The 2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Shark Grand Prix de France) was the fifth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the first round of the 2023 MotoE World Championship. All races (except for both MotoE races which were held on 13 May) were held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 14 May 2023. The weekend marked the 1000th round of Grand Prix motorcycle racing since its inception in .

Qualifying

MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q211 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21'30.70511293 Marc MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:30.7632310 Luca MariniDucati 1:31.2681'30.8423443 Jack MillerKTM1:31.3431:30.98442589 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q21:31.0235612 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:31.1206772 Marco BezzecchiDucati Qualified in Q21:31.17373873 Álex MárquezDucati Qualified in Q21:31.275895 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:31.29891033 Brad BinderKTM Qualified in Q21:31.4451041141 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:31.523111237 Augusto FernándezKTM Qualified in Q21:31.596121320 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:31.366N/A1351430 Takaaki NakagamiHonda 1:31.545N/A141549 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati 1:31.718N/A151636 Joan MirHonda1:31.810N/A1661721 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:31.886N/A171842 Álex RinsHonda 1:31.959N/A18199 Danilo PetrucciDucati1:32.092N/A1972032 Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia 1:32.410N/A202194 Jonas FolgerKTM 1:33.605N/A21 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on 13 May. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points189 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati13 19:59.037512233 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM13 +1.84010931 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati13 +2.63217410 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati13 +3.41836593 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda13 +3.5412565 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati13 +4.48394772 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati13 +5.22473841 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia13 +6.359112912 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia13 +8.336611030 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda13 +9.439141142 Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 13 +12.388181249 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati13 +14.125151321 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha13 +15.121171436 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda13 +15.383161573 Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati 13 +15.5938169 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati13 +19.415191732 Lorenzo Savadori CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia13 +26.99320Ret20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha9 Accident13Ret94 Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM8 Accident21Ret37 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM5 Accident12Ret43 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM1 Accident4DNS25 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia Did not startFastest sprint lap: Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) – 1:31.343 (lap 4) OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT Raúl Fernández withdrew after P1 due to arm pain experienced from a recent surgery.

Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points172 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati27 41:37.970725289 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati27 +4.25652035 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati27 +4.795916437 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM27 +6.2811213 541 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia27 +6.7261111 633 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM27 +13.6381010720 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha27 +15.023139849 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati27 +15.826158930 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda27 +16.3701471021 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha27 +17.828176119 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati27 +29.7351951232 Lorenzo Savadori CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia27 +36.1352041394 Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM27 +49.808213 Ret93 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda25 Accident2 Ret43 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM24 Accident4 Ret42 Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda14 Accident18 Ret36 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda12 Accident16Ret10 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati5 Collision3 Ret73 Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati5 Collision8 Ret1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati4 Collision1Ret12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia4 Collision6 WD25 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia WithdrewFastest lap: Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) – 1:31.855 (lap 15) OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2 The race, scheduled to be run for 22 laps, was red-flagged during the second lap due to a multi-rider accident involving Manuel González, Albert Arenas, and Arón Canet. The race was later restarted over 14 laps with the original starting grid. BikerConstructorTime/RetiredPoints114 Tony ArbolinoKalex1422:34.233325 212 Filip SalačKalex14 +0.620420321 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro14 +1.537216413 Celestino ViettiKalex14 +2.193612596 Jake DixonKalex14 +3.041811 635 Somkiat ChantraKalex14 +4.17571077 Barry BaltusKalex14 +8.853109854 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro14 +9.437118979 Ai OguraKalex14 +10.6961661011 Sergio GarcíaKalex14 +10.817186113 Lukas TulovicKalex14 +11.588155 1216 Joe RobertsKalex14 +12.128174 1352 Jeremy AlcobaKalex14 +12.3372031471 Dennis FoggiaKalex14 +13.0612321522 Sam LowesKalex14 +13.69511164 Sean Dylan KellyKalex14 +14.63319 1724 Marcos RamírezForward14 +18.244211864 Bo BendsneyderKalex14 +19.88014 198 Senna AgiusKalex14 +22.615242084 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex14 +22.68422 2119 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex14 +25.265252228 Izan GuevaraKalex14 +25.34728 2372 Borja GómezKalex14 +30.20827 Ret17 Álex EscrigKalex6 Retired29 Ret37 Pedro AcostaKalex4 Accident5 Ret33 Rory SkinnerKalex4 Accident26 DNS18 Manuel GonzálezKalex Did not restart9 DNS75 Albert ArenasKalex Did not restart12DNS40 Arón CanetKalex Did not restart13 Fastest lap: Pedro Acosta (Kalex) – 1:36.068 (lap 3) OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 BikerConstructorTime/RetiredPoints196 Daniel HolgadoKTM2034:07.176325271 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna20 +0.150120 35 Jaume MasiàHonda20 +0.946716 448 Iván OrtoláKTM20 +1.11361256 Ryusei YamanakaGas Gas20 +2.4091411 653 Deniz ÖncüKTM20 +2.521410743 Xavier Artigas CFMoto20 +3.28089880 David AlonsoGas Gas20 +9.372258999 José Antonio RuedaKTM20 +11.9301171082 Stefano NepaKTM20 +14.318 136 1166 Joel KelsoCFMoto 20 +14.4381651227 Kaito TobaHonda20 +14.6062341324 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda20 +15.0772431438 David SalvadorKTM20 +16.937 1221595 Collin VeijerHusqvarna20 +16.9691911654 Riccardo RossiHonda20 +19.05922 1718 Matteo BertelleHonda20 +19.11321187 Filippo FarioliKTM20 +19.410171955 Romano FenatiHonda20 +19.6659 2022 Ana CarrascoKTM20 +30.369272164 Mario AjiHonda20 +30.541182270 Joshua WhatleyHonda20 +30.79426 Ret72 Taiyo FurusatoHonda19Accident15 Ret10 Diogo MoreiraKTM10 Accident2Ret19 Scott OgdenHonda8 Accident20Ret16 Andrea MignoKTM6 Accident5 Ret63 Syarifuddin AzmanKTM2 Accident10 Fastest lap: Ayumu Sasaki (Honda) – 1:41.476 (lap 18) OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

MotoE

Race 1 BikerTime/RetiredPoints181 Jordi Torres8 13:29.94732524 Héctor Garzó8 +0.09222033 Randy Krummenacher8 +7.5394 16421 Kevin Zannoni8 +7.827813578 Hikari Okubo8 +9.1381211653 Tito Rabat8 +10.9331310734 Kevin Manfredi8 +11.19859861 Alessandro Zaccone8 +12.488118972 Alessio Finello8 +14.5781471023 Luca Salvadori8 +14.818156118 Mika Pérez8 +18.177165126 María Herrera8 +24.739174Ret11 Matteo Ferrari4 Accident1Ret40 Mattia Casadei3 Accident7Ret77 Miquel Pons3 Accident9Ret9 Andrea Mantovani3 Accident10Ret29 Nicholas Spinelli2 Accident6Fastest lap: Matteo Ferrari – 1:40.350 (lap 2) OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE NR.1 REPORT All bikes manufactured by Ducati.

Race 2 BikerTime/RetiredPoints111 Matteo Ferrari 8 13:28.079125281 Jordi Torres8 +0.71232024 Héctor Garzó8 +1.6932 16440 Mattia Casadei8 +3.145713529 Nicholas Spinelli8 +3.78161169 Andrea Mantovani8 +6.052101073 Randy Krummenacher8 +6.55549821 Kevin Zannoni8 +7.51788961 Alessandro Zaccone8 +10.1431171078 Hikari Okubo8 +13.5611261172 Alessio Finello8 +13.6221451277 Miquel Pons8 +16.803941323 Luca Salvadori8 +17.771153148 Mika Pérez8 +18.908162156 María Herrera8 +21.2191711653 Tito Rabat8 +58.58313 Ret34 Kevin Manfredi5 Accident5 Fastest lap: Matteo Ferrari – 1:40.101 (lap 6) OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE NR.2 REPORT All bikes manufactured by Ducati.

Championship standings after the race Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

MotoGP

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Francesco Bagnaia 94 2 Marco Bezzecchi 93 3 Brad Binder 81 3 4 Jorge Martín 80 4 5 Johann Zarco 66

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 174 2 KTM 103 3 Aprilia 80 4 Honda 73 5 Yamaha 58

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Mooney VR46 Racing Team 147 1 2 Prima Pramac Racing 146 1 3 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 130 4 Ducati Lenovo Team 104 5 Aprilia Racing 91

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 1 Tony Arbolino 99 1 2 Pedro Acosta 74 1 3 Alonso López 61 2 4 Filip Salač 60 2 5 Arón Canet 52

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 125 2 Boscoscuro 65

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 143 2 Red Bull KTM Ajo 101 1 3 Lightech Speed Up 89 1 4 QJmotor Gresini Moto2 82 2 5 Pons Wegow Los40 75

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Daniel Holgado 84 1 2 Iván Ortolá 63 1 3 Jaume Masià 63 2 4 Diogo Moreira 55 5 Xavier Artigas 50

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 120 2 Honda 88 3 CFMoto 50 1 4 Husqvarna 46 1 5 Gas Gas 46

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Leopard Racing 101 2 Angeluss MTA Team 89 3 Red Bull KTM Tech3 86 1 4 Red Bull KTM Ajo 70 2 5 Gaviota GasGas Aspar M3 63

MotoE

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Jordi Torres 45 2 Héctor Garzó 36 3 Matteo Ferrari 25 4 Randy Krummenacher 25 5 Kevin Zannoni 21

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE 61 2 Openbank Aspar Team 50 3 Felo Gresini MotoE 37 4 Tech3 E-Racing 32 5 Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 30

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