The 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix weekend continues on Saturday with qualifying and the 13-lap sprint.
Alex Marquez comes into the first race day of the weekend leading the championship by a point following his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago.
But all eyes will be on his older brother Marc Marquez, who has won every sprint in 2025 so far and topped both of Friday's practice sessions having run an updated chassis. Fastest outright, the factory Ducati rider also showed the strongest long running pace.
French fans will be hopeful of something special from Fabio Quartararo, after the Yamaha rider was second on Friday and was also looking quick on race pace. He will start on pole.
Pecco Bagnaia admitted on Friday he can't find what he needs from the 2025 Ducati and needs to adapt himself to the bike now. He is in the hunt for the podium at Le Mans, but concedes he is not going to be fighting Marc Marquez.
KTM could be in for another strong showing this weekend as Maverick Vinales continues to show promising pace on his RC16.
Championship leader Alex Marquez didn't have an explosive lap in practice on Friday, but the Gresini rider's race pace is strong, as is team-mate Fermin Aldeguer.
Qualifying begins at 9:50am GMT, while the sprint is at 2pm GMT.
Pecco Bagnaia's season didn't get any better on Saturday at the French Grand Prix after he crashed on lap two of the sprint.
He blamed this on his lack of feeling with the front end of his Ducati.
Read his debrief here
KTM's Brad Binder was up there in the battle for the top five in Saturday's French Grand Prix sprint, but crashed on lap four.
Read what he had to say about this here
Marc Marquez maintained his 100% sprint victory record for 2025 on Saturday at the French Grand Prix.
And he says this came as a direct result of what he learned from his crash at the Spanish GP two weeks ago.
Read his comments here
Fermin Aldeguer scored a maiden sprint MotoGP podium on Saturday at Le Mans.
And he credited the Marquez brothers for getting him there.
Read his thoughts here
Fabio Quartararo narrowly missed out on a sprint podium on home soil on Saturday at the French Grand Prix.
But he feels his 'disappointment' is 'a good thing'.
Read his thoughts here
Read the full sprint report from the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix here
Third-placed Fermin Aldeguer had a very slow crash on the cooldown lap because he ran into the back of Marc Marquez!
Both riders are fine and having a laugh about it on the podium.
Marc Marquez wins his sixth sprint of the 2025 MotoGP season to retake the championship lead.
Alex Marquez is second, while Fermin Aldeguer scored a maiden sprint podium in third.
Poleman Quartararo is fourth, while Acosta has crashed out of fifth at the penultimate corner.
Last lap begins, Marc Marquez leads by 1.4s from Alex Marquez and Aldeguer in third.
The KTM duel should keep Quartararo in fourth.
Vinales attacks Acosta at Turn 11, but runs wide.
Couple of run-offs to mention. Bezzecchi ran off early on, while Oliveira has also been through the gravel.
Two laps to go and it's as you were at the front.
Finals points positions are debated between Zarco, Rins and Di Giannantonio.
Battle for the win is done. Alex Marquez has 1.4s over Aldeguer. So, podium looks settled.
Big fight now is if Quartararo can hold the KTMs at bay for fourth.
Four laps to go, Marc Marquez is 1.4s up the road.
Quartararo and Aldeguer have a great scrap for third, with the pair making slight contact at Turn 6 and Turn 7.
Aldeguer barges him out the way at Turn 7 for third.
I think Quartararo has chewed up his tyres because his pace has gone.
Marc Marquez has bolted. He's 1.2s clear of Alex Marquez. Quartararo is struggling to keep the pace of the Ducatis around him.
Great KTM scrap for fifth between Acosta and Vinales going on right now.
Let's see if Alex Marquez can chase down his brother.
Marc Marquez leads by almost a second now as Alex Marquez takes second on the inside of Turn 2 of Quartararo.
Quartararo has his hands full with Alex Marquez now. He's going to have to fight like hell to hold the Ducatis back to stay on the podium.
Half distance and Marquez leads, with Quartararo in second and Alex Marquez third.
Lead gap half a second.
Alex Marquez runs wide at Turn 11, which brings Aldeguer into play for the podium.
