French MotoGP, Le Mans - Free Practice (4) Results
Free Practice (4) results from the French MotoGP at Le Mans, round 5 of the 2021 world championship.
Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP, French MotoGP 14 May 2021
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Home star Quartararo heads his first session of the weekend during a damp final practice for the French MotoGP at Le Mans.
Spots of rain fell off and on throughout the session, with Repsol Honda riders Espargaro and Marquez both falling in the closing minutes (at Turn 3 and Turn 9 respectively) as a rain shower returned.
Qualifying 1 - for those outside the top ten after third free practice, including Bagnaia, Mir, Rins and Aleix Espargaro - will now get underway, with more rain looking likely...
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| French MotoGP, Le Mans - Free Practice (4) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'32.857s | 6/10 | 313k |
| 2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.007s | 6/8 | 318k |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.015s | 9/12 | 310k |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.047s | 7/9 | 322k |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.147s | 7/10 | 316k |
| 6 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.185s | 7/11 | 315k |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.199s | 8/9 | 319k |
| 8 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.463s | 8/12 | 318k |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.590s | 7/11 | 324k |
| 10 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.617s | 11/14 | 314k |
| 11 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.625s | 6/10 | 315k |
| 12 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.909s | 9/12 | 317k |
| 13 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.954s | 10/12 | 312k |
| 14 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.048s | 10/12 | 311k |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.087s | 8/10 | 315k |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.091s | 12/14 | 320k |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.186s | 11/13 | 321k |
| 18 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.278s | 8/10 | 313k |
| 19 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +1.372s | 8/11 | 310k |
| 20 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.452s | 9/12 | 318k |
| 21 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.527s | 14/16 | 321k |
| 22 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.685s | 11/13 | 313k |
* Rookie.
Fastest Friday time:
Johann Zarco FRA Ducati 1m 31.747s
(FP2)
Official Le Mans MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Yamaha 1m 31.185s (2018)
Fastest race lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 32.309s (2017)
