The leader of the World Championship made the most of the new surface of the Bugatti circuit by setting the fastest time in the history of Moto3. He preceded Romano Fenati, Nicolo Bulega, Jules Danilo and Andrea Migno.
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| FP1 | 1'43.959 Jorge Navarro | 1'51.468 Adam Norrodin |
| FP2 | 1'43.365 Brad Binder | 1'52.716 Jorge Martin |
| FP3 | 1'42.832 Jakub Kornfeil | 1'50.175 Nicolo Bulega |
| QP | 1'42.756 Niccolo Antonelli | 1'42.813 Jorge Martin |
| Warm up | 1'43.499 Jorge Navarro | 1'42.453 Joan Mir |
| Course | Binder, Fenati, Navarro | |
| All time lap record | 1'42.491 Efren Vazquez 2014 |
The sun was finally shining on this Sunday morning, the temperature was 13° for the air and 16° for the track. Romano Fenati took the lead in 1'43.271, ahead of Joan Mir, Davide Bulega and Jules Danilo. Aron Canet and Albert Arenas fell in the same turn, without contact. Patrick Pulkinen also fell shortly after, without seriousness for everyone.
Tandem crashing from @aroncanet44 and @AlbertArenas75 this morning 😮 #FrenchGP pic.twitter.com/TS5K3dDKw4
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) May 21, 2017
Jules Danilo, motivated in front of his fans, moved to third behind Fenati and Bulega. Romano Fenati improved to 1'42.859. He preceded Bulega and Danilo by 0.6. Danny Kent, entered as a wild card, came third behind Fenati and Joan mir.
Joan Mir set the best time in 1'42.453 (new record) and preceded Romano Fenati, Nicolo Bulega, Jules Danilo and Andrea Migno.
Good morning from Le Mans 👋 it's race day! #FrenchGP pic.twitter.com/DwMXpos8eN
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) May 21, 2017
Warm up results:
Reminder of qualifications:
1. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 42.813s
2. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 42.844s
3. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 42.961s
4. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 42.999s
5. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 43.038s
6. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 43.051s
7. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 43.051s
8. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 43.057s
9. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 43.086s
10. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 43.186s
… 16. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 43.572s
Reference times:
Test record: 1'42.491 by Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Lap record: 1'42.525 by Enea Bastianini (Honda Gresini Racing Team Moto3) in 2015
Best top speed: 223,9 km/h for Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 74 points
2 Romano FENATI-Honda 65
3 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 59
4 John MCPHEE-Honda 49
5 Aron CANET-Honda 43
6 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 35
7 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 35
8 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 23
9 Juanfran GUEVARA-KTM 23
10 Nicolo BULEGA-KTM 22
…18 Jules DANILO-Honda 7
