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Weather forecast for the 2019 French motorcycle GP: watch out for showers…

GP de France - Weather forecast for the 2019 French GP motorcycle: watch out for showers ... -

The 2019 French Motorcycle Grand Prix, to be followed this weekend on MNC, could be disrupted by a few frequent rain showers at this period at Le Mans (72), especially during MotoGP qualifying…. Explanations.

Will the weather play – once again – an important role this weekend on the Bugatti-Le Mans circuit (72) where the French Grand Prix, fifth MotoGP 2019 is taking place? Very likely given the forecasts, which show a high risk of showers for qualifying on Saturday and heavily overcast skies for races on Sunday…

The conditions will remain cool throughout the weekend with temperatures between 9 and 20 ° C, feeling reinforced by a wind estimated at "15 km / h" Sunday by Meteo-France. The establishment of French measures also provides for "rare showers" on the time slot of the MotoGP race on Sunday, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m..

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Conditions very different from those of last year, almost summer! If it rains at Le Mans, the drivers will compete in their first wet track event of the season: so far, it has only rained during testing in Austin (United States). 

What complicate the task of the Nice debutant Fabio Quartararo, whose French fans dream of seeing him take pole tomorrow as he did in Jerez (Spain)! The # 20 has no experience with Michelin grooved tires, apart from a few laps in Texas on a dry track….

"We will have to adapt"

"If that happens, we’ll have to adapt for sure," predicts El Diablo who would have preferred to familiarize himself with wet tires during a day of testing. "But after a while, I will have to get down to these rain tires!", He says bravely, smiling..

GP de France - Weather forecast for the 2019 GP de France motorcycle: watch out for showers ... -

It should also be remembered that the rain traditionally smiles on Ducatis thanks to their excellent braking stability and their finely managed electronics. Last year, Andrea Dovizioso was formidable at Le Mans before losing the front when he had just taken the lead in the race…

What about the weather conditions for this Friday? Fairly good: the first Moto3 practice session just ended under a clear, sunny sky and the air temperature was around 15 ° C when the MotoGP were about to hit the track.

To be continued throughout the MNC weekend: stay tuned !

History of the MotoGP French Grand Prix

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