2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  2023 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 20 races in the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13–14 May 2023
Official nameShark Grand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Le Mans, France
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:30.705
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati
Time 1:31.855 on lap 15
Podium
First Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati
Second Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Third France Johann Zarco Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:35.791
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex
Time 1:36.068 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex
Second Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex
Third Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Time 1:41.630
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Time 1:41.476 on lap 18
Podium
First Spain Daniel Holgado KTM
Second Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Third Spain Jaume Masià Honda
MotoE Race 1
Pole position
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.971
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.350 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Jordi Torres Ducati
Second Spain Héctor Garzó Ducati
Third Switzerland Randy Krummenacher Ducati
MotoE Race 2
Pole position
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.971
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Time 1:40.101 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Matteo Ferrari Ducati
Second Spain Jordi Torres Ducati
Third Spain Héctor Garzó Ducati

The 2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Shark Grand Prix de France) was the fifth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the first round of the 2023 MotoE World Championship. All races (except for both MotoE races which were held on 13 May) were held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 14 May 2023. The weekend marked the 1000th round of Grand Prix motorcycle racing since its inception in 1949.[1][2]

  1. ^ "1000 and counting: Le Mans to host 1000th Grand Prix!". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "From 1949 to 2023: a short journey through 1000 GPs". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.