Kastara.id, Le Mans – Pembalap tuan rumah yang membela tim satelit Monster Yamaha Tech3, Johann Zarco, mencetak pole position di sesi kualifikasi MotoGP Prancis, Sabtu (19/5). Zarco mencetak waktu terbaik 1 menit 31.293 detik.
Posisi start kedua berhasil diamankan pembalap Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez. Di posisi start tiga diisi pembalap tim satelit Alma Pramac Racing, Danilo Petrucci. Sementara dua pembalap yang akan start di lima besar adalah Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) dan Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
Sedangkan posisi start enam dan tujuh ditempati Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) dan Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing).
Melengkapi posisi start sepuluh besar adalah duet Movistar Yamaha, Maverick Vinales dan Valentino Rossi, serta pembalap Repsol Honda Dani Pedrosa.
Hasil lengkap kualifikasi MotoGP Prancis di Sirkuit Le Mans, Sabtu (19/5), dikutip dari laman Crash.net:
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.185s [Lap 7/8] 304km/h (Top Speed)
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.293s +0.108s [Lap 9/9] 304k
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 31.381s +0.196s [Lap 8/8] 303k
- Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.454s +0.269s [Lap 7/9] 298k
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 31.553s +0.368s [Lap 8/8] 306k
- Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 31.590s +0.405s [Lap 6/8] 306k
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 31.683s +0.498s [Lap 7/9] 301k
- Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 31.784s +0.599s [Lap 8/9] 304k
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 31.900s +0.715s [Lap 8/8] 302k
- Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 32.024s +0.839s [Lap 9/9] 301k
- Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 32.049s +0.864s [Lap 8/8] 301k
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.455s +1.270s [Lap 7/7] 300k
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 32.315s 306k
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 32.397s 302k
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 32.401s 297k
- Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 32.770s 300k
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 32.795s 298k
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 32.988s 302k
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 33.062s 297k
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 33.324s 301k
- Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 33.439s 295k
- Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 33.676s 297k
- Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 33.802s 297k
- Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 33.839s 304k. (dwi)