A slight disappointment, but a Saturday more than encouraging. This Saturday, Fabio Quartararo positioned himself at the foot of the podium at the arrival of the Sprint race of the Grand Prix de France, in Le Mans. The French was however Party in pole positionbut the brothers Marquez – Marc, the winner, and Alex – overwhelmed him, despite an excellent start from the Yamaha pilot.
Less anticipated, “Quarta” also had to give in against Fermin Aldeguer, Rookie pilot in MotoGP. “El Diablo” will nevertheless go into pole position of the main race, always Sunday at home. Two weeks earlier, the 2021 world champion had gleaned a podium in Spain After setting off from the first position on the starting grid. The day before, However, he had dropped during the Sprint race.
Marc at a point of Alex
This Saturday, his compatriot Johann Zarco also achieved a good result. The Honda-LCR driver won five places to complete the Sprint race in sixth position. In the general classification of the world championship, he nevertheless lost a few lengths on Quartararo, which is ahead of a row and nine points. Before the main race, Alex Marquez still reigns in the general classification (140 points), but only has a single unit on the brother, Marc.