MotoGP News: Marquez breaks Le Mans record in Friday Practice
Spaniard Marc Marquez topped second practice at the 2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix with a new lap record on his factory Ducati on the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit.
The eight-time world champion set the pace this morning in FP1 by almost 0.6s over the rest of the field, threatening the strong form he would show in the hour-long afternoon session.
Leading the session early on, Marc Marquez would post a 1m29.855s to set a new lap record on his way to top spot at the checkered flag.
He led the way by 0.177s over an impressive Fabio Quartararo on the factory Yamaha, as he carries on the form he showed at the Spanish GP two weeks ago.
Pecco Bagnaia completed the top three and was within 0.2s of teammate Marc Marquez at the end of a promising Friday for the double world champion.
2025 French MotoGP, Le Mans – Practice Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Behind |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1m29.855s |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.177s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.184s |
| 4 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.366s |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.401s |
| 6 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.422s |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.453s |
| 8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.635s |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.654s |
| 10 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.767s |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.820s |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.899s |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.946s |
| 14 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.966s |
| 15 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.087s |
| 16 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.310s |
| 17 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.399s |
| 18 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +1.402s |
| 19 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.562s |
| 20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | Honda Test Rider (RC213V) | +1.700s |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.470s |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) | +2.570s |
* Rookie