MotoGP: Miller tops damp Practice 1 from Zarco at Le Mans
A slick tire gamble from Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) on a drying track saw the Australian sit comfortably clear of the competition in FP1 at the SHARK Grand Prix de France.
His 1:38.007 time was 1.481s quicker than second place Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing).
Despite an earlier bike issue, Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) took P3 in a frantic opening MotoGP session of the weekend.
Behind the leading trio was a pair of Repsol Honda Team riders: Pol Espargaro leading Marc Marquez by 0.006s.
Practice 1 Results
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 14 | 1’38.007 | 0.000s |
| 2 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 18 | 1’39.488 | 1.481 |
| 3 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 13 | 1’40.069 | 2.062 |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | Honda | 16 | 1’40.115 | 2.108 |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 18 | 1’40.121 | 2.114 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 18 | 1’40.244 | 2.237 |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 22 | 1’40.256 | 2.249 |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 16 | 1’40.582 | 2.575 |
| 9 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 16 | 1’40.679 | 2.672 |
| 10 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 14 | 1’41.029 | 3.022 |
| 11 | Alex Marquez | Honda | 19 | 1’41.258 | 3.251 |
| 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | 14 | 1’41.299 | 3.292 |
| 13 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 21 | 1’41.423 | 3.416 |
| 14 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 20 | 1’41.524 | 3.517 |
| 15 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 17 | 1’41.576 | 3.569 |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 21 | 1’41.641 | 3.634 |
| 17 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 18 | 1’42.500 | 4.493 |
| 18 | Brad Binder | KTM | 19 | 1’42.899 | 4.892 |
| 19 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 12 | 1’43.045 | 5.038 |
| 20 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 18 | 1’43.262 | 5.255 |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | Ducati | 21 | 1’43.469 | 5.462 |
| 22 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 16 | 1’43.644 | 5.637 |