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what might happen. We made no mistakes today." HRC test rider Takaaki Nakaga - mi impressed in sixth, followed by Raul Fernandez, Di Giannantonio, Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Sava- dori, and Trackhouse Aprilia's Ai Ogura. Honda's Luca Marini, Rins, Bastianini, Bezzecchi and VR46 Ducati's Franco Morbidelli claimed the remaining points, with Bagnaia finishing last in 16th. The points have Marc Mar - quez 22 points clear of brother Alex, 171 to 149, with Bagnaia's zero-point haul in France seeing him drop a worrying 51 points off his teammate in third. MOTO2 Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) made it back-to-back Moto2 wins in France. The Spaniard edged out Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Aldeguer earning his maiden MotoGP podium in third. Acosta was fourth, Vinales fifth. "I feel very special and proud because I love motorcycle history, and writing this line as a French rider winning the French GP is just magic," said Zarco. "I always push myself, hoping that I can win races or be on the podium. But today was also about making this choice for the rain tires." "The main goal was to stay fully focused, as in these condi - tions any small mistake can cost you the race," Marquez said. "The track was very slippery but not wet enough for the tires to work at their best. The most challeng- ing part of the race was the last five laps, as it was crucial to manage the situation, especially mentally, with no other riders nearby. The bike worked well, but in the wet, you never know Aldeguer briefly led before switching to wet tires, hand - ing the lead—incredibly—to Zarco, who had slowly but surely worked his way up the leader - board. The Frenchman stayed on wets and began to open a large gap. He led Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha), but the Marquez brothers quickly passed the struggling Portuguese rider. With 11 laps to go, Zarco had extended his lead to over 14 seconds. Crashes from Oliveira and Alex Marquez reshuffled the order, promoting Acosta to third. Zarco maintained his domi - nance, and Aldeguer caught and passed Acosta late in the race for a first full-length MotoGP podium. The crowd erupted as Zarco took an emotional home win— France's first since Pierre Mon - neret in 1954. Marc Marquez finished second, with rookie ROUND 6 / MAY 9-11, 2025 BUGATTI CIRCUIT / LE MANS, FRANCE ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P90 Alex Marquez (73) had two race crashes on Sunday, the second one ending his weekend.