2023 MotoGP World Championship round 5 - Le Mans, France
Sun 14th May - Sun 14th May
Sessions
Sprint
Sat 13th May - 15:00
Qualifying
Sat 13th May - 10:50
Free Practice 3
Sat 13th May - 10:10
Free Practice 2
Fri 12th May - 15:00
Free Practice 1
Fri 12th May - 10:45
Race
Sun 14th May - 14:00
Latest News
Miller stays fastest as Marquez destroys his Honda with another fall
Jack Miller remained on top during Practice 2 for the French MotoGP, while Marc Marquez secured a top ten spot moments before a fast crash at turn nine.
French MotoGP, Le Mans - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the French MotoGP at Le Mans, round 5 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Friday Practice Results
Friday Practice results from the 2023 French Moto2 Grand Prix at Le Mans.
French Moto3 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Friday Practice Results
Friday Practice results from the 2023 French Moto3 Grand Prix at Le Mans.
Marc Marquez: ‘Someone changed my penalty’, new rule risks 'bad image’
Marc Marquez has warned that the revised penalty wording, introduced in the aftermath of the FIM Stewards' failed attempt to revise his Portimao MotoGP penalty, could create new risks and problems.
Jorge Martin shoots down Yamaha rumours; expects to remain at Ducati
Jorge Martin has played down talk that he is in contention for the factory Yamaha MotoGP seat alongside Fabio Quartararo for 2024.
Marc Marquez, Joan Mir to use Kalex chassis at Le Mans
Repsol Honda team-mates Marc Marquez and Joan Mir will both try the new Kalex chassis during Friday practice for the French MotoGP.
Petrucci: 'Mission impossible', but can use 2020 set-up
Danilo Petrucci knows jumping into MotoGP without any testing is ‘Mission Impossible’ but he’s been boosted by the news that his 2020 settings will still work with the latest factory Ducati.
Marini: Petrucci’s size not a disadvantage here
Luca Marini, one of the tallest riders on the 2023 grid, thinks Danilo Petrucci’s size will be less of a disadvantage than normal on his MotoGP comeback at Le Mans this weekend.
Alex Rins gets new Honda chassis for Le Mans, but…
LCR Honda’s Alex Rins will have a new chassis to try during this weekend’s French MotoGP at Le Mans.
McWilliams: “They're penalising MotoGP riders for attempting to race”
The recent controversy over rider penalties was among the topics put to guest Jeremy McWilliams on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast with Keith Huewen.
PODCAST McWilliams: “Quartararo, Marquez need European bikes”
Grand prix winner Jeremy McWilliams joined Keith Huewen as a special guest on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast.
Espargaro, Vinales eager to turn Aprilia speed into results
Eight races into the 2023 MotoGP season and Aprilia feels Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales have ‘reaped far less than deserved in the initial part of the season’.
Petrucci: I’ve always been competitive in the wet…
Danilo Petrucci makes a popular return to MotoGP at Le Mans, riding for the same factory team with which he won the 2020 French event.
Quartararo ‘leaves Jerez drama behind’, slow corners ‘a worry’
After his toughest start to a MotoGP season, Fabio Quartararo travels to his home Le Mans round with just one podium from eight races and eleventh in the world championship.
Marc Marquez returns to MotoGP action at Le Mans
Marc Marquez will return to MotoGP action for the first time since the Portimao season opener at Le Mans this weekend.
Alex Marquez works on Binder, Bagnaia braking style
Alex Marquez spent part of the Jerez post-race MotoGP test working on the hard braking style needed at this weekend’s stop-go Le Mans round.
Joan Mir: Difficult Honda start “similar to my rookie season at Suzuki”
Joan Mir insists he isn’t alarmed by the tough start to his Repsol Honda MotoGP career.
Rory Skinner: “It’s a bit surreal that Hopper’s my manager”
Rory Skinner's favourite childhood film was the MotoGP documentary ‘Faster’, released in 2003. Now he races for one of the stars of that film; John Hopkins.