MotoGP French Grand Prix qualifying - Start time, how to watch

Ducati heads into qualifying after setting the pace on Friday, with Spanish GP winner Jack Miller topping the times in FP1 and Johann Zarco leading the field in FP2.

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo took pole position at Le Mans last year, beating Miller by two tenths of a second. Danilo Petrucci - now at Tech 3 KTM - qualified third and went on to win the race for Ducati.

What time does qualifying for the French MotoGP start?

Q1 will begin at 14:10 local time, followed by the pole-deciding Q2 at 14:35. Each session will last 15 minutes.

Date: Saturday, May 15th
Start time: 12:10 GMT / 13:10 BST / 14:10 CEST / 08:10 ET / 05:10 PT / 22:10 AEST / 21:10 JST / 17:40 IST

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2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	07:55	08:55	09:55	03:55	00:55	17:55	16:55	13:25
FP2	12:10	13:10	14:10	08:10	05:10	22:10	21:10	17:40
FP3	07:55	08:55	09:55	03:55	00:55	17:55	16:55	13:25
FP4	11:30	12:30	13:30	07:30	04:30	21:30	20:30	17:00
Qualifying	12:10	13:10	14:10	08:10	05:10	22:10	21:10	17:40
Warm up	08:00	09:00	10:00	04:00	01:00	18:00	17:00	13:30
Race	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30

How can I watch French MotoGP qualifying?

Europe:

Spain: DAZN
UK: BT Sport
France: Canal+
Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
Italy: Sky Sport
Hungary: Spiler TV
Netherlands: Eurosport
Portugal: Sport TV

Asia:

Japan: G+/Hulu
Thailand: PPTV
India: Eurosport
Indonesia: Trans 7
Malaysia and Singapore: Fox Sports
China: Star Sports / Guangdong Television
South Korea: Star Sports

Americas

USA: NBCSN
Canada: DAZN
Brazil: Fox Sports
Argentina: ESPN+

Oceania

Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Spark Sport (new for 2021)

Can I stream qualifying?

MotoGP offers its own on-demand streaming service that includes live coverage of all qualifying and races. The MotoGP Video Pass is available for an annual fee of 139.99 euros. Users also can subscribe to the service on a monthly basis for 29.99 euros.

FP1 results:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'38.007
2	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'39.488	1.481
3	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'40.069	2.062
4	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'40.115	2.108
5	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'40.121	2.114
6	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'40.244	2.237
7	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'40.256	2.249
8	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'40.582	2.575
9	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'40.679	2.672
10	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'41.029	3.022
11	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'41.258	3.251
12	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'41.299	3.292
13	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'41.423	3.416
14	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'41.524	3.517
15	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'41.576	3.569
16	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'41.641	3.634
17	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'42.500	4.493
18	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'42.899	4.892
19	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'43.045	5.038
20	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'43.262	5.255
21	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'43.469	5.462
22	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'43.644	5.637
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FP2 results:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'31.747
2	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'31.842	0.095
3	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'32.136	0.389
4	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'32.137	0.390
5	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'32.279	0.532
6	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'32.296	0.549
7	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'32.361	0.614
8	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'32.632	0.885
9	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'32.669	0.922
10	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'32.711	0.964
11	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'32.762	1.015
12	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'32.800	1.053
13	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'32.908	1.161
14	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'32.946	1.199
15	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'33.040	1.293
16	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'33.117	1.370
17	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'33.204	1.457
18	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'33.361	1.614
19	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'33.536	1.789
20	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'33.985	2.238
21	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'34.147	2.400
22	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'34.520	2.773
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FP3 results:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'40.736
2	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'41.349	0.613
3	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'41.452	0.716
4	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'41.457	0.721
5	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'41.671	0.935
6	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'41.775	1.039
7	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'41.817	1.081
8	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'42.055	1.319
9	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'42.136	1.400
10	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'42.323	1.587
11	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'42.516	1.780
12	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'42.520	1.784
13	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'42.532	1.796
14	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'43.213	2.477
15	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'43.462	2.726
16	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'43.546	2.810
17	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'43.700	2.964
18	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'43.740	3.004
19	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'43.759	3.023
20	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'43.857	3.121
21	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'44.016	3.280
22	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'44.123	3.387
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