Honda’s world champion Marc Marquez won the French Grand Prix at Le Mans for his third victory in the last four races to extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings.
The 26-year-old, who started in pole position, cruised to victory in 41 minutes, 53.647 seconds to reach 95 points for the season ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Alex Rins.
Marquez, fought off the Ducatis of Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller early on before assuming full control of the race and cruising to his second successive Le Mans win and Honda's 300th across MotoGP and its 500cc predecessor.
Marquez was pleased with his consistent performance after equalling team mate Jorge Lorenzo’s premier class win tally of 47, the joint-fourth highest. “In Le Mans it’s always difficult especially with the temperature. I think it was my first race with the soft tyre in the front but it was the safer option and I was trying to be consistent on the laps,” Marquez said. “I’m happy because normally on this track Ducati and Yamaha are very fast but we were there. This is good news for us.” Marquez and Jack Miller were involved in an early battle and the Australian surged ahead on the fifth lap, but the champion regained the lead two laps later and pulled away from the chasing pack to secure the victory.
The 2019 French Grand Prix Full Riders resuit:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 41m 53.647s
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP19) 41m 55.631s
3. Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP19) 41m 55.789s
4. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP19) 41m 56.587s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 41m 56.700s
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 41m 59.582s
7. Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 42m 0.834s
8. Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 42m 2.086s
9. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 42m 3.500s
10. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 42m 7.356s
11. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 8.650s
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 23.159s
13. Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 26.708s
14. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 42m 29.128s
15. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 42m 29.691s
16. Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* +1 lap
Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) DNF
Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Maverick Viñales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) DNF
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18)* DNF
Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) DNF
Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) DNF
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