MotoGP French GP: live commentary and updates from Le Mans

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Race report

Check out Motorsport.com's report on the French Grand Prix.

In the end, home heroes Quartararo and Zarco finished sixth and 11th respectively. For Yamaha, this is its best grand prix result of the year. 

Celebrations are under way in Aprilia's camp. Rivola gives a hug to Martin, exactly a year after Martin told the Aprilia management that he wanted to extricate himself from their contract.

The winning pass

Full results

RACE

All Stats

 

Cla	Rider	#		Bike	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h	Retirement	Points
1	J. Martin Aprilia Racing Team	89		Aprilia	27	41'18.001				25
2	M. Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Team	72		Aprilia	27	+0.477 41'18.478	0.477			20
3	A. Ogura Trackhouse Racing Team	79		Aprilia	27	+0.874 41'18.875	0.397			16
4	F. Di Giannantonio Team VR46	49		Ducati	27	+2.851 41'20.852	1.977			13
5	P. Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	37		KTM	27	+2.991 41'20.992	0.140			11
6	F. Quartararo Yamaha Factory Racing	20		Yamaha	27	+7.756 41'25.757	4.765			10
7	E. Bastianini Tech 3	23		KTM	27	+8.615 41'26.616	0.859			9
8	R. Fernández Trackhouse Racing Team	25		Aprilia	27	+12.497 41'30.498	3.882			8
9	F. Aldeguer Gresini Racing	54		Ducati	27	+14.903 41'32.904	2.406			7
10	L. Marini Honda HRC	10		Honda	27	+15.016 41'33.017	0.113			6
11	J. Zarco Team LCR	5		Honda	27	+16.549 41'34.550	1.533			5
12	A. Rins Yamaha Factory Racing	42		Yamaha	27	+32.343 41'50.344	15.794			4
13	T. Razgatlioglu Pramac Racing	7		Yamaha	27	+32.476 41'50.477	0.133			3
14	F. Morbidelli Team VR46	21		Ducati	27	+32.774 41'50.775	0.298			2
15	J. Miller Pramac Racing	43		Yamaha	27	+36.059 41'54.060	3.285			1
16	J. Folger Tech 3	94		KTM	27	+1'13.229 42'31.230	37.170
dnf	B. Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	33		KTM	20	+7 Laps 31'18.586	7 Laps		Accident
dnf	J. Mir Honda HRC	36		Honda	19	+8 Laps 30'19.135	1 Lap		Accident
dnf	F. Bagnaia Ducati Team	63		Ducati	15	+12 Laps 23'07.890	4 Laps		Accident
dnf	D. Moreira Team LCR	11		Honda	10	+17 Laps 16'00.906	5 Laps		Accident
dnf	A. Marquez Gresini Racing	73		Ducati	1	+26 Laps 1'47.167	9 Laps		Accident
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Intra-Aprilia battle

Just one point separates Bezzecchi and Martin in the riders' championship, with the former leading the standings by the narrowest of margins. 

Di Giannantonio managed to nick fourth place from Acosta on the final lap. But that would hardly be a consolation for him or Ducati on a day Aprilia annihilated the competition

It's worth noting that this is Ogura's maiden podium in MotoGP. We haven't had a Japanese rider on the podium since Katsuyuki Nakasuga finished second in Valencia 2012.

Aprilia 1-2-3

It has taken longer than it should, but Aprilia has finally secured a 1-2-3 result for the first time in MotoGP history!

Final lap

Martin starts the final lap. The battle for the fourth place is on, with Diggia having closed in on Acosta.

Lap 26/27

Bezzecchi has no answer to Martin, who is pulling away at the front. Bezzecchi may be leading the championship, but this performance is a statement of intent. 

New leader!

After following Bezzecchi for the entire 25th lap, Martin passes Bezzecchi on the inside at Turn 3 to snatch the lead. He is on course for a double win (after qualifying eighth)

Lap 24/27

Martin is charging and victory is no longer out of his sight. He is now just four tenths behind Bezzecchi. 

Aprilia podium lockout?

Ogura has gradually worked his way towards the front and has now passed Acosta's KTM for P3. If the positions remain the same, this would be the first time Aprilia has locked out the top-three

Lap 22/27

The gap between Bezzecchi and Martin is now down to eight tenths. This battle isn't just for the race victory. It's about the championship.

Lap 20/27

Zarco isn't enjoying his home race. He has lost a place to Binder, who started on the last row, and is back down to P13. 

Lap 19/27

And Mir finally finds a way past Quartararo for what is now P6. 

Meanwhile, at the front, the gap between the two Aprilias is down to one second. Eight laps still to run.

Lap 18/27

And Martin goes through on Acosta into the first chicane. But he now faces a 1.6s deficit to Bezzecchi. Game on.

Lap 17/27

With Bagnaia out, Martin is right on the tail of Acosta. We might be on course for another Aprilia 1-2. 

In fact, if Martin can pass Acosta, he might be able to challenge his team-mate Bezzecchi for victory.

Lap 15/27

Aprilias are looking strong at this stage. Bezzecchi has pulled out a lead of nine tenths over Bagnaia, who is now coming under pressure from Acosta.

This has brought Martin in play, with the Spaniard now just six tenths behind. He has closed the gap by a full second.

Lap 14/27

Quartararo and Mir are battling for seventh place in the battle of the Japanese giants.

And for those who are wondering, Zarco hasn't made any progress and is still circulating in 13th place, behind the factory Honda of Marini.

Lap 13/27

After his little off-track excursion, Ai Ogura is back in the game. He has closed back in on di Giannantonio, who has had an unusually low-key weekend so far. 

Lap 12/27

Bezzecchi has responded to Bagnaia's pace, but the gap has remained relatively stable at six tenths in the last few laps.

Lap 10/27

Jorge Martin has cleared Fabio di Giannantonio for fourth. But with Pedro Acosta running 1.7s clear, a podium charge appears unlikely. 

Lap 9/27

Bezzecchi's lead is now down to six tenths. Bagnaia and Acosta are closing in on him.

Lap 8/27

Quartararo has slipped to sixth place, behind di Giannantonio and Martin. Ogura also came close to overtaking him but made a mistake and ran wide

Lap 7/27

And as we expected, Bagnaia has passed Acosta. The Italian sent his Ducati up the inside into Turn 3 to snatch second position. Next target is Bezzecchi, but he is circulating nine tenths in front.

Lap 6/27

Bagnaia has passed Quartararo and is now up to third place. He may have made a slow start, but he is now right on the rear of Acosta's KTM. Don't write him off just yet.

Order on lap 4

1. Bezzecchi
2. Acosta
3. Quartararo
4. Bagnaia
5. Di Giannantonio
6. Martin
7. Ogura
8. Mir
9. Bastianini
10. Fernandez
11. Aldeguer
12. Marini
13. Zarco
14. Binder
15. Miller

Acosta has passed Quartararo and is now consolidating second place. Bezzecchi continues to lead, but hasn't been able to check out yet.