision | 3 | |
Ret | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 5 | Collision | 8 | |
Ret | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 4 | Collision | 1 | |
Ret | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 4 | Collision | 6 | |
WD | 25 | Raúl Fernández | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | Withdrew | |||
Fastest lap: Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) – 1:31.855 (lap 15) | ||||||||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT |
The race, scheduled to be run for 22 laps, was red-flagged during the second lap due to a multi-rider accident involving Manuel González, Albert Arenas, and Arón Canet. The race was later restarted over 14 laps with the original starting grid.
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 14 | 22:34.233 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 12 | Filip Salač | Kalex | 14 | +0.620 | 4 | 20 |
3 | 21 | Alonso López | Boscoscuro | 14 | +1.537 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 14 | +2.193 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 96 | Jake Dixon | Kalex | 14 | +3.041 | 8 | 11 |
6 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 14 | +4.175 | 7 | 10 |
7 | 7 | Barry Baltus | Kalex | 14 | +8.853 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 14 | +9.437 | 11 | 8 |
9 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 14 | +10.696 | 16 | 6 |
10 | 11 | Sergio García | Kalex | 14 | +10.817 | 18 | 6 |
11 | 3 | Lukas Tulovic | Kalex | 14 | +11.588 | 15 | 5 |
12 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 14 | +12.128 | 17 | 4 |
13 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Kalex | 14 | +12.337 | 20 | 3 |
14 | 71 | Dennis Foggia | Kalex | 14 | +13.061 | 23 | 2 |
15 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 14 | +13.695 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 |
16 | 4 | Sean Dylan Kelly | Kalex | 14 | +14.633 | 19 | |
17 | 24 | Marcos Ramírez | Forward | 14 | +18.244 | 21 | |
18 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 14 | +19.880 | 14 | |
19 | 8 | Senna Agius | Kalex | 14 | +22.615 | 24 | |
20 | 84 | Zonta van den Goorbergh | Kalex | 14 | +22.684 | 22 | |
21 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 14 | +25.265 | 25 | |
22 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Kalex | 14 | +25.347 | 28 | |
23 | 72 | Borja Gómez | Kalex | 14 | +30.208 | 27 | |
Ret | 17 | Álex Escrig | Kalex | 6 | Retired | 29 | |
Ret | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Kalex | 4 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 33 | Rory Skinner | Kalex | 4 | Accident | 26 | |
DNS | 18 | Manuel González | Kalex | Did not restart | 9 | ||
DNS | 75 | Albert Arenas | Kalex | Did not restart | 12 | ||
DNS | 40 | Arón Canet | Kalex | Did not restart | 13 | ||
Fastest lap: Pedro Acosta (Kalex) – 1:36.068 (lap 3) | |||||||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 96 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 20 | 34:07.176 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Husqvarna | 20 | +0.150 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 5 | Jaume Masià | Honda | 20 | +0.946 | 7 | 16 |
4 | 48 | Iván Ortolá | KTM | 20 | +1.113 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | Gas Gas | 20 | +2.409 | 14 | 11 |
6 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 20 | +2.521 | 4 | 10 |
7 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | CFMoto | 20 | +3.280 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 80 | David Alonso | Gas Gas | 20 | +9.372 | 25 | 8 |
9 | 99 | José Antonio Rueda | KTM | 20 | +11.930 | 11 | 7 |
10 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 20 | +14.318 | 13 | 6 |
11 | 66 | Joel Kelso | CFMoto | 20 | +14.438 | 16 | 5 |
12 | 27 | Kaito Toba | Honda | 20 | +14.606 | 23 | 4 |
13 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 20 | +15.077 | 24 | 3 |
14 | 38 | David Salvador | KTM | 20 | +16.937 | 12 | 2 |
15 | 95 | Collin Veijer | Husqvarna | 20 | +16.969 | 19 | 1 |
16 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | Honda | 20 | +19.059 | 22 | |
17 | 18 | Matteo Bertelle | Honda | 20 | +19.113 | 21 | |
18 | 7 | Filippo Farioli | KTM | 20 | +19.410 | 17 | |
19 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Honda | 20 | +19.665 | 9 | |
20 | 22 | Ana Carrasco | KTM | 20 | +30.369 | 27 | |
21 | 64 | Mario Aji | Honda | 20 | +30.541 | 18 | |
22 | 70 | Joshua Whatley | Honda | 20 | +30.794 | 26 | |
Ret | 72 | Taiyo Furusato | Honda | 19 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 10 | Diogo Moreira | KTM | 10 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 19 | Scott Ogden | Honda | 8 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 16 | Andrea Migno | KTM | 6 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 63 | Syarifuddin Azman | KTM | 2 | Accident | 10 | |
Fastest lap: Ayumu Sasaki (Honda) – 1:41.476 (lap 18) | |||||||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 81 | Jordi Torres | 8 | 13:29.947 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 4 | Héctor Garzó | 8 | +0.092 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 3 | Randy Krummenacher | 8 | +7.539 | 4 | 16 |
4 | 21 | Kevin Zannoni | 8 | +7.827 | 8 | 13 |
5 | 78 | Hikari Okubo | 8 | +9.138 | 12 | 11 |
6 | 53 | Tito Rabat | 8 | +10.933 | 13 | 10 |
7 | 34 | Kevin Manfredi | 8 | +11.198 | 5 | 9 |
8 | 61 | Alessandro Zaccone | 8 | +12.488 | 11 | 8 |
9 | 72 | Alessio Finello | 8 | +14.578 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 23 | Luca Salvadori | 8 | +14.818 | 15 | 6 |
11 | 8 | Mika Pérez | 8 | +18.177 | 16 | 5 |
12 | 6 | María Herrera | 8 | +24.739 | 17 | 4 |
Ret | 11 | Matteo Ferrari | 4 | Accident | 1 | |
Ret | 40 | Mattia Casadei | 3 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 77 | Miquel Pons | 3 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 9 | Andrea Mantovani | 3 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 29 | Nicholas Spinelli | 2 | Accident | 6 | |
Fastest lap: Matteo Ferrari – 1:40.350 (lap 2) | ||||||
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE NR.1 REPORT |
Pos. | No. | Biker | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 11 | Matteo Ferrari | 8 | 13:28.079 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 81 | Jordi Torres | 8 | +0.712 | 3 | 20 |
2 | 4 | Héctor Garzó | 8 | +1.693 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 40 | Mattia Casadei | 8 | +3.145 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 29 | Nicholas Spinelli | 8 | +3.781 | 6 | 11 |
6 | 9 | Andrea Mantovani | 8 | +6.052 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 3 | Randy Krummenacher | 8 | +6.555 | 4 | 9 |
8 | 21 | Kevin Zannoni | 8 | +7.517 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 61 | Alessandro Zaccone | 8 | +10.143 | 11 | 7 |
10 | 78 | Hikari Okubo | 8 | +13.561 | 12 | 6 |
11 | 72 | Alessio Finello | 8 | +13.622 | 14 | 5 |
12 | 77 | Miquel Pons | 8 | +16.803 | 9 | 4 |
13 | 23 | Luca Salvadori | 8 | +17.771 | 15 | 3 |
14 | 8 | Mika Pérez | 8 | +18.908 | 16 | 2 |
15 | 6 | María Herrera | 8 | +21.219 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 53 | Tito Rabat | 8 | +58.583 | 13 | |
Ret | 34 | Kevin Manfredi | 5 | Accident | 5 | |
Fastest lap: Matteo Ferrari – 1:40.101 (lap 6) | ||||||
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE NR.2 REPORT |
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. [5] [6] [7] [8]
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