The MotoGP World Championship moved to the historic French circuit of Le Mans for round three this weekend, but it was the Spanish national anthem that provided the soundtrack to Sunday’s podium ceremonies. The track saw a similar feat in 2003, with victors from Spain in all three categories. The premier class was the headline [...]
The 125cc French Grand Prix kicked off at 11am today, and it was clear that this was not going to be a race fought in a tight pack. Nico Terol took off like a flash from pole position –his first in the class- and went all out to establish a gap between himself and his [...]
Moto2 hit Le Mans on Sunday and, as in all of the class’ races to date, crashes were the order of the day. 41 riders into 1 corner was never going to be an easy sum to solve, and the opening chicane took down a number of competitors. Eleven riders hit the deck over the [...]
Pol Espargaró notched his second consecutive win of the season at Le Mans after walking the top step of the podium two weeks ago in Jerez. The rider of the Tuenti Racing Derbi team set a mean race-long pace at the front with Nico Terol and was finally able to pull away from his rival [...]
Unusually warm conditions led to a typically hot qualifying session at Le Mans this afternoon as Valentino Rossi shaved almost a second off his pole record from 2008 to hold off a strong challenge from three rivals for top spot on the grid. Spanish pair Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, as well as the Australian [...]
Qualifying practice for the Grand Prix de France took place this afternoon with Nico Terol and Pol Espargaró continuing their battle for supremacy from the morning’s final free practice, Bradley Smith and Marc Márquez also joining the fun in a four-way scrap for pole position. The intense competition saw the current pole record of 1’43.918, [...]
Mapfre Aspar riders Julian Simón and Mike di Meglio continued their adaptation to the Suter chassis in the more competitive environment of a timed qualifying session today as the grid shootout for the Grand Prix de France took place at Le Mans. A general lack of grip and front end chatter were the main obstacles [...]
Good news and bad for the Tuenti Racing Derbi team at the mythical circuit of Le Mans, scene of the Monster Energy Grand Prix of France, as Pol Espargaró will start from second position on the grid while Efrén Vázquez, after experiencing a lot of problems with his race set-up, will take up a slot [...]
One of the most historic races on the MotoGP calendar, the Grand Prix de France, got underway this afternoon with the first and only practice session of the opening day. It was the riders’ first opportunity to try their bikes out since a one-day test following the last race at Jerez and verify if the [...]
