Overview
- Jorge Martin passed teammate Marco Bezzecchi on the penultimate lap Sunday at Le Mans to win the French Grand Prix.
- The victory trimmed Bezzecchi’s championship lead to one point after Martin had already won the sprint.
- Aprilia locked out the podium for the first time as Ai Ogura finished third, becoming the first Japanese rider on a MotoGP podium since 2012.
- Ducati’s hopes faded when polesitter Francesco Bagnaia crashed on lap 16 and Marc Marquez missed the race with a fractured foot from the sprint.
- In Formula 1, Red Bull said its Miami upgrades produced a clear step as Laurent Mekies noted Max Verstappen qualified within two tenths of pole Saturday after being 1.2 seconds off in Japan and 1.0 seconds in China, though a lap-one spin left him fifth and Canada will show how real the gains are.