Another
25-point
haul
at
the
French
GP
saw
the
Gresini
Racing
rider
move
to
within
eight
points
of
the
top
of
the
2022
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship,
taking
another
Independent
Team
win
and
make
quite
a
statement.
After
he
and
Francesco
Bagnaia
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
had
escaped
to
make
it
a
duel
for
supremacy
at
Le
Mans,
the
Beast
struck
for
the
lead
and
it
was
not
long
after
that
that
Pecco
slid
out
of
contention.
French
GP:
Brilliant
Bastianini
wins
as
Bagnaia
crashes
Meanwhile,
Jack
Miller
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
maintained
it
as
a
Borgo
Panigale
1-2,
with
Aprilia’s
Aleix
Espargaro
making
it
three
premier
class
rostrums
on
the
spin
for
the
Noale
factory
for
the
first
time
ever,
just
denying
home
hero
and
reigning
champion
Fabio
Quartararo
(Monster
Energy
Yamaha
MotoGP).
The
atmosphere
in
the
circuit
hit
fever
pitch
as
riders
revved
up
for
the
start
of
Round
7
of
the
2022
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship
and
it
was
Miller
who
got
the
perfect
launch
from
the
line
to
take
the
holeshot
ahead
of
Bastianini,
who
pushed
his
way
through
from
the
second
row.
Bagnaia
was
in
third
with
Team
Suzuki
Ecstar’s
Alex
Rins
and
Joan
Mir
split
by
Takaaki
Nakagami
(LCR
Honda
Idemitsu)
in
P5.
A
poor
start
from
Aleix
Espargaro
saw
him
drop
to
seventh,
while
Quartararo
also
went
backwards,
the
Frenchman
initially
swallowed
up
by
a
number
of
riders
before
starting
to
make
progress
forward.
On
Lap
17,
the
fight
for
victory
sparked
into
life
as
Bastianini
began
to
swarm
all
over
the
back
of
Bagnaia
out
front,
the
GP21
locked
on
for
a
few
laps
to
heap
on
some
pressure.
The
Beast,
as
he
is
known
in
the
paddock
circles,
then
made
his
first
move
at
the
Dunlop
Chicane
and
the
two
went
wheel-to-wheel
up
until
Turn
6,
with
Bagnaia
posting
a
classy
riposte.
The
fight
was
not
over
though,
with
Bastianini
forcing
an
error
from
his
Ducati
counterpart
at
Garage
Vert
as
Pecco
ran
it
wide.
Bastianini…
Steady
ride.
From
there,
Bastianini
just
had
to
keep
it
steady
to
bring
home
his
third
victory
of
the
year,
while
Miller
was
comfortable
in
second.
Attentions
switched
the
remaining
podium
place,
with
home
fans
willing
on
world
champion
Quartararo
in
the
closing
laps.
This
is
Paris!
MotoGP
world
champion
Fabio
Quartararo
visits
the
home
of
PSG
He
closed
and
closed
and
closed
but
he
could
never
quite
get
close
enough
to
the
Aprilia
ahead,
with
Aleix
Espargaro
denying
the
fairytale
French
ending
but
continued
the
Noale
dream.
Zarco
made
moves
to
get
back
towards
the
front,
coming
home
fifth
despite
that
tougher
start.
Marquez
rounded
out
the
top
six,
while
Nakagami
put
in
a
very
solid
seventh
place
finish.
Despite
missing
a
wing
from
the
early
stages,
Binder
claimed
P8.
Luca
Marini
(Mooney
VR46
Racing
Team)
and
Maverick
Vinales
both
claimed
top
10
results
in
encouraging
performances.
That
is
a
wrap
on
the
French
GP
and
it
was
certainly
a
race
to
remember,
with
the
crowd
an
incredible
protagonist
too.
Next
up
for
MotoGP
is
the
Tuscan
beauty
of
Mugello
on
May
29,
where
we
are
sure
to
see
even
more
twists
and
turns
in
this
fascinating
2022
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship
(By
a
special
arrangement
with
Dorna
Sports)
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