Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia will start the race from pole position but will be hoping to show pace better than he did in Saturday's sprint event, when he slipped to third place.
Bagnaia will be joined on the front row by Honda's Marc Marquez and the VR46 bike of Luca Marini.
What time does the MotoGP French Grand Prix start today?
The French GP will begin at 2pm local time (+2 GMT) at Le Mans Circuit Bugatti.
The race will run to 27 laps.
- Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023
- Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAST / 15:00 EAT / 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 IST
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2023 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
08:45 |
09:45 |
10:45 |
04:45 |
01:45 |
18:45 |
17:45 |
14:15 |
|
FP2 |
13:00 |
14:00 | 15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
23:00 |
22:00 |
18:30 |
|
FP3 |
08:10 | 09:10 | 10:10 |
04:10 |
01:10 |
18:10 |
17:10 |
13:40 |
|
Qualifying |
08:50 | 09:50 | 10:50 |
04:50 |
01:50 |
18:50 |
17:50 |
14:20 |
|
Sprint |
13:00 |
14:00 | 15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
23:00 |
22:00 |
18:30 |
|
Warm up |
08:45 |
09:45 |
10:45 |
04:45 |
01:45 |
18:45 |
17:45 |
14:15 |
|
Race |
12:00 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
22:00 |
21:00 |
17:30 |
How can I watch the French MotoGP?
Europe:
- Spain: DAZN
- UK: BT Sport
- France: Canal+
- Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
- Italy: Sky Sport
- Hungary: Arena4
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport
- Portugal: Sport TV
Asia:
- Japan: G+/Hulu
- Thailand: PPTV
- India: Sport18
- Indonesia: Trans7
- Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV
- China: Guangdong Television / Zhibo.tv
- South Korea: SPOTV
Americas
- USA: CNBC
- Canada: REV TV
- Brazil: ESPN
- Argentina: ESPN+
Oceania
- Australia: Fox Sports
- New Zealand: Spark Sport
Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+
French MotoGP - Starting grid:
| Cla | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Francesco Bagnaia |
 |
Ducati | 1'30.705 | |
| 2 |  Marc Marquez |
 |
Honda | 1'30.763 | 0.058 |
| 3 | Luca Marini |
 |
Ducati | 1'30.842 | 0.137 |
| 4 |  Jack Miller |
 |
KTM | 1'30.984 | 0.279 |
| 5 | Jorge Martin |
 |
Ducati | 1'31.023 | 0.318 |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales |
 |
Aprilia | 1'31.120 | 0.415 |
| 7 | Marco Bezzecchi |
 |
Ducati | 1'31.173 | 0.468 |
| 8 | Alex Marquez |
 |
Ducati | 1'31.275 | 0.570 |
| 9 |  Johann Zarco |
|
Ducati | 1'31.298 | 0.593 |
| 10 |  Brad Binder |
 |
KTM | 1'31.445 | 0.740 |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaro |
 |
Aprilia | 1'31.523 | 0.818 |
| 12 | Augusto Fernandez |
 |
KTM | 1'31.596 | 0.891 |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo |
 |
Yamaha | 1'31.366 | 0.661 |
| 14 |  Takaaki Nakagami |
 |
Honda | 1'31.545 | 0.840 |
| 15 | Fabio Di Giannantonio |
 |
Ducati | 1'31.718 | 1.013 |
| 16 | Joan Mir |
 |
Honda | 1'31.810 | 1.105 |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli |
 |
Yamaha | 1'31.886 | 1.181 |
| 18 | Alex Rins |
 |
Honda | 1'31.959 | 1.254 |
| 19 | Danilo Petrucci |
 |
Ducati | 1'32.092 | 1.387 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Savadori |
 |
Aprilia | 1'32.410 | 1.705 |
| 21 |  Jonas Folger |
 |
KTM | 1'33.605 | 2.900 |
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