Marc Marquez reeled off his third
win on the bounce in the French MotoGP as home favorite and pole sitter Johann
Zarco crashed out. Marquez took his 38th win in the top category unchallenged
from Danilo Petrucci with Italian veteran Valentino Rossi in third.
Zarco had the home fans at Le Mans’
Bugatti circuit dreaming of a rare French win after his record setting pole but
the Yamaha Tech star slid out of contention on lap seven. Australian Jack
Miller was impressive to finish fourth, after starting the race from seventh on
the grid.
In the middle order, Jack Miller on
the second Pramac Ducati passed Lorenzo to take fourth. The Ducati rider though
wasn't going down without a fight and tried hard to hold on to fifth, despite
increasing pressure from Dani Pedrosa of Honda. The Honda rider managed to
nudge past Lorenzo into fifth with six laps to go. Lorenzo eventually
finished sixth, ahead of Maverick Vinales on the Yamaha. The Yamaha rider made
a strong come back in the second half of the race after dropping to 11th midway.
Zarco had the home fans at Le Mans’
Bugatti circuit dreaming of a rare French win after his record setting pole but
the Yamaha Tech star slid out of contention on lap seven. The win allowed
Marquez (95 points) to extend his lead in the championship to 36 points over
Maverick Vinales, who sits in second place on 59.
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