French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results

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

14 May 2023

French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	22m 34.233s
2	Filip Salac	CZE	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	22m 34.853s
3	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Lightech SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	22m 35.770s
4	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	22m 36.426s
5	Jake Dixon	GBR	Inde GASGAS Aspar M2	(Kalex)	22m 37.274s
6	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	22m 38.408s
7	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	22m 43.086s
8	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Lightech SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	22m 43.670s
9	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	22m 44.929s
10	Sergio Garcia	SPA	Pons Wegow Los40	(Kalex)	22m 45.050s
11	Lukas Tulovic	GER	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact	(Kalex)	22m 45.821s
12	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	22m 46.361s
13	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	22m 46.570s
14	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	22m 47.294s
15	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	22m 47.928s
16	Sean Dylan Kelly	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	22m 48.866s
17	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	22m 52.477s
18	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	22m 54.113s
19	Senna Agius	AUS	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact	(Kalex)	22m 56.848s
20	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	22m 56.917s
21	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	22m 59.498s
22	Izan Guevara	SPA	Inde GASGAS Aspar M2	(Kalex)	22m 59.580s
23	Borja Gomez	SPA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	23m 4.441s
	Alex Escrig	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	DNF
	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	DNF
	Rory Skinner	GBR	American Racing	(Kalex)	DNF
	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	DNS
	Albert Arenas	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	DNS
	Aron Canet	SPA	Pons Wegow Los40	(Kalex)	DNS

Tony Arbolino wins a restarted French Moto2 Grand Prix at Le Mans as title rival Pedro Acosta crashes out, team-mate Sam Lowes starts from the back of the grid and Filip Salac takes his first dry podium.

Acosta was closing in on race leader Arbolino when he lost the front at Turn 7, on lap 6 of 14.

The original race was halted after Albert Arenas slid off on the exit of Turn 5, with Manuel Gonzalez and Aron Canet being crashing heavily after hitting his bike.

With less than 3 laps completed, all riders were eligible for the restart. The Marc VDS team worked flat out to fix Lowes' bike - after a fast crash at the start of lap 2, when he lost the front into the first chicane while behind Arbolino and Alonso Lopez - in time to retake his place on pole position.

But the Englishman missed the pit lane exit cut-off time by a few seconds and, after more hasty repairs on his rear brake, was forced to start from the back of the grid. Lowes went on to take 15th.

French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results

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