MotoGP: Jack Miller tops timesheets in Le Mans after P2, Marc Marquez crashes in both practices on return

KTM’s Jack Miller came top of the timesheets after two practice sessions at Le Mans on Friday.

The Australian finished in a time of 1:30.950. Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro finished P2 in second with a time of 1:31.069 while Ducati’s Marco Bezzecchi finished in third with a time of 1:31.150.

Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez endured a difficult morning practice session, finishing outside the top ten. Marquez crashed out in both sessions but did enough to progress to Q2.

Marquez finished in 10th while Quartararo had to settle for 12th even though he was half a second faster than his Yamaha team-mate Franco Morbidelli.

In the windy conditions at Le Mans, Espargaro, Franco Morbidelli, Lorenzo Savadori, Joan Mir, Augusto Fernandez and Alex Marquez all crashed in the opening 15 minutes. Espargaro also looked to have a technical problem after leaving the pits.

Quartararo was one of the first to launch a time attack in P2 and went up to fifth place on the timesheets, but he dropped to sixth when Brad Binder went fastest to initially form a KTM one-two.

Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia was 17th-fastest in the afternoon session before going for a time attack. His final run saw him take ninth place to earn himself a Q2 spot.

Jorge Martin (fourth), Johann Zarco (fifth), Maverick Vinales (sixth), Brad Binder (seventh), Marc Marquez (eighth) and Alex Marquez (tenth) formed the rest of the top ten.