Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales topped FP4 at Le Mans from Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa, with Valentino Rossi completing the top three.
Home hero Johann Zarco was P4 for Monster Yamaha Tech 3, ahead of Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear Aspar Team), Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing), Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
‘DesmoDovi’ was the first crasher on cold tyres at Turn 10, followed shortly by teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) had a big crash – rider ok – before Marquez also took a tumble, and then saved another. Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was another faller as track conditions proved tricky.
Full Result:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 302.7 | 1’32.906 | |
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 307.4 | 1’32.963 | 0.057 / 0.057 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 300.2 | 1’33.052 | 0.146 / 0.089 |
| 4 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 302.2 | 1’33.286 | 0.380 / 0.234 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 303.9 | 1’33.361 | 0.455 / 0.075 |
| 6 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 303.5 | 1’33.388 | 0.482 / 0.027 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 303.9 | 1’33.438 | 0.532 / 0.050 |
| 8 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Pramac Racing | Ducati | 303.7 | 1’33.479 | 0.573 / 0.041 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 301.4 | 1’33.553 | 0.647 / 0.074 |
| 10 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 306.9 | 1’33.587 | 0.681 / 0.034 |
| 11 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Pramac Racing | Ducati | 303.6 | 1’33.639 | 0.733 / 0.052 |
| 12 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 305.8 | 1’33.907 | 1.001 / 0.268 |
| 13 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 303.2 | 1’33.959 | 1.053 / 0.052 |
| 14 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 311.7 | 1’33.976 | 1.070 / 0.017 |
| 15 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 307.2 | 1’34.152 | 1.246 / 0.176 |
| 16 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 299.1 | 1’34.270 | 1.364 / 0.118 |
| 17 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 301.3 | 1’34.272 | 1.366 / 0.002 |
| 18 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 306.2 | 1’34.344 | 1.438 / 0.072 |
| 19 | 76 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 297.1 | 1’34.396 | 1.490 / 0.052 |
| 20 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 302.8 | 1’34.594 | 1.688 / 0.198 |
| 21 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 301.2 | 1’34.764 | 1.858 / 0.170 |
| 22 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 301.3 | 1’34.927 | 2.021 / 0.163 |
| 23 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | FRA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 303.8 | 1’35.183 | 2.277 / 0.256 |
