Jorge Lorenzo ran away with the
French GP, taking a flag to flag victory as former championship leader Marc
Marquez fell. Tension hung in the air ahead of the 28 lap monster Energy Grand
Prix de France as riders in the MotoGP World Championship sat patiently on the
grid. Jorge Lorenzo had pole ahead of championship leader Marc Marquez and
potential podium challenger Andrea Lannone.
Lorenzo made a perfect start as
Marquez wheelied off the line, the Yamaha rider leading through the first
chicane with Andrea Dovizioso behind him. Marquez was soon up to fourth as he
charged past Pol Espargaro, Valentino Rossi attempted to follow him through but
found himself swamped by the likes of Aleix Espargaro and Bradley Smith.
As they crossed the finish line for
the first time Lorenzo lead stood at half a second with Dovizioso and lannone
behind. It was not the start Rossi had wanted, able to make up just a single place
from seventh on the grid as the second lap began. Dovizioso, who had seemingly
banished his recent bad luck, remained strong in second.
Dani Pedrosa was unable to close
the gap to Vinales despite his best efforts and settled for fourth. Pol
Espargaro was once again the fastest independent team rider as he ended Tech 3’s
home round in a credible fifth ahead of his brother. Aleix Espargaro, Danilo Petrucci,
Hector Barbera, Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bardl completed the top ten. Of the
21 riders on the grid, 13 finished the race.
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