2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  2023 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 20 races in the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13–14 May 2023
Official nameShark Grand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Le Mans, France
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:30.705
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati
Time 1:31.855 on lap 15
Podium
First Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati
Second Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Third France Johann Zarco Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:35.791
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex
Time 1:36.068 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex
Second Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex
Third Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Time 1:41.630
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Time 1:41.476 on lap 18
Podium
First Spain Daniel Holgado KTM
Second Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Third Spain Jaume Masià Honda
MotoE Race 1
Pole position
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.971
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.350 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Jordi Torres Ducati
Second Spain Héctor Garzó Ducati
Third Switzerland Randy Krummenacher Ducati
MotoE Race 2
Pole position
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.971
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.101 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Second Spain Jordi Torres Ducati
Third Spain Héctor Garzó Ducati

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]

Qualifying

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[3] Q2[4]
1 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1'30.705 1 1
2 93 Spain Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:30.763 2
3 10 Italy Luca Marini Ducati 1:31.268 1'30.842 3
4 43 Australia Jack Miller KTM 1:31.343 1:30.984 4 2
5 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.023 5
6 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:31.120 6
7 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.173 7 3
8 73 Spain Álex Márquez Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.275 8
9 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.298 9
10 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:31.445 10 4
11 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:31.523 11
12 37 Spain Augusto Fernández KTM Qualified in Q2 1:31.596 12
13 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:31.366 N/A 13 5
14 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:31.545 N/A 14
15 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:31.718 N/A 15
16 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda 1:31.810 N/A 16 6
17 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:31.886 N/A 17
18 42 Spain Álex Rins Honda 1:31.959 N/A 18
19 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:32.092 N/A 19 7
20 32 Italy Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:32.410 N/A 20
21 94 Germany Jonas Folger KTM 1:33.605 N/A 21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 13 May.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 89 Spain Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 13 19:59.037 5 12
2 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13 +1.840 10 9
3 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 13 +2.632 1 7
4 10 Italy Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 13 +3.418 3 6
5 93 Spain Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 13 +3.541 2 5
6 5 France Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 13 +4.483 9 4
7 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 13 +5.224 7 3
8 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 13 +6.359 11 2
9 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 13 +8.336 6 1
10 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 13 +9.439 14
11 42 Spain Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 13 +12.388 18
12 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 +14.125 15
13 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 13 +15.121 17
14 36 Spain Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 13 +15.383 16
15 73 Spain Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 +15.593 8
16 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 13 +19.415 19
17 32 Italy Lorenzo Savadori CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 13 +26.993 20
Ret 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 9 Accident 13
Ret 94 Germany Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 8 Accident 21
Ret 37 Spain Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 5 Accident 12
Ret 43 Australia Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1 Accident 4
DNS 25 Spain Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia Did not start
Fastest sprint lap: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) – 1:31.343 (lap 4)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT
  • Raúl Fernández withdrew after P1 due to arm pain experienced from a recent surgery.

Race

MotoGP

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 27 41:37.970 7 25
2 89 Spain Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +4.256 5 20
3 5 France Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +4.795 9 16
4 37 Spain Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 27 +6.281 12 13
5 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 27 +6.726 11 11
6 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +13.638 10 10
7 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +15.023 13 9
8 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 27 +15.826 15 8
9 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 27 +16.370 14 7
10 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +17.828 17 6
11 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 +29.735 19 5
12 32 Italy Lorenzo Savadori CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 27 +36.135 20 4
13 94 Germany Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 27 +49.808 21 3
Ret 93 Spain Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 Accident 2
Ret 43 Australia Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 Accident 4
Ret 42 Spain Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 14 Accident 18
Ret 36 Spain Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 Accident 16
Ret 10 Italy Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 5 Collision 3
Ret 73 Spain Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 5 Collision 8
Ret 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 4 Collision 1
Ret 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 4 Collision 6
WD 25 Spain Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia Withdrew
Fastest lap: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) – 1:31.855 (lap 15)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2

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
1 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 14 22:34.233 3 25
2 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex 14 +0.620 4 20
3 21 Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro 14 +1.537 2 16
4 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex 14 +2.193 6 12
5 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 14 +3.041 8 11
6 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 14 +4.175 7 10
7 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Kalex 14 +8.853 10 9
8 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 14 +9.437 11 8
9 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 14 +10.696 16 6
10 11 Spain Sergio García Kalex 14 +10.817 18 6
11 3 Germany Lukas Tulovic Kalex 14 +11.588 15 5
12 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 14 +12.128 17 4
13 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 14 +12.337 20 3
14 71 Italy Dennis Foggia Kalex 14 +13.061 23 2
15 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 14 +13.695 1[a] 1
16 4 United States Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 14 +14.633 19
17 24 Spain Marcos Ramírez Forward 14 +18.244 21
18 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 14 +19.880 14
19 8 Australia Senna Agius Kalex 14 +22.615 24
20 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 14 +22.684 22
21 19 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 14 +25.265 25
22 28 Spain Izan Guevara Kalex 14 +25.347 28
23 72 Spain Borja Gómez Kalex 14 +30.208 27
Ret 17 Spain Álex Escrig Kalex 6 Retired 29
Ret 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex 4 Accident 5
Ret 33 United Kingdom Rory Skinner Kalex 4 Accident 26
DNS 18 Spain Manuel González Kalex Did not restart 9
DNS 75 Spain Albert Arenas Kalex Did not restart 12
DNS 40 Spain Arón Canet Kalex Did not restart 13
Fastest lap: Spain Pedro Acosta (Kalex) – 1:36.068 (lap 3)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 96 Spain Daniel Holgado KTM 20 34:07.176 3 25
2 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 20 +0.150 1 20
3 5 Spain Jaume Masià Honda 20 +0.946 7 16
4 48 Spain Iván Ortolá KTM 20 +1.113 6 12
5 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 20 +2.409 14 11
6 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 20 +2.521 4 10
7 43 Spain Xavier Artigas CFMoto 20 +3.280 8 9
8 80 Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas 20 +9.372 25 8
9 99 Spain José Antonio Rueda KTM 20 +11.930 11 7
10 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 20 +14.318 13 6
11 66 Australia Joel Kelso CFMoto 20 +14.438 16 5
12 27 Japan Kaito Toba Honda 20 +14.606 23 4
13 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 20 +15.077 24 3
14 38 Spain David Salvador KTM 20 +16.937 12 2
15 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Husqvarna 20 +16.969 19 1
16 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi Honda 20 +19.059 22
17 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle Honda 20 +19.113 21
18 7 Italy Filippo Farioli KTM 20 +19.410 17
19 55 Italy Romano Fenati Honda 20 +19.665 9
20 22 Spain Ana Carrasco KTM 20 +30.369 27
21 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Honda 20 +30.541 18
22 70 United Kingdom Joshua Whatley Honda 20 +30.794 26
Ret 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Honda 19 Accident 15
Ret 10 Brazil Diogo Moreira KTM 10 Accident 2
Ret 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden Honda 8 Accident 20
Ret 16 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 6 Accident 5
Ret 63 Malaysia Syarifuddin Azman KTM 2 Accident 10
Fastest lap: Japan Ayumu Sasaki (Honda) – 1:41.476 (lap 18)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

MotoE

Race 1

Pos. No. Biker Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 81 Spain Jordi Torres 8 13:29.947 3 25
2 4 Spain Héctor Garzó 8 +0.092 2 20
3 3 Switzerland Randy Krummenacher 8 +7.539 4 16
4 21 Italy Kevin Zannoni 8 +7.827 8 13
5 78 Japan Hikari Okubo 8 +9.138 12 11
6 53 Spain Tito Rabat 8 +10.933 13 10
7 34 Italy Kevin Manfredi 8 +11.198 5 9
8 61 Italy Alessandro Zaccone 8 +12.488 11 8
9 72 Italy Alessio Finello 8 +14.578 14 7
10 23 Italy Luca Salvadori 8 +14.818 15 6
11 8 Spain Mika Pérez 8 +18.177 16 5
12 6 Spain María Herrera 8 +24.739 17 4
Ret 11 Italy Matteo Ferrari 4 Accident 1
Ret 40 Italy Mattia Casadei 3 Accident 7
Ret 77 Spain Miquel Pons 3 Accident 9
Ret 9 Italy Andrea Mantovani 3 Accident 10
Ret 29 Italy Nicholas Spinelli 2 Accident 6
Fastest lap: Italy Matteo Ferrari – 1:40.350 (lap 2)
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE NR.1 REPORT
  • All bikes manufactured by Ducati.

Race 2

Pos. No. Biker Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Italy Matteo Ferrari 8 13:28.079 1 25
2 81 Spain Jordi Torres 8 +0.712 3 20
2 4 Spain Héctor Garzó 8 +1.693 2 16
4 40 Italy Mattia Casadei 8 +3.145 7 13
5 29 Italy Nicholas Spinelli 8 +3.781 6 11
6 9 Italy Andrea Mantovani 8 +6.052 10 10
7 3 Switzerland Randy Krummenacher 8 +6.555 4 9
8 21 Italy Kevin Zannoni 8 +7.517 8 8
9 61 Italy Alessandro Zaccone 8 +10.143 11 7
10 78 Japan Hikari Okubo 8 +13.561 12 6
11 72 Italy Alessio Finello 8 +13.622 14 5
12 77 Spain Miquel Pons 8 +16.803 9 4
13 23 Italy Luca Salvadori 8 +17.771 15 3
14 8 Spain Mika Pérez 8 +18.908 16 2
15 6 Spain María Herrera 8 +21.219 17 1
16 53 Spain Tito Rabat 8 +58.583 13
Ret 34 Italy Kevin Manfredi 5 Accident 5
Fastest lap: Italy Matteo Ferrari – 1:40.101 (lap 6)
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE NR.2 REPORT
  • All bikes manufactured by Ducati.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[5][6][7][8]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

MotoE

Notes

  1. ^ Started from pit lane

References

  1. ^ "1000 and counting: Le Mans to host 1000th Grand Prix!". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "From 1949 to 2023: a short journey through 1000 GPs". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ "SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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