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French MotoGP 2025: Quartararo smashes Le Mans record to bag pole at home race

Fabio Quartararo secured pole position by setting a new lap record at the 2025 French MotoGP qualifying in Le Mans on Saturday.
This pole followed Marc Marquez breaking the previous record earlier that day, continuing a pattern seen since Quartararo ended his pole drought two weeks prior in Spain.
Quartararo, a 26-year-old former world champion and home rider, edged out Marquez with a final lap time of 1m29.324s riding for Monster Yamaha, while Alex Marquez qualified third.
Quartararo beat Marquez by 0.118 seconds after a late lap that gained four tenths in the final sector, with Marquez admitting Fabio rode incredibly and deserved pole.
Quartararo’s pole at Le Mans signals his strong revival and gives him the front spot for the sprint race, exciting French fans and intensifying the championship battle.

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French MotoGP 2025: Quartararo smashes Le Mans record to bag pole at home race

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Flying Frenchman never felt so apt: ‘El Diablo’ does it again as the roof comes off Le Mans. He’s only gone and done it again. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) left nothing on the table to make it back-to-back pole positions at the Michelin Grand Prix of France, taking a third pole at Le Mans and setting a new record with a 1:29.324. That forces Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) to settle for second for a second Grand Prix in a ro…

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