Le Mans

Marc Marquez made a typically action-packed return to MotoGP at Le Mans on Friday: Debuting on the Kalex chassis, falling twice and being the only Honda to secure direct access to Qualifying 2.

Danilo Petrucci may have spent most of his MotoGP career on Ducati machinery, but it was still something of a shock when he climbed back on a Desmosedici at Le Mans on Friday.

Fabio Quartararo offered a grim assessment of his factory Yamaha after again being left outside the top ten, during the opening day of his home French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Luca Marini, one of the tallest riders on the 2023 grid, thinks Danilo Petrucci’s size will be less of a disadvantage than normal on his MotoGP comeback at Le Mans this weekend.

Marc Marquez has warned that the revised penalty wording, introduced in the aftermath of the FIM Stewards' failed attempt to revise his Portimao MotoGP penalty, could create new risks and problems.

Friday Practice results from the 2023 French Moto2 Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Friday Practice results from the 2023 French Moto3 Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Friday practice results from the French MotoGP at Le Mans, round 5 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.

Jack Miller takes top spot for KTM in Practice 1 at Le Mans, while Marc Marquez suffered an early crash on his MotoGP return.

Jack Miller says his impressive starts in Jerez were of no surprise because ‘I’ve had good starts my whole MotoGP career’.

Francesco Bagnaia has led a long list of riders that want better clarity from MotoGP stewards.

Fabio Quartararo does not believe Yamaha would be in a better position had Jorge Lorenzo remained the team’s MotoGP test rider.

Jorge Martin has played down talk that he is in contention for the factory Yamaha MotoGP seat alongside Fabio Quartararo for 2024.

Repsol Honda team-mates Marc Marquez and Joan Mir will both try the new Kalex chassis during Friday practice for the French MotoGP.

LCR Honda’s Alex Rins will have a new chassis to try during this weekend’s French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Danilo Petrucci knows jumping into MotoGP without any testing is ‘Mission Impossible’ but he’s been boosted by the news that his 2020 settings will still work with the latest factory Ducati.

The recent controversy over rider penalties was among the topics put to guest Jeremy McWilliams on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast with Keith Huewen.

Grand prix winner Jeremy McWilliams joined Keith Huewen as a special guest on this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast.

Danilo Petrucci makes a popular return to MotoGP at Le Mans, riding for the same factory team with which he won the 2020 French event.

Eight races into the 2023 MotoGP season and Aprilia feels Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales have ‘reaped far less than deserved in the initial part of the season’.

After his toughest start to a MotoGP season, Fabio Quartararo travels to his home Le Mans round with just one podium from eight races and eleventh in the world championship.

Marc Marquez will return to MotoGP action for the first time since the Portimao season opener at Le Mans this weekend.

Marc Marquez’s double Long Lap penalty for colliding with Miguel Oliveira in Portimao has been annulled by the by MotoGP Court of Appeal.

Alex Marquez spent part of the Jerez post-race MotoGP test working on the hard braking style needed at this weekend’s stop-go Le Mans round.