Relive the sprint race of the French MotoGP GP in live text

We have been waiting for a pole position from a Frenchman at Le Mans for four years: fabio quartararo ended the long drought experienced by the Bugatti circuit spectators by securing his second consecutive pole after the one obtained in Spain, at Jerez. The Yamaha rider will start from the front row ahead of the Marquez brothers: Marc (Ducati) is second and Alex (Gresini), the championship leader, is third. On the other hand, the double world champion Francesco Bagnaia was once again beaten by his teammate and will only start sixth. The race starts at 15 p.m., French time!

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MotoGP – French Grand Prix

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France – Sprint: The Marquez brothers deprive Fabio Quartararo of a victory at Le Mans

15:29 p.m. – Thank you for following the race with us. Join us tomorrow at 14 p.m. to follow the French Grand Prix live with commentary, with Fabio Quartararo once again in pole position. 

15:26 p.m. – The sprint race rankings 

15h25 - Pedro Acosta crashed on the final lap, losing his fifth place to Maverick Viñales. Johann Zarco climbed to sixth.

🏁 MARC MARQUEZ RECEIVED 6/6! Sixth straight victory in the season for the Spaniard, who finished ahead of Alex Marquez, who finished second in a row for the sixth time. Fermin Aldeguer completed the podium ahead of pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo, who just missed out on the podium.

13/13 – LAST ROUND IN CORUSE!

12 / 13 - The fratricidal duel between the KTMs benefits Quartararo, who was now only 0 seconds ahead of Acosta. He should be able to hold on.

11 / 13 - Marc Marquez now has a considerable lead: with a 1″ margin over his brother Alex, he can see another Sprint victory coming.

10 / 13 - Aldeguer knocks Quartararo off the podium! A fierce battle between the two men, who touched twice, but the rookie managed to take the lead and third place.

9 / 13 - KTMs in the battle for the top 5: Acosta tries to resist Viñales, who is very pressing.

7 / 13 - Marc Marquez widens the gap and is more than a second ahead of Alex Marquez, who has just passed Quartararo in the Dunlop curve.

6 / 13 - This time, Marc Marquez wins! The Spaniard takes the lead with authority, but Fabio Quartararo doesn't give up. Also watch out for the return of Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer behind...

🔙 REPLAY 🔙

The battle between Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez has the Spanish driver winning! ⚔️

(📽️ @CanalplusMotoGP / #MotoGP / #FrenchGP)pic.twitter.com/v4PsbVyJPj

- Off Track (@OffTrack_FR) May 10, 2025

6/13 – Marc Marquez attacks at the Dunlop chicane, but Quartararo pulls away and takes the lead. It's a great time between the two world champions!

5 / 13 - Brad Binder crashes! This allows Johann Zarco to take 7th place, while Marquez is making a strong comeback on Quartararo.

4 / 13 - The gap is opening up: the top three – Quartararo, Marc and Alex Marquez – are flying away ahead of Fermin Aldeguer, 4th, who had just set the fastest lap of the race. Marco Bezzecchi fell while he was in 5th place.

3 / 13 - Excellent start for the KTMs. Acosta (7th) and Binder (8th) each gained five places. Enea Bastianini did even better on his KTM Tech3: starting 18th, he's now 11th!

2/13 – Fall of Pecco Bagnaia! The Italian had made a good start and was in 4th place when he fell at the Dunlop curve.

It's the fall for Francesco Bagnaia! 🫨🔴#FrenchGP | #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/W3naxNjEbH

— CANAL+ MotoGP™ (@CanalplusMotoGP) May 10, 2025

15:03 p.m. – 🟢​ IT'S ON AT LE MANS! Quartararo loses the lead at the start, but Marquez widens his line and the Frenchman comes back with authority!

15h01 - All drivers chose the same tires: a hard compound at the front and soft at the rear..

15:00 p.m. – WARM-UP LAP: The drivers set off for a lap of the Bugatti circuit before taking the start under the Le Mans sun.

14:55 a.m. – 🇫🇷 A delirious crowd carries Quartararo to victory!

It's business time for the poleman 🔥#FrenchGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/3DiYcVqefp

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14h51 – ​🏎️ Isack Hadjar, the pilot of Formula 1 of Racing Bulls, is present on the Le Mans grid to support Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco. "I saw him on the front row, but I didn't see him beating Marc Marquez, what he did was very strong," Hadjar said about Fabio Quartararo's pole position on Canal+.

14h48 – 1'29″324: Fabio Quartararo broke the Bugatti circuit record this morning by taking pole position, erasing the previous record set… on Friday. Marc Marquez had beaten it during the test session with a time of 1″29″855.

14h45 - Who do you think will win the race?

14:41 p.m. – The starting grid for the sprint race

14:40 p.m. – Hello everyone! Welcome to AUTOhebdo, where we'll follow the MotoGP French Grand Prix together. Today, we're focusing on the sprint race at Le Mans, with Fabio Quartararo on pole position ahead of the Marquez brothers.

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