Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo stunned his home crowd as he topped the final MotoGP practice session at Le Mans.
Quartararo showed strong pace towards the end of FP2 to top the timesheets with a 1:30.546, 0.066s clear of the next best rider.
Marc Marquez ended the session in second, narrowly behind the Yamaha rider, as the Spaniard was unable to sweep the practice sessions.
Fermin Aldeguer completed FP2 in third, 0.157s off Quartararo’s fastest time, while Francesco Bagnaia was a further tenth behind in fourth.
Alex Marquez ended practice in fifth, while Tech3’s Maverick Vinales led the factory KTM of Pedro Acosta over the line in sixth.
Franco Morbidelli crashed late in the session but held onto eighth, with Johann Zarco inside the top 10 at his home race in ninth.
Luca Marini completed the top 10 ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio in 11th for VR46.
The second factory Honda of Joan Mir was just behind in 12th, pipping Brad Binder by just 0.005s.
Marco Bezzecchi continued his struggles aboard the Aprilia in 14th while Enea Bastianini was 15th.
Australia’s Jack Miller was 16th, over a second behind Quartararo’s session-topping time, with the Frenchman’s factory team-mate Alex Rins in 17th.
Raul Fernandez took the flag in 18th, while Takaaki Nakagami resumed wildcard duties for Honda in 19th.
Ai Ogura attempted to recover from a big crash in timed practice but could only finish 20th, while Miguel Oliveira was 21st on his injury return.
Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori completed the standings in 22nd.
