P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Marc Marquez was among a trio of big names who will have to go through the first part of qualifying at MotoGP’s French GP as Fabio Quartararo hauled his Yamaha into an automatic Q2 spot at his home race
At MotoGP’s French Grand Prix, Marc Marquez will have to go through the first part of qualifying, while Fabio Quartararo secured an automatic Q2 spot at his home race. Quartararo impressed by moving from 20th to 10th place, knocking out Enea Bastianini in the process. Brad Binder also struggled, crashing twice and ending up 17th. Marquez, after a fall, will also need to fight for a Q2 spot tomorrow. Despite some challenges, Jorge Martin set a new lap record and led the session ahead of Pecco Bagnaia and Pedro Acosta. Miller, Vinales, and Di Giannantonio also secured places in Q2, along with Espargaro, Morbidelli, and Bezzecchi. Alex Rins, however, finished 15th and couldn’t match Quartararo’s performance.
