Moto2 and Moto3 Results Saturday from Le Mans — Last year’s rookie of the year, Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex) claimed his first Moto2 pole. Twice a winner this year and heading the championship, Bagnaia was two tenths ahead of Xavi Vierge (Dynavolt Kalex), whose attempt to reverse the positions in the last minutes ended in a crash.
Moto2 and Moto3 Results Saturday from Le Mans
Jerez winner Lorenzo Baldassarri (HP40 Kalex) completes the front row; charging class rookie, Moto3 champion Joan Mir (EG-VDS Honda) leads row two from second Dynavolt rider Marcel Schrotter and Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Honda).
Sam Lowes (KTM) leads row two from Brad Binder on the top factory KTM, with his Red Bull team-mate Miguel Oliveira leading row three.
Again, times were close, with the top eleven within one second.
HJC HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE
Moto2 Qualifying Classification 2018
Le Mans, Saturday, May 19, 2018
| 1 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 248.9 | 1’36.188 | |
| 2 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 248.5 | 1’36.390 | 0.202 / 0.202 |
| 3 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 249.1 | 1’36.583 | 0.395 / 0.193 |
| 4 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 246.2 | 1’36.659 | 0.471 / 0.076 |
| 5 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 249.3 | 1’36.671 | 0.483 / 0.012 |
| 6 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 249.8 | 1’36.676 | 0.488 / 0.005 |
| 7 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 246.4 | 1’36.784 | 0.596 / 0.108 |
| 8 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 252.2 | 1’36.920 | 0.732 / 0.136 |
| 9 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 247.7 | 1’36.951 | 0.763 / 0.031 |
| 10 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 250.5 | 1’36.976 | 0.788 / 0.025 |
| 11 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 250.1 | 1’37.099 | 0.911 / 0.123 |
| 12 | 13 | Romano FENATI | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 250.0 | 1’37.193 | 1.005 / 0.094 |
| 13 | 40 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 251.4 | 1’37.193 | 1.005 |
| 14 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 245.6 | 1’37.243 | 1.055 / 0.050 |
| 15 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 247.4 | 1’37.359 | 1.171 / 0.116 |
| 16 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 249.9 | 1’37.440 | 1.252 / 0.081 |
| 17 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 245.8 | 1’37.444 | 1.256 / 0.004 |
| 18 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 245.6 | 1’37.457 | 1.269 / 0.013 |
| 19 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | SAG Team | Kalex | 244.8 | 1’37.460 | 1.272 / 0.003 |
| 20 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 246.2 | 1’37.485 | 1.297 / 0.025 |
| 21 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NED | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 248.4 | 1’37.565 | 1.377 / 0.080 |
| 22 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 247.0 | 1’37.673 | 1.485 / 0.108 |
| 23 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 244.4 | 1’37.816 | 1.628 / 0.143 |
| 24 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 249.6 | 1’37.847 | 1.659 / 0.031 |
| 25 | 3 | Lukas TULOVIC | GER | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 247.0 | 1’37.962 | 1.774 / 0.115 |
| 26 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 249.8 | 1’38.077 | 1.889 / 0.115 |
| 27 | 14 | Hector GARZO | SPA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 246.4 | 1’38.191 | 2.003 / 0.114 |
| 28 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 250.1 | 1’38.377 | 2.189 / 0.186 |
| 29 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 242.8 | 1’38.638 | 2.450 / 0.261 |
| 30 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | SIC Racing Team | Kalex | 246.7 | 1’38.683 | 2.495 / 0.045 |
| 31 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | MB Conveyors – Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 246.4 | 1’38.712 | 2.524 / 0.029 |
| 32 | 19 | Corentin PEROLARI | FRA | Promoto Sport | Transformiers | 241.3 | 1’38.769 | 2.581 / 0.057 |
| 33 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Team Stylobike | Kalex | 246.5 | 1’38.802 | 2.614 / 0.033 |
| 34 | 51 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 242.8 | 1’38.927 | 2.739 / 0.125 |
| 35 | 80 | Cedric TANGRE | FRA | Yohan Moto Sport | Tech 3 | 234.3 | 1’40.723 | 4.535 / 1.796 |
Moto2 and Moto3 Results Saturday from Le Mans
Jorge Martin (Del Conca Honda) took pole number five by better than a tenth of a second, outpacing a pack where from second to 22nd were all within one second.
Jakub Kornfeil (Redox KTM) was the man in second, a career best for the Czech Republi rider, with Enea Bastianini (Leopard Honda) taking the last spot on the front row.
Marcos Ramirez led an all-KTM second row from Albert Arenas and Marco Bezzecchi; then Nico Antonelli headed the third from fellow Honda rider Fabio Di Giannantonio and Andrea Migno (KTM).
Aron Canet (EG Honda) qualified tenth, his bid for pole thwarted when he ran over the paint out of the last corner … but will start from the back of the grid as punishment for dangerous riding at Jerez, causing a crash that more than decimated the front pack.
HJC HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE
Moto3 Qualifying Classification 2018
Le Mans, Saturday, May 19, 2018
| 1 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 207.1 | 1’42.039 | |
| 2 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 207.8 | 1’42.162 | 0.123 / 0.123 |
| 3 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 207.0 | 1’42.163 | 0.124 / 0.001 |
| 4 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 210.3 | 1’42.189 | 0.150 / 0.026 |
| 5 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 211.9 | 1’42.214 | 0.175 / 0.025 |
| 6 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 206.9 | 1’42.355 | 0.316 / 0.141 |
| 7 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 208.9 | 1’42.422 | 0.383 / 0.067 |
| 8 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 208.4 | 1’42.447 | 0.408 / 0.025 |
| 9 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 209.7 | 1’42.509 | 0.470 / 0.062 |
| 10 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 207.2 | 1’42.512 | 0.473 / 0.003 |
| 11 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 212.0 | 1’42.520 | 0.481 / 0.008 |
| 12 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 209.2 | 1’42.576 | 0.537 / 0.056 |
| 13 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 207.6 | 1’42.611 | 0.572 / 0.035 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 210.8 | 1’42.728 | 0.689 / 0.117 |
| 15 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 213.2 | 1’42.777 | 0.738 / 0.049 |
| 16 | 8 | Nicolo BULEGA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 206.3 | 1’42.813 | 0.774 / 0.036 |
| 17 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 209.8 | 1’42.889 | 0.850 / 0.076 |
| 18 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 204.6 | 1’42.982 | 0.943 / 0.093 |
| 19 | 76 | Makar YURCHENKO | KAZ | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 206.2 | 1’43.000 | 0.961 / 0.018 |
| 20 | 5 | Jaume MASIA | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 204.5 | 1’43.018 | 0.979 / 0.018 |
| 21 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Reale Avintia Academy | KTM | 210.1 | 1’43.087 | 1.048 / 0.069 |
| 22 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 209.1 | 1’43.099 | 1.060 / 0.012 |
| 23 | 19 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 210.8 | 1’43.170 | 1.131 / 0.071 |
| 24 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 211.3 | 1’43.219 | 1.180 / 0.049 |
| 25 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 206.3 | 1’43.290 | 1.251 / 0.071 |
| 26 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 208.8 | 1’43.380 | 1.341 / 0.090 |
| 27 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 208.4 | 1’43.419 | 1.380 / 0.039 |
| 28 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 211.0 | 1’43.450 | 1.411 / 0.031 |
