2017 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 5 of 18 races in the 2017 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | May 21, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bugatti Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2017 MotoGP season. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on May 21, 2017.
MotoGP race report
[edit]Yamaha riders clean swept the front row of the grid for the first time since the 2008 Qatar Grand Prix. Teammates Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi fought for the victory throughout, with the Italian crashing out for the final lap, and Viñales taking his third win for Yamaha in five races. Johann Zarco scored his first podium finish and became the first French rider in the MotoGP class to stand on the podium since Randy de Puniet in the 2009 British Grand Prix.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Maverick_Vi%C3%B1ales%2C_Johann_Zarco_and_Dani_Pedrosa_2017_Le_Mans.jpg/220px-Maverick_Vi%C3%B1ales%2C_Johann_Zarco_and_Dani_Pedrosa_2017_Le_Mans.jpg)
Classification
[edit]MotoGP
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 25 | ![]() |
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 28 | 43:29.793 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 28 | +3.134 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 26 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +7.717 | 13 | 16 |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
Ducati Team | Ducati | 28 | +11.223 | 6 | 13 |
5 | 35 | ![]() |
LCR Honda | Honda | 28 | +13.519 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 99 | ![]() |
Ducati Team | Ducati | 28 | +24.002 | 16 | 10 |
7 | 94 | ![]() |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 28 | +25.733 | 15 | 9 |
8 | 43 | ![]() |
EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 28 | +32.603 | 11 | 8 |
9 | 76 | ![]() |
Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 28 | +45.784 | 12 | 7 |
10 | 29 | ![]() |
Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 28 | +48.332 | 17 | 6 |
11 | 53 | ![]() |
EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 28 | +50.036 | 22 | 5 |
12 | 44 | ![]() |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 28 | +52.661 | 8 | 4 |
13 | 38 | ![]() |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 28 | +53.179 | 10 | 3 |
14 | 22 | ![]() |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 28 | +55.432 | 21 | 2 |
15 | 50 | ![]() |
Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 28 | +1:06.878 | 23 | 1 |
Ret | 46 | ![]() |
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 41 | ![]() |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 23 | Engine | 18 | |
Ret | 93 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 17 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 17 | Oil Leak | 19 | |
Ret | 45 | ![]() |
Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 7 | Gearshift | 7 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 5 | Retired | 9 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 3 | Retired | 20 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
Sources: [2][3][4] |
Moto2
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 21 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | 42:17.557 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 42 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +1.714 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 12 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +5.837 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 73 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +6.212 | 6 | 13 |
5 | 54 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +13.537 | 7 | 11 |
6 | 77 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +14.945 | 5 | 10 |
7 | 30 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +16.413 | 18 | 9 |
8 | 24 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 26 | +16.681 | 14 | 8 |
9 | 97 | ![]() |
Tech 3 | 26 | +17.163 | 11 | 7 |
10 | 68 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +17.605 | 13 | 6 |
11 | 55 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +22.528 | 22 | 5 |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +22.909 | 9 | 4 |
13 | 88 | ![]() |
KTM | 26 | +23.801 | 15 | 3 |
14 | 11 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +24.322 | 10 | 2 |
15 | 49 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +25.959 | 16 | 1 |
16 | 19 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +26.116 | 12 | |
17 | 44 | ![]() |
KTM | 26 | +26.394 | 17 | |
18 | 40 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +26.846 | 20 | |
19 | 5 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +28.506 | 26 | |
20 | 87 | ![]() |
Tech 3 | 26 | +48.794 | 23 | |
21 | 45 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +49.354 | 27 | |
22 | 89 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +49.680 | 31 | |
23 | 2 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +49.913 | 25 | |
24 | 47 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 26 | +1:03.235 | 28 | |
25 | 57 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +1:03.801 | 30 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Kalex | 25 | Retired | 19 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Suter | 21 | Accident | 29 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Kalex | 17 | Handling | 8 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Kalex | 8 | Accident Damage | 21 | |
Ret | 62 | ![]() |
Kalex | 7 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Kalex | 0 | Accident | 4 | |
DNS | 27 | ![]() |
Kalex | Did not start | |||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT |
Moto3
[edit]The race, scheduled to be run for 24 laps, was red-flagged due to oil being spilled onto the track resulting to a multiple rider crash in turn 4. The race was later restarted over 16 laps.
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 36 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | 27:37.830 | 8 | 25 |
2 | 44 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +4.252 | 12 | 20 |
3 | 21 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +4.365 | 15 | 16 |
4 | 42 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +4.469 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 58 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +4.845 | 3 | 11 |
6 | 33 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +5.463 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 95 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +5.652 | 16 | 9 |
8 | 16 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +5.821 | 23 | 8 |
9 | 64 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +6.049 | 9 | 7 |
10 | 52 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +6.193 | 10 | '6 |
11 | 84 | ![]() |
Peugeot | 16 | +7.504 | 18 | 5 |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +8.741 | 25 | 4 |
13 | 41 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +16.006 | 30 | 3 |
14 | 48 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 16 | +16.405 | 20 | 2 |
15 | 12 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 16 | +16.514 | 21 | 1 |
16 | 11 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +16.639 | 13 | |
17 | 8 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +16.752 | 2 | |
18 | 96 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 16 | +16.996 | 14 | |
19 | 71 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +17.046 | 27 | |
20 | 6 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +17.206 | 29 | |
21 | 65 | ![]() |
KTM | 16 | +28.501 | 28 | |
22 | 14 | ![]() |
Honda | 16 | +33.398 | 24 | |
23 | 4 | ![]() |
Peugeot | 16 | +42.059 | 31 | |
Ret | 40 | ![]() |
KTM | 15 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Honda | 14 | Accident | 22 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Honda | 14 | Accident | 26 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
KTM | 11 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 88 | ![]() |
Honda | 10 | Retired | 1 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Honda | 7 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 75 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 3 | Accident | 5 | |
DNS | 7 | ![]() |
Honda | 0 | Did not restart | 19 | |
DNS | 19 | ![]() |
KTM | Did not start | |||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT |
Championship standings after the race
[edit]MotoGP
[edit]Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.[5]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Moto2
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
100 |
2 | ![]() |
80 |
3 | ![]() |
62 |
4 | ![]() |
59 |
5 | ![]() |
53 |
6 | ![]() |
41 |
7 | ![]() |
37 |
8 | ![]() |
32 |
9 | ![]() |
31 |
10 | ![]() |
27 |
Moto3
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
99 |
2 | ![]() |
65 |
3 | ![]() |
63 |
4 | ![]() |
59 |
5 | ![]() |
53 |
6 | ![]() |
51 |
7 | ![]() |
43 |
8 | ![]() |
36 |
9 | ![]() |
34 |
10 | ![]() |
31 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2017 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "HJC HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE · MotoGP Race Classification 2017". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "HJC HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE · MotoGP Race Classification 2017" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-27.