ROUND 6 / MAY 9-11, 2025
BUGATTI CIRCUIT / LE MANS, FRANCE
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P86
naia (Ducati Lenovo Team), third
in the standings, crashed out at
turn three on lap two after jump-
ing from sixth to fourth. Marco
Bezzecchi's
(Aprilia Racing
Team) race also unraveled early
after a run through the gravel left
him out of contention.
By lap four, Brad Binder (Red
Bull KTM) became the next ca
-
sualty, crashing at turn nine. He
remounted but retired
to the pits.
Up front, Marc Marquez began
MOTOGP
SPRINT RACE
Fabio Quartararo (Monster
Energy Yamaha) sent the home
crowd into a frenzy by qualifying
on his second straight pole posi-
tion, but it was Marc Marquez
(Ducati Lenovo
Team) who made
a lightning start, taking the hole-
shot into turn one. He ran wide at
turn
two, allowing Quartararo to
snatch the lead and pull clear in
the opening laps. Francesco Bag
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63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA
DNF/16TH MOTOGP
"Just before turn one, I was passed
by several riders, and then came
the contact with Enea [Bastianini],"
Bagnaia said. "These things can
happen, especially when there are
riders on slick tires and others on
wets in the same race — speeds are
very different. I'm sad, because had I
re-joined straight away, without need-
ing to return to the pits due to the bike
damage, I could have finished in the
top five. But unfortunately, everything
went the wrong way today."
30 TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI
16TH/6TH MOTOGP
"I'm really happy for Zarco, doing
this at your home GP is a dream,"
Nakagami said. "He was really fast
on track today. He and I made the
same decision to stay out on the rain
tire. From my side, I just tried to stay
focused on my job—don't crash and
don't override. It was pretty chaotic
at the start with the pitting and many
people changing their bikes, quite
difficult to understand. I really enjoyed
the race, even if it was really long!"
MYOWNRACE
