Pedrosa snatches pole in thrilling Le Mans qualifying
In an action-packed qualifying session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who took his first pole position of the season ahead of Casey Stoner. Read more.
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 targets podium at home race
The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team will go into its home race at the historic Le Mans circuit in France confident that Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow can battle for the podium after both produced good qualifying performances today. Read more.
Second row starts for Lorenzo and Spies
Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies were faced with a wet, damp and then drying track as they fought to finally deliver fourth and sixth on the grid respectively for tomorrow’s race. Read more.
Pedrosa takes pole with Stoner in second
Dani Pedrosa will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix of France from pole position (1’33.638) with team mate Casey Stoner in second place (1’33.941) after a stressful qualifying practice that was decided in the final minutes. Read more.
Rossi seventh, Hayden eleventh at damp Le Mans
Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden posted the seventh and eleventh best times, respectively, in today’s qualifying session for the French Grand Prix. Read more.
Bautista rues qualifying crash
After impressing during free practice yesterday and this morning it was understandable that Álvaro Bautista felt some disappointment at qualifying on the third row of the grid in eighth place this afternoon. Read more.
Márquez claims Moto2™ pole position at Le Mans
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s championship leader Marc Márquez claimed pole position at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France despite a crash early in the session. Read more.
Viñales takes pole in incident-packed Moto3™ qualifying
In wet conditions at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans it was Blusens Avintia’s Maverick Viñales who held his nerve to take pole position ahead of Efrén Vázquez. Read more.
De Puniet looking for top CRT glory on home soil
Randy de Puniet fought through the pain barrier to qualify as the fastest CRT rider at his home Grand Prix this afternoon. Read more.
Promising third row for Pramac in Le Mans
Today’s qualifying session at Le Mans for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of France was a good session for the sole Ducati Pramac rider Héctor Barberá, who has been consistently quick on this track. Read more.