Red flag at Le Mans.

The final qualifying session for the French Grand Prix has been red flagged after ten-minutes following an engine failure for Alex Hofmann's Kawasaki.

Hofmann kept control of his ZX-RR, but it dropped oil all along the start/finish straight and onto the entry of the flat out turn one before the German was able to slow down and take to the gravel.

Marshals are currently sweeping cement dust onto the oil and the session is expected to restart at 14.25 local time.

In other news, Aprilia's Shane Byrne will take no further part in the weekend due to a lack of strength in his broken hand.