Following hot on the heels of the Spanish GP a fortnight ago, MotoGP™ is back in action this weekend with the grid set to take on the legendary racing city of Le Mans for the SHARK Grand Prix of France.
Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) comes into this one as the form rider and Championship leader, but of course, hometown heroes Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) will also be eyeing up success in their native country.
Naturally, we don’t want you to miss a single second of the action from France, so we have compiled the time schedule for the festivities below, which you can consult at your convenience.
After making its return in Jerez, MotoE™ is back for the second round of the FIM Enel World Cup, and the riders from the electric class kick off proceedings with their press conference at 12:00 (CET) Thursday. Then, later in the afternoon, the MotoGP™ riders will take to the stage to field some questions from the press at 17:00 (CET). Spanish GP race winner Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) will be joined by the aforementioned Bagnaia, Quartararo and Zarco as well as Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu).
Wheels are on track on Friday for Free Practice, which is underway at 09:00 (CET) and concludes later in the evening at 17:20 (CET). Saturday will see the competition heat up for FP3 and qualifying, as riders jostle for the best grid position, with bikes once again on track at 09:00 (CET).
Sunday sees another feast of racing, with Warm Up starting at 08:00 (CET) before MotoE™ get us underway at 10:05 (CET). Then it is the turn of Moto3™ at 11:00 (CET), with our attention switching to Moto2™ at 12:20 (CET). The main event of the weekend sees lights out 14:00 for MotoGP™
Thursday 13 May
12:00 MotoE™ Press conference
17:00 MotoGP™ Press conference
Friday May 14
09: 00-09: 40 Moto3™ FP1
09: 55-10: 40 MotoGP™ FP1
10: 55-11: 35 Moto2™ FP1
11: 50-12: 20 MotoE™ FP1
13: 15-13: 55 Moto3™ FP2
14: 10-14: 55 MotoGP™ FP2
15: 10-15: 50 Moto2™ FP2
16: 50-17: 20 MotoE™ FP2
Saturday 15 May
09: 00-09: 40 Moto3™ FP3
09: 55-10: 40 MotoGP™ FP3
10: 55-11: 35 Moto2™ FP3
11: 50-12: 20 MotoE™ FP3
12: 35-12: 50 Moto3™ Q1
13: 00-13: 15 Moto3™ Q2
13: 30-14: 00 MotoGP™ FP4
14: 10-14: 25 MotoGP™ Q1
14: 35-14: 50 MotoGP™ Q2
15: 10-15: 25 Moto2™ Q1
15: 35-15: 50 Moto2™ Q2
16: 10-16: 50 MotoE™ E-Pole
Sunday May 16
08: 20-08: 40 Moto3™ WARM UP
08: 50-09: 10 Moto2™ WARM UP
09: 20-09: 40 MotoGP™ WARM UP
10:05 MotoE™ RACE (8 laps)
11:00 Moto3™ RACE (22 laps)
12:20 Moto2™ RACE (25 laps)
14:00 MotoGP™ RACE (27 laps)