Overview
- Jorge Martin charged from seventh on the grid and passed Marco Bezzecchi on lap 25 to win Sunday’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans.
- Aprilia completed its first-ever Sunday 1-2-3 as Trackhouse rider Ai Ogura took third for his maiden MotoGP podium and Japan’s first top-three since 2012.
- High-profile retirements included polesitter Francesco Bagnaia, who crashed from second at the Dunlop chicane on lap 16, along with Brad Binder, Joan Mir, Diogo Moreira and Alex Marquez.
- The result tightened the title race, with Bezzecchi now one point ahead of Martin after round five, and Fabio Di Giannantonio rising to third overall as Ogura climbed to fifth.
- Reigning champion Marc Marquez was ruled unfit after Saturday’s Sprint crash and will undergo foot and shoulder surgery, which means he will miss next weekend’s Catalan round.