French GP Qualifying: a pole that counts enormously-Mans for Quartararo !

Fabio Quartararo takes his third pole position this season in qualifying for the 2020 French GP, scooping up at home – and under the sun, please! – the leading position ahead of Jack Miller and Danilo Petrucci. Johann Zarco will start from 10th position in the Bugatti-Le Mans. Report and starting grid. 

After qualifying 1 which saw Danilo Petrucci and Pecco Bagnaia win their ticket for QP2, the MotoGP "super qualifiers" started under bright sunshine and 16 ° C in the air. It’s spring at Le Mans! The pilots will take the opportunity to make the powder speak for the 4.2 km of the Bugatti.

• GP of France:
• GP of France:
• MNC special file :

Franco Morbidelli is the fastest to shine, closely followed by his teammate Fabio Quartararo who was the fastest. The Yamaha – traditionally at ease on the Le Mans track – monopolize the outposts with Viñales and Rossi in the Top 5 for the first ten minutes. 

Fabio Quartararo – leader in the provisional with 108 pts against 100 for Joan Mir – hangs the 1’31.665 five minutes from the checkered flag, half a second from Johann Zarco’s absolute circuit record of 1’31.185. Before the final sprint, "El Diablo" is just ahead of Bagnaia, Morbidelli and Viñales. Andrea Dovizioso, very consistent since this morning, is in ambush…

Then Jack Miller made a brilliant lap in 1’31.537 in his final loop, dislodging Fabio Quartararo from first place. The French driver does not let it be fooled and begins a freediving lap which ends with a stopwatch of 1’31.315 during his passage under the checkered flag !

A top 10 in half a second !

The Yamaha SRT-Petronas rider takes his third pole position this season, after those obtained at the GP of Spain and the GP of Andalusia. The n ° 20 will start tomorrow in front of the Ducatis of Jack Miller and Danilo Petrucci, which we had not seen at such a party for some time.

The sweet feeling of pole position on home soil! 

Can convert it into victory?  

– MotoGP (@MotoGP)

The second row is made up of Cal Crutchlow – despite his arm pain -, Maverick Viñales and Andrea Dovizioso. Francesco Bagnaia, Pol Espargaro and Johann Zarco follow on the third row ahead of Valentino Rossi, admittedly modest 10th but only 0.574 sec behind his future replacement at Yamaha. Rarely has the MotoGP field been so homogeneous !

The MotoGP Grand Prix de France race will exceptionally start on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., after Moto3 (11:20 a.m.) and before Moto2 (2:30 p.m.). Will we see Fabio Quartararo’s fourth victory this season, his first at Le Mans and his second in a row after his success in Catalonia? We cross fingers ! Stay connected !

MotoGP starting grid for the 2020 French GP

Related articles

• GP of Catalonia – GP of Catalonia Qualifying: Morbidelli’s first pole for a Yamaha hat-trick! –

  Catalan GP Qualifying: Morbidelli’s first pole for a Yamaha hat-trick ! Franco Morbidelli – author of his first MotoGP victory at the San Marino GP -…

• GP of Czech Republic – GP of Rep. Czech Qualifiers: Zarco on pole makes Quartararo crack! –

  GP of Rep. Czech Qualifiers: Zarco on pole makes Quartararo crack ! Franco-French fight between Zarco and Quartararo this afternoon on the Brno circuit…

• European GP – European GP Qualifying: Pol Espargaro on pole, Yamaha in “polemics” –

  European GP Qualifying: Pol Espargaro on pole, Yamaha in polemics Pol Espargaro takes pole at the 2020 European Grand Prix in Valencia, the official KTM…

• Valencia GP – Valencia GP Qualifying: Morbidelli saves Yamaha’s honor with pole –

  Valencia GP Qualifying: Morbidelli saves Yamaha’s honor with pole Morbidelli’s pole position (ahead of Miller, Nakagami and Zarco) is good for Yamaha,…

• GP de France – [Video] Quartararo arrives as leader at the GP de France 2020, Zarco as outsider – Used DUCATI YAMAHA

  [Video] Quartararo arrives as leader at the 2020 French GP, Zarco as outsider Is there an asset in your compatriot that you would like to have? This is…

• Austrian GP – Viñales in pole position of the Austrian MotoGP GP ahead of Miller and Quartararo –

  Viñales in pole position of the Austrian MotoGP GP ahead of Miller and Quartararo It is finally Maverick Viñales, already leading FP3 this morning, who…

• GP of Aragón – GP of Aragon: Quartararo grits his teeth and takes pole! –

  GP of Aragon: Quartararo grits its teeth and signs the pole ! Evacuated from the track on a stretcher after a big crash this morning in FP3, Fabio…

• GP of Portugal – GP of Portugal: Fabio Quartararo (14th) had his arms full … – Used YAMAHA

  Portuguese GP: Fabio Quartararo (14th) had his arms full… Fabio Quartararo, strong candidate for the title of world champion in his second season in…

• Analyzes – Quartararo completes a very promising first MotoGP season … and the good French 20 improves with age! –

  Quartararo completes a very promising first MotoGP season … and the good French 20 improves with age ! As in Sepang, Fabio Quartararo started from pole…

• Analysis – 7th at the Malaysian GP, ​​Quartararo had “the pace to do much better” … –

  7th in the Malaysian GP, ​​Quartararo had the pace to do much better … Fabio Quartararo was finally unable to take advantage of the Malaysian GP, ​​on…