Quartararo gives Yamaha another sensational MotoGP pole

Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo took another outrageous premier-class pole position for the French Grand Prix, defeating Marc Marquez in a second straight pole duel

May 10, 2025 - 11:17

Quartararo gives Yamaha another sensational MotoGP pole

Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo took another outrageous premier-class pole position for the French Grand Prix, defeating Marc Marquez in a second straight pole duel.

In a battle that looked like a carbon copy of their Jerez pole fight from two weeks prior, Marquez stole an early march on the field with a record-breaking 1m29.442s but could not match it on his second run.

Quartararo had been over three tenths of a second back as he swapped to a new rear tyre, but found four tenths, making the difference to Marquez and his Ducati in the tight-and-twisty final sector in particular for a 1m29.324s.

It means the inline-four Yamaha M1 is now the record lap holder in the premier class at both Jerez and Le Mans.

Alex Marquez made a significant second-run jump of his own in terms of laptime, but it didn't change his position, keeping him in third place. His rookie Gresini team-mate Fermin Aldeguer was right behind him in fourth, crashing right after setting his best time.