Monday, 21 May 2018

2018 France MotoGP Review, Rider News

Review of the round five of the 2018 MotoGP season at Le Mans Bugatti track in Le Mans, in central France.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP Champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V.



Second was Alma Pramac Racing rider Danilo Petrucci on his Ducati Desmosedici GP18, he was two seconds behind Márquez at the end.



While, third was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was five seconds behind Márquez at the end.



In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia on the Kalex.



Second was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was a two and half seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race. While, third was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider and Current Moto3 Champion Joan Mir on the Kalex to complete a Kalex podium whitewash, he was five seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 rider Albert Arenas on the KTM. Second was Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 rider Andrea Migno on the KTM, he was two tenths of a second behind Arenas at the end of the race. While, third was Bester Capital Dubai rider Marcos Ramírez on the KTM to complete a KTM podium whitewash, he was seven tenths of a second behind Arenas at the end of the race.

It was confirmed on Thursday (18/5/18), Aleix Espargaró has signed a new two-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the factory Aprilia Racing Team Gresini in MotoGP in 2019 and 2020.



Espargaro currently sits sixteenth place in the championship, with a best finish of ninth place finish last weekend at Le Mans.

Also, it was confirmed on Thursday too (18/5/18), Álex Rins has signed a new two-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the factory Team Suzuki Ecstar in MotoGP in 2019 and 2020.



Rins currently sits twelfth place in the championship, with a best finish of a third place finish in Argentina back in April.

Finally it was confirmed on Friday (19/5/18), Andrea Dovizioso has signed a new two-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the factory Ducati Team in MotoGP in 2019 and 2020.



Dovizioso currently sits fourteenth place in the championship, with a best finish a win in Qatar back in March.

No word yet on who is Andrea Dovizioso team-mate yet at Ducati, it would be more than likely be current Ducati rider Jorge Lorenzo for 2019.

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