It will take something extraordinarily theatrical to surpass the unforgettable drama of last year's French Grand Prix, but this weekend's action still promises to be scintillating with several riders casting their eye towards race victory on Sunday.
2025 witnessed home favourite Johann Zarco become the first-ever French MotoGP winner at the French Grand Prix in over 70 years as he survived treacherous, interchanging conditions to secure a magical triumph.
It would take a masterful performance from Zarco to go back-to-back given his Honda RC213V is an inferior machine to the Aprilia's and Ducati's also in the mix, but rain is forecast for the race on Sunday and if anyone will be relishing a downpour, it's the Frenchman.
Marc Marquez is the favourite in the betting to secure his first win of the season at Le Mans, despite his frustrations a fortnight ago during a difficult weekend in Jerez.
The reigning world champion saw his deficit to championship leader Marco Bezzecchi open up to 44 points following a crash at Turn 11 in the Spanish Grand Prix and Marquez has tried to defuse any talk of a title push as he chases an improvement in results.
As for Bezzecchi, his incredible winning streak was ended by Alex Marquez, but the Italian still made it four podiums in succession and he has course form at Le Mans, winning the French Grand Prix in 2023. The 27-year-old is 11/2 to take the checkered flag at Le Mans on Sunday.
Keen to displace Bezzecchi at the summit of the championship is A. Marquez, who produced a faultess Spanish Grand Prix weekend to banish his annoyance at a subdued start to the campaign. The Gresini Racing rider will be desperate to back up his Jerez success as he looks to haul himself back into the title conversation.
Another former winner around the Bugatti Circuit is Jorge Martin, who climbed from P10 on the grid to finish fourth in Jerez and is growing in confidence with each passing week.
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