2025 French MotoGP, Le Mans - Friday Practice Results

* Rookie

Official Le Mans MotoGP Records:

Best lap: Jorge Martin Ducati 1m 29.919s (2024)

Fastest race lap: Enea Bastianini Ducati 1m 31.107s (2024)

However, Marquez's half-second morning advantage was reduced to just 0.177s by charging home star Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), much to the delight of the bulging grandstands.

Francesco Bagnaia completed a close top three, 0.184s behind factory Ducati team-mate Marquez.

Rookie Fermin Aldeguer sealed an impressive fourth ahead of title-leading Gresini team-mate Alex Marquez.

Jack Miller, Pedro Acosta, Maverick Vinales, Franco Morbidelli and Marco Bezzecchi completed the top ten for direct Qualifying 2 access.

Vinales kept his place despite a fall, when second fastest to Marquez, but later accidents cost Quartararo's countryman Johann Zarco and KTM's Brad Binder heavily, and both will need to fight through Qualifying 1.

The warmer afternoon temperatures meant almost all riders moved to the hard front tyre but remained on the soft rear.

After Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez crashed at the start of FP1, Ai Ogura fell from his RS-GP halfway through the afternoon.

Joan Mir then crashed from his Honda at the final corner with 18mins to go, the bike being flipped into a barrel roll.

* Rookie

Official Le Mans MotoGP Records:

Best lap: Jorge Martin Ducati 1m 29.919s (2024)

Fastest race lap: Enea Bastianini Ducati 1m 31.107s (2024)

Marc Marquez began the French MotoGP weekend half a second clear of the rest of the field, led by KTM's Brad Binder, during Free Practice 1 at Le Mans.

Seeking to rebound from his Jerez mishap, Marc, who had a revised chassis available, was quickest for much of the 45 minutes.

Binder then shot into second on his final lap - albeit after fitting new rubber - demoting title leader Alex Marquez (Gresini) and Marc's factory team-mate Francesco Bagnaia to third and fourth.

Rookie Ai Ogura impressed with a late fifth place for Trackhouse Aprilia, also after a tyre change, pushing home star - and Spanish Grand Prix pole and podium finisher - Fabio Quartararo to sixth for Yamaha.

Quartararo spent much of the session in fourth, just ahead of countryman Johann Zarco (LCR Honda), who was eventually classified in eighth after a late lap by Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati).

Raul Fernandez, optimistic after the Jerez test, walked away from his heavily damaged RS-GP after a crash at the start of the session.

Morbidelli, returning after missing the Jerez test due to a neck contusion, later suffered a much lighter fall.

Quartararo’s team-mate Alex Rins then crashed on entry to the Dunlop chicane, as the final five minutes began.

The Yamaha riders have the new engine plus some chassis parts used at the Jerez test available this weekend.

Pedro Acosta and Somkiat Chantra underwent arm pump surgery following Jerez. Acosta is riding this weekend but rookie Chantra is still recovering.

Pramac’s Miguel Oliveira is returning to MotoGP action after missing the last three rounds due to a shoulder injury in Argentina.

Injure reigning world champion Jorge Martin continues to be replaced by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori.

Takaaki Nakagami is making his Honda wild-card debut, after retiring from full time competition at the end of last season.

After equalling Honda’s all-time record of 22 GP wins in a row, Ducati can set a record if a Desmosedici wins Sunday’s French Grand Prix.

An official MotoGP attendance record of 297,471 weekend fans was set at Le Mans last year.

However, weather forecasts warn of possible rain on Sunday.