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Jan192023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Le Mans will host the 1000th race of the MotoGP class

This year's MotoGP race at the legendary Le Mans circuit will be very special, as it will be the 1000th race in the more than seventy-year history of the most elite motorcycle racing class. Already last season, more than 110 spectators watched the race live at this venue. At the same time, it earned the award for the best race weekend in 000. That is why there is no doubt that this year's race weekend will also serve up an exceptional atmosphere at this venue. The aforementioned racetrack first hosted the MotoGP race in 2022, and since the 1969 season it has been a fixture on the calendar. The first race of the most elite motorcycle competition was scheduled in June 2000. At that time, the season counted for today's conditions only six races. They all took place in Europe. Year

May152022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: I’m not a favorite for the title

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Fabio Quartararo admitted after fourth place in the home race in Le Mans that he does not see himself as the main candidate to win this year's world title. The Yamaha racer was considered the main favorite for today's victory before the start of the race, after he showed an extremely good rhythm through training. After a bad start, when he slipped from fourth to eighth place, he managed to break back to fourth by the end of the race. However, the fact that Francesco Bagnaia and Joan MIr, who fell in front of him, "helped" him should not be overlooked. Despite finishing under the winning balcony, the Frenchman retained the leading position in the overall standings. His advantage over his closest follower Aleix Espargaro is only 4 points. The current world champion is aware that you are making such mistakes as he was

May152022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bastianini leads Ducati's double victory at Le Mans

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Enea Bastianini won the MotoGP race for the French Grand Prix after Francesco Bagnaia fell from the triple lead of Ducati 7 laps before the end, with which Bastianini fought in the last laps of the race. The second was Bagna’s teammate on the Ducati factory team, Jack Miller, and the third was Aleix Espargaro, who was a tough nut to crack for home hero Fabio Quartararo. The Yamaha racer had to settle for fourth place. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1525819068644737025?s=20&t=lQdHTMZY-3gpGRANK9OWkA

May142022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia to the best starting position in Le Mans

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Francesco Bagnaia won the best starting position for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, and Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro will start the race from the first starting line. Home hero Fabio Quartararo starts the race in fourth place and Enea Bastianini in fifth. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1525459348994109442 Sixth was the second domestic racer, Johann Zarco, while seventh and eighth place went to Suzuki racers Joan Mir and Alex rins. Jorge Martin was ninth and Marc Marquez tenth.

May142022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Zarco fastest at FP3, Mir dropped to Q1

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Host Johann Zarco set the fastest lap time of the third free practice for the French Grand Prix, setting a new Le Mans track record. Twelve racers were faster than the old track record in the third practice. Second was Francesco Bagnaia ahead of current world champion Fabio Quartararo, and Marco Marquez in fourth place. Jack Miller was fifth, and Aleix Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami, Alex Rins, Pol Espargaro and Jorge Martin were automatically placed in Q2.

May192021 by Aljaž CentaNo Comments

Bagnaia: I was lucky it was a rain race

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Second overall Francesco Bagnaia, who was just one point behind the leader, admitted he was lucky the rain was a flag-to-flag race and came to replace the engine as his first engine didn’t work properly and most likely wouldn’t finish race. The Italian started the race in a modest 16th place and broke through to an excellent fifth place after changing the engine for the rain race. "I was lucky to replace the engine because the first one didn't work the best. So, a little luck in this crazy race. I'm glad I finished in fourth place despite two long laps. I entered the pits with 3km / h more, as is permissible and it is right that they should sentence me, ”Bagnaia said. Despite having a penalty of two long laps, he managed to find a fast pace and was looking forward to fourth place in the end. He managed to reduce

October112020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Petrucci celebrated the victory in Le Mans, Marquez for the first time to the podium

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Danilo Petrucci is the winner of the race for the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, and Alex Marquez reached the first podium after an exceptional run. Pol Espargaro also tasted champagne on the podium. The race started on a wet track, and the slippery track claimed the first victim in the first lap. Valentino Rossi slipped in the third turn, almost being run over by Joan Mir and Maverick Vinales. They avoided the fallen Yamaha racer by driving through the excursion zone, causing them to lose quite a few places. Danilo Petrucci took the lead, ahead of Andrea Dovizios and Jack Miller, and Fabio Quartararo slipped to sixth place. In the fourth lap, Cal Crutchlow found his way past Quartararo, and Alex Rins overtook Paul Espargaro by fourth place. The leader in scoring the championship lost another place

Mar202020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

The race in Le Mans has also been postponed for at least a month

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Le Mans race organizers have announced that this year’s MotoGP class race could be postponed for at least a month due to a virus outbreak. Instead of May, the race would be scheduled for June, if the situation in Europe normalizes by then. A similar thing could happen with the Jerez and Mugello races. Claude Michy, a spokesman for the organizers, told the French newspaper Lequipe: "The final decision on what will happen to the Le Mans race will be known in the first week of April. It all depends on the health situation. There is no need to rush. " If the race in France is also officially postponed to June, the race could be scheduled for the weekend between 12.6 and 14.6.2020. That was the term of the legendary 24-hour motorcycle endurance race, which it is now

May202019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: I had a chance for the Top 5

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Fabio Quartararo admitted after the race that he regretted the wasted opportunity in the home race, which he finished in eighth place. As he said, a slightly worse start to the race cost him a place in the top five. The Petronas racer got a morning warm-up before the race, and his race rhythm was especially impressive. That is why he was already considered one of the main favorites to qualify for the winners' stage in front of his home fans. He buried all hopes for that in the first laps of the race, when he first made a mistake in the eighth turn and slipped from tenth place to fifteenth. A similar mistake then occurred to him in the fourth lap, causing him to fall even to seventeenth place. Then he rallied and found his rhythm again, and began to string the fastest laps and push on.

May192019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Rossi: Close, but not enough

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Valentino Rossi ran out of time today to reach the finish line before the start of the race weekend at Le Mans. The nine-time world champion was hoping to get on the podium for the winners. He was also able to draw hope for this from previous races at this venue. In the last five years, he has stood on the winners' stage four times. Today, however, he crossed the finish line as fifth, a tenth behind fourth-placed Miller, and less than a second behind third-placed Petrucci. "In dry races, you can always see how fast you actually are. Before the weekend, our goal was to get on stage for the winners, but unfortunately I wasn't fast enough. Still, I wasn't far, as I got to the finish line just behind both Ducats. That wasn't enough, because they were a bit faster. We still have a lot of work to do. " But already