Fabio Quartararo took his third pole position of the season in an intense qualifying session at the Le Mans circuit, venue of the 2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix.
The Frenchman will start from the first position on the grid in his home race on Sunday May 16, followed by his teammate, Maverick Viñales.
A reborn Marc Márquez will start from sixth position, having been fastest in FP3, and Valentino Rossi, from ninth.
The MotoGP starting grid at LeMans
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1. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
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2. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
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3. Ducati Team
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4. Petronas Yamaha SRT
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5. Pramac Racing
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6. Repsol Honda Team
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7. LCR Honda
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8. Repsol Honda Team
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9. Petronas Yamaha SRT
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10. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
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11. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
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12. Reale Avintia Racing
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13. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
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14. Team Suzuki Ecstar
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15. Team Suzuki Ecstar
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16. Ducati Team
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17. Red Bull KTM Tech3
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18. Red Bull KTM Tech3
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19. LCR Honda
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20. Pramac Racing
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21. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
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22. Reale Avintia Racing
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Fabio Quartararo
Maverick Viñales
Jack Miller
Franco Morbidelli
Takaaki Nakagami
Pol Espargaró
Valentino Rossi
Miguel Oliveira
Luca Marini
Alex Márquez
Brad Binder
MotoGP French GP 2021 starting grid, in pictures
P1 Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing
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P2 Maverick Viñales, Yamaha Factory Racing
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P3 Jack Miller, Ducati Team
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P4 Franco Morbidelli, Petronas Yamaha SRT
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P5 Johann Zarco, Pramac Racing
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P6 Marc Márquez, Repsol Honda Team
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P7 Takaaki Nakagami, Team LCR Honda
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P8 Pol Espargaró, Repsol Honda Team
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P9 Valentino Rossi, Petronas Yamaha SRT
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P10 Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
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P11 Lorenzo Savadori, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
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P12 Luca Marini, Esponsorama Racing
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P13 Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
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P14 Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP
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P15 Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP
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P16 Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team
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P17 Danilo Petrucci, KTM Tech3
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P18 Iker Lecuona, KTM Tech3
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P19 Alex Márquez, Team LCR Honda
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P20 Tito Rabat, Avintia Racing
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P21 Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
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P22 Enea Bastianini, Esponsorama Racing
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