With three victories out of four at the start of the season, Ducati is the big favorite for this weekend's Le Mans race, since the brand has won in the Sarthe during the last three editions. The sequence of 3 successes is a record for the French circuit, previously recorded by Honda in 1994-1995-2000 (the last two non-consecutive) and in 2002-2004, and by Yamaha in 2008-2010 and 2015-2017. For the Italian brand, therefore, the possibility exists of being the first manufacturer to achieve a semi-final. A victory at Le Mans would also be another event for the Borgo Panigale firm: it would be the first time that it has won four of the first five races of a championship.
The drivers’ list MotoGP is as follows: the record of five victories of Jorge Lorenzo at Le Mans, is unattainable: the only active driver who has won three times on the Bugatti track is Marc Marquez, so Jorge is safe at least until next year. On the other hand, the leader of the world championship, bagnaia, has never won in France and has never been on the podium... In the event of a top 3, it would be the 15th circuit where he has reached the podium, and the 11th where he wins.
At Le Mans, a record is guaranteed to stand until 2031
Finally, as for the record for podiums at Le Mans, it is Valentino Rossi which leads the score with thirteen flag ceremonies. More than double that of his closest pursuer, Jorge Lorenzo who has six. Valentino's podium record is set to remain undefeated at least until 2031, given that, among active riders, the one with the most podiums is Marc Marquez at 4 ...
The event is therefore not to be missed under any circumstances. Exactly, here is the program to be faithful to each appointment.
2023 French Grand Prix timetable
Friday May 12:
08:25 – 08:45 (20 min): MotoE P1
09:00 – 09:35 (35 min): Moto3, P1
09:50 – 10:30 (40 min): Moto2, P1
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (45 min): MotoGP, P1
12:25 – 12:45 (20 min): MotoE P2
13:15 – 13:50 (35 min): Moto3, P2
14:05 – 14:45 (40 min): Moto2, P2
15:00 p.m. – 16:00 p.m. (60 min): MotoGP, P2
17:00 p.m. – 17:30 p.m.: MotoE Qualifying
Saturday May 13:
08:40 – 9:10 (30 min): Moto3, P3
09:25 – 9:55 (30 min): Moto2, P3
10:10 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. (30 min): MotoGP, Free Practice
10:50 a.m. – 11:05 p.m. (15 min): MotoGP, Qualifying 1
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. (15 min): MotoGP, Qualifying 2
12:10 p.m.: MotoE Race 1 (8 laps)
12:50 p.m. – 13:05 p.m. (15 min): Moto3, Qualifying 1
13:15 p.m. – 13:30 p.m. (15 min): Moto3, Qualifying 2
13:45 p.m. – 14:00 p.m. (15 min): Moto2, Qualifying 1
14:10 p.m. – 14:25 p.m. (15 min): Moto2, Qualifying 2
15:00 p.m.: MotoGP Sprint (13 laps)
16:10 p.m.: MotoE Race 2 (8 laps)
Sunday May 14:
09:45 a.m. – 09:55 a.m. (10 min): MotoGP, Warm-Up
11:00 p.m.: Moto3 race (20 laps)
12:15 p.m.: Moto2 race (22 laps)
14:00 p.m.: MotoGP race (27 laps)
