JORGE Lorenzo, one of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s rider finished nearly four seconds ahead of his team-mate Valentino Rossi at the French Grand Prix.
Lorenzo started from third place on the grid and quickly pulled out on an advantage which he held for the entire race. Team-mate Valentino Rossi finished in second with Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso in third.
Despite starting from pole position, Marc Marquez appeared to have an issue in the first half of the race, but fought back with Andrea Iannone to claim fourth place, fifth for the Italian.
Marquez’s team-mate Dani Pedrosa crashed out in the early stages on his return to racing, but was able to remount and see if his arm pump issue has been solved over race distance.
Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Bradley Smith finished in sixth, whereas fellow Brit Cal Crutchlow crashed his CWM-LCR Honda at Turn 6 after losing the front. Adding another Brit to the pile, Scott Redding also crashed out of French Grand Prix after just three laps.
Spaniard Pol Espargaro, Yonny Hernandez, Suzuki’s Maverick Vinales and Danilo Petrucci completed the top ten.
Race results:
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 43:44.143
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 43:47.963 (+3.820)
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team 43:56.523 (+12.380)
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team 44:4.033 (+19.890)
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team 44:4.380 (+20.237)
6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 44:5.288 (+21.145)
7. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 44:19.636 (+35.493)
8. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing 44:23.744 (+39.601)
9. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar 44:25.714 (+41.571)
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing 44:26.932 (+42.789)
11. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team 44:37.779 (+53.636)
12. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing 44:44.760 (+1:00.617)
13. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing 44:48.415 (+1:04.272)
14. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team 44:49.402 (+1:05.259)
15. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini 44:49.658 (+1:05.515)
16. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 45:5.050 (+1:20. 907)
17. Alex De Angelis RSM Octo IodaRacing 45:5.806 (+1:21.663)
18. Marco Melandri ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini +1 lap
DNF. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda
DNF. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing
DNF. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda
DNF. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS
DNF. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing
DNF. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar
DNF. Stefan Bradl GER Athina Forward Racing
