adminPARIS. — Jorge Lorenzo put in an exhibition ride to win a thrilling French MotoGP Grand Prix and go top of the world championship standings yesterday. The Yamaha rider crossed the line more than 10 seconds clear of his teammate Valentino Rossi, with Maverick Vinales on a Suzuki in third. Lorenzo, who now leads Marc Marquez by five points in the overall standings, was completing a perfect weekend in Le Mans after setting a record-breaking lap in qualifying on Saturday.
The defending world champion avoided mayhem behind him with no fewer than eight riders failing to complete the 28 laps.
Marquez was one of those to crash, although he remounted his Honda to trail in at the rear of the pack. “I lost a lot of time at the beginning but it’s normal when you start from the third row,” said the Italian. — AFP.
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