Le Mans MotoGP - Race Results

A frantic first lap saw Marc Marquez drop from pole to tenth place, before the world champion fought back up the order to take the lead from Valentino Rossi just before the halfway stage.

Alvaro Bautista got the better of rookie Pol Espargaro to complete the podium, with Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo a muted fifth and sixth.

Early race leader Andrea Dovizioso slipped back to ninth place.

Danilo Petrucci was absent due to a broken wrist at Jerez, with his planned Ioda replacement Luca Scassa then breaking a femur in testing at Mugello...

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1.Marc MarquezESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)44m 3.925s2.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)44m 5.411s3.Alvaro BautistaESPGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V)44m 7.069s4.Pol EspargaroESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*44m 7.642s5.Dani PedrosaESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)44m 8.002s6.Jorge LorenzoESPMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)44m 11.013s7.Stefan BradlGERLCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)44m 15.452s8.Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (Desmosedici)44m 26.028s9.Aleix EspargaroESPNGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)44m 26.551s10.Bradley SmithGBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)44m 27.033s11.Cal CrutchlowGBRDucati Team (Desmosedici)44m 29.705s12.Scott ReddingGBRGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)*44m 43.448s13.Yonny HernandezCOLPramac Racing (Desmosedici)44m 46.469s14.Hiroshi AoyamaJPNDrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)44m 46.661s15.Karel AbrahamCZECardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R)45m 0.569s16.Michael LavertyGBRPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)45m 18.048s17.Colin EdwardsUSANGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)45m 23.648s18.Broc ParkesAUSPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)*45m 34.859s19.Mike Di MeglioFRAAvintia Racing (Avintia)*45m 38.446s
Andrea IannoneITAPramac Racing (Desmosedici)DNF
Hector BarberaESPAvintia Racing (Avintia)DNF
Nicky HaydenUSADrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)DNF

Blue Name = Factory - Control ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Control ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (only Ducati) plus any new MotoGP manufacturers.
Same 24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Fuel to be reduced to 22 litres should Ducati achieve a race win, two second places or three (dry) podiums. If Ducati claims three wins they will also lose the softer rear tyre. All other concessions confirmed until start of single ECU era in 2016.Red Name = Open - Full control ECU system, hardware and software.
24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie