2026 French MotoGP, Le Mans - Friday Practice Results

Johann Zarco delights the French fans by leading Friday practice for the 2026 French MotoGP at Le Mans, while Marc Marquez heads to Qualifying 1.

Home defending Le Mans winner Zarco was leading the session from Fabio di Giannantonio and Pecco Bagnaia, when Bagnaia crashed on his final lap.

That incident had consequences for teammate Marquez, who was unable to improve on 13th place due to the resulting yellow flags.

KTM's Pedro Acosta was more fortunate, taking tenth place despite a crash, but Raul Fernandez missed out on a top ten place after a fiery incident with his Trackhouse Aprilia.

Title leader Marco Bezzecchi climbed to seventh place, just ahead of the leading Yamaha of Alex Rins.

^X Rider has improved X positions from FP1.
= Rider has the same position as FP1.
˅X Rider has dropped X positions from FP1.
* Rookie

Official Le Mans MotoGP Records:

Best lap: Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, 1m 29.324s (2025)

Fastest race lap: Enea Bastianini, Ducati, 1m 31.107s (2025)

FP1:

Luca Marini and Honda lead opening practice for the French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Marini and KTM’s Pedro Acosta moved to the top after fitting new rubber for the final minutes.

However, VR46 Ducati's Fabio di Giannantonio - who led most of the session - then had a lap time reinstated, moving the Italian into second place, as the fastest rider to stick with old rubber.

LCR Honda's 2025 winner Johann Zarco delighted the home fans with fourth and also set his best time on used tyres.

Trackhouse team-mates Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura, plus KTM's Brad Binder, broke into the top ten with new tyres.

Alex Rins claimed top Yamaha honours in sixth on old rubber.

Further back, reigning champion Marc Marquez began the weekend in ninth for Ducati Lenovo, with Aprilia's title leader Marco Bezzecchi just 14th.

As rumoured, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo took to his home track using last year’s Inline4 tri-plane front wing, after reporting improved front-feeling at the Jerez test.

Franco Morbidelli had to sit out the opening five minutes as punishment for not leaving the track as soon as he became aware that his bike was smoking during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

FP1 took place in dry and sunny conditions, but the weather is forecast to deteriorate throughout the weekend, setting up the possibility of another rain-affected grand prix after last year’s emotional victory by Zarco.

Tech3’s Maverick Vinales continues to be sidelined after shoulder surgery and has been replaced by Jonas Folger, returning to grand prix action for the first time since 2023.

* Rookie

Official Le Mans MotoGP Records:

Best lap: Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, 1m 29.324s (2025)

Fastest race lap: Enea Bastianini, Ducati, 1m 31.107s (2025)