13:35
Can Johann Zarco complete a dream win?
Frenchman Johann Zarco surprisingly leads the French MotoGP at Le Mans, on Lap 13 of 26.
Johann Zarco
Johann Zarco, LCR Honda, 2025 French MotoGP
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2025 French MotoGP as it happened
Lap-by-lap updates from the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix.
Johann Zarco sensationally won the French MotoGP, his home race.
11 May 2025
13:34
Nakagami stayed on wets for the start, hence his eighth place right now.
13:34
Savadori, by the way, has just overtaken Di Giannantonio for 10th.
13:34
Acosta is through on Oliveira at Turn 3 for fourth. Oliveira is on the medium rear rain tyre, which is hurting him right now.
13:33
Lap 12/26
Zarco leads by 9.1s from Marc Marquez. Alex Marquez is in third, Oliveira is fourth ahead of Acosta, Vinales, Aldeguer, HCR wildcard Nakagami, Fernandez and Savadori.
13:32
Zarco's lead is growing. It's nine seconds now.
13:32
Bastianini has a double long lap penalty. Pitlane speeding, so that is four long laps for him.
13:31
Lap 11/26
Zarco starts lap 11. His lead is 8.7s over Marc Marquez. He's keeping that gap stable.
13:30
Zarco is 8.4s clear of Marc Marquez, while Alex Marquez is only 0.614s behind his brother.
13:30
Lap 10/26
Zarco leads, Alex Marquez is the fastest rider on track.
13:29
Marc Marquez takes second from Oliveira at Turn 8. Alex Marquez takes third on the exit.
13:28
Ogura's penalty is a fresh one, so that will be his third.
13:28
Lap 9/26
Zarco leads onto lap nine, with Oliveira 7.4s behind him. He is being hounded by Marc Marquez.
13:27
So, everyone by Ogura has served their long laps now. Ogura is 12th after his pit stop.
13:27
Zarco gets a huge roar from the crowd. He is 5 seconds up the road from Oliveira, who stayed out on wets. Marc Marquez is third having pitted two laps ago.
13:26
Jack Miller has crashed out somewhere. He's just been embraced by Quartararo.
13:26
Lap 8/26
DiGia and Savadori and Ogura have pitted.
Your new race leader is Johann Zarco, who stayed out on wets!
13:25
Miller haas gone missing because he is down in 17th. Aldeguer in.
13:25
Bagnaia has been in twice, Binder has crashed again.
13:24
Lap 7/26
Morbidelli has crashed.
Aldeguer leads from DiGia, Savadori, Ogura, and Zarco, who is the leading wet rider. As is Oliveira in sixth.
13:23
Marquez brothers are in. Aldeguer stayed out.
13:23
Marc Marquez takes his second penalty and rejoins third. Alex Marquez ran wide and drops to third. Aldeguer leads.
Bastianini has crashed.
13:22
1746966129Lap 6/26
Marc Marquez leads Alex Marquez but they will have to come in soon surely. Aldeguer third from Morbidelli and Fernandez, Savadori sixth, DiGia seventh, Ogura eighth, Miller ninth - the first on wets.
13:22
Vinales and Acosta are in.
13:21
Lap 5/26
There are still riders on wets: Zarco, Miller, Oliveira and Nakagami.
Marc Marquez takes his first long lap.
