P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales went fastest in MotoGP’s 30-minute final practice session at the French Grand Prix, as half a second covered an ever-tightening field. Vinales clocked a 1:31.105s to claim top spot with 0.072s in hand over Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia, who claimed the spoils with the victory last time out in Jerez. Bagnaia’s team-mate […]
Vinales set the fastest time of 1:31.105s to take the lead, narrowly ahead of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia, who won the previous race in Jerez. Bagnaia’s teammate Enea Bastianini placed third, needing to fight in Q1 for a better grid position, trailing by two-tenths from the top time. Despite not leading the timesheets this time, Jorge Martin from Pramac impressed by finishing fourth. Alex Marquez crashed but managed to recover to take the fifth spot, leading his brother Marc in sixth. Aleix Espargaro secured seventh, with Jack Miller as the top KTM rider in eighth, and Raul Fernandez and Franco Morbidelli completed the top 10 positions. Pedro Acosta outperformed Augusto Fernandez, with Fabio Di Giannantonio ahead of local favorite Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha. Miguel Oliveira finished 15th, followed by Brad Binder and Marco Bezzecchi from VR46. Takaaki Nakagami led the Honda group in 18th place, while Joan Mir was 19th, with Alex Rins and Johann Zarco between the factory Hondas.
