During this French Grand Prix weekend, Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco are giving their all to satisfy the French home crowd.ย
With the ovations of the French public, Saturday’s qualifying was successful for Fabio Quartararo. He achieved his best qualifying of the season so far and secured the 8th spot on the starting grid. As for Johann Zarco, things didn’t go as planned during his qualifying, and he managed to secure the 15th place on the grid.ย
Ninth position for Fabio Quartararo, who only lost one place at the start of the race. For Zarco, the start was not successful, resulting in him losing four positions. The French rider then found himself in 18th place. A double fall, involving Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi, allowed Zarco to gain two positions in the standings.ย
Fabio Quartararo gained two places and took the sixth position after Aleix Espargaro went off track and Bastianini received a penalty. The Italian was penalized with a long lap due to poor braking on the 12th lap during his duel with Espargaro.
The Azurรฉen riders put on a show at Le Mans
Amid the protests of the French crowd, Fabio Quartararo made a mistake on the 11th lap. Unfortunately, the French rider crashed on the “Chemin aux Bลufs” and was forced to retire. We can only commend the work of the rider from Nice, who outdid himself throughout the weekend.
Johann Zarco took advantage to gain a few places. The rider from the Cรดte d’Azur finally cracked into the points with his 12th position. The race ended with Jorge Martin’s victory, followed by Marc Marquez, and Francesco Bagnaia in third place. Johann Zarco crossed the finish line in 12th position. As for Fabio Quartararo, the rider from Nice was unable to finish the race, retiring ten laps before the end. Despite his crash, Quartararo paid homage to the French crowd by throwing his gloves and racing shoes into the stands. Johann Zarco also offered his gear, leaving barefoot amidst the cheers of the French public.
Join us from May 24 to 26, 2024, for the Grand Prix of Catalonia, where we will see our two French riders in action again.
