MotoGP: Bezzecchi wins crash-filled SHARK GP of France
Marco Bezzecchi took a special place in history as the race winner at the 1000th MotoGP after a stunning break for glory in front of a record crowd at Le Mans, and there was drama, drama, drama throughout the field.
First, Bezzecchi is now just one point behind Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the Italian crashed out of the race in a dramatic clash with Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Viñales.
Then, Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) vs Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) lit up the fight for second in a tough but fair tussle, but that then ended in late-race heartbreak for the number 93 as he slid out. However, for the French fans it did mean Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) was then promoted to a glorious home podium after some impressive Sunday pace, giving the 278,805 record crowd even more to cheer about.
Race Results
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Behind | Points |
| 1 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | IT | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | +0.000 | 25 |
| 2 | 89 | Jorge Martin | ES | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | +4.256 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | Johann Zarco | FR | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | +4.795 | 16 |
| 4 | 37 | Augusto Fernandez | ES | GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | +6.281 | 13 |
| 5 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | ES | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | +6.726 | 11 |
| 6 | 33 | Brad Binder | ZA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +13.638 | 10 |
| 7 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | FR | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +15.023 | 9 |
| 8 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | IT | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | +15.826 | 8 |
| 9 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | JP | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | +16.370 | 7 |
| 10 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | IT | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +17.828 | 6 |
| 11 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | IT | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | +29.735 | 5 |
| 12 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | IT | CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | +36.135 | 4 |
| 13 | 94 | Jonas Folger | DE | GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | +49.808 | 3 |
| DNF | 93 | Marc Marquez | ES | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 2 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 43 | Jack Miller | AU | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 3 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 42 | Alex Rins | ES | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 13 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 36 | Joan Mir | ES | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 15 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 73 | Alex Marquez | ES | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 22 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 10 | Luca Marini | IT | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 22 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 12 | Maverick Viñales | ES | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 23 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | IT | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 23 laps | 0 |