Lorenzo dominates at LeMans
After starting from 3rd position on the grid, the Mallorcan quickly dropped the pack and enjoyed a solitary race to the finish line.
Lorenzo shares the podium with team mate Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) started in pole but dropped back as the race got underway. Whatever the issue initially, Marquez typically overcame it and went on to fight an epic battle with Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) to claim 4th place, relegating the Italian to 5th.
Marquez’s team mate Dani Pedrosa crashed in the early stages of the race, but remounted. Even though the Spanish rider had little chance of claiming points, it was vital for him to rejoin the race and test how his injured arm holds up over full race distance.
Brit Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) finished in 6th, having better fortune than his compatriots. Cal Crutchlow (CWM-LCR Honda) crashed out of the race on turn 6, losing the front on the difficult downhill curve. Scott Redding (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) also crashed out of the race after completing just 3 laps of the Le Mans circuit.
Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Yonny Hernandez (Pramac Racing), Maverick Vinales (Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP) and Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Racing) complete the top ten.
Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | 25 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 43'44.143 |
| 2 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | 20 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +3.820 |
| 3 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | 16 | Ducati Team | Ducati | +12.380 |
| 4 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | 13 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +19.890 |
| 5 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | 11 | Ducati Team | Ducati | +20.237 |
| 6 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | 10 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | +21.145 |
| 7 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | 9 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | +35.493 |
| 8 | HERNANDEZ Yonny | 68 | COL | 8 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +39.601 |
| 9 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | 7 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | +41.571 |
| 10 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | 6 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +42.789 |
| 11 | HAYDEN Nicky | 69 | USA | 5 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | +53.636 |
| 12 | BAZ Loris | 76 | FRA | 4 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | +1'00.617 |
| 13 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | 3 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | +1'04.272 |
| 14 | LAVERTY Eugene | 50 | IRE | 2 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | +1'05.259 |
| 15 | BAUTISTA Alvaro | 19 | SPA | 1 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | +1'05.515 |
| 16 | PEDROSA Dani | 26 | SPA | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +1'20.907 |
| 17 | DE ANGELIS Alex | 15 | RSM | 0 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | +1'21.663 |
| 18 | MELANDRI Marco | 33 | ITA | 0 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | +1 lap |
| 19 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | 0 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | DNF |
| 20 | ABRAHAM Karel | 17 | CZE | 0 | AB Motoracing | Honda | DNF |
| 21 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | 0 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | DNF |
| 22 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | 0 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | DNF |
| 23 | DI MEGLIO Mike | 63 | FRA | 0 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | DNF |
| 24 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | 0 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | DNF |
| 25 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | DNF |
Rider Standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
| 1 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | 102 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 2 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | 87 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 3 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | 83 | Ducati Team | Ducati |
| 4 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | 69 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 5 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | 61 | Ducati Team | Ducati |
| 6 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | 47 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda |
| 7 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | 46 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
| 8 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | 35 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
| 9 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | 31 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
| 10 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | 27 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
| 11 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | 25 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| 12 | HERNANDEZ Yonny | 68 | COL | 20 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| 13 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | 13 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda |
| 14 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | 13 | Avintia Racing | Ducati |
| 15 | PEDROSA Dani | 26 | SPA | 10 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 16 | HAYDEN Nicky | 69 | USA | 8 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda |
| 17 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | 6 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda |
| 18 | BAZ Loris | 76 | FRA | 6 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha |
| 19 | AOYAMA Hiroshi | 7 | JPN | 5 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 20 | BAUTISTA Alvaro | 19 | SPA | 3 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia |
| 21 | LAVERTY Eugene | 50 | IRE | 2 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda |
| 22 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | 1 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha |