2010 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  2010 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 18 races in the
2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date23 May 2010
Official nameMonster Energy Grand Prix de France[1]
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 1:33.408
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo
Time 1:34.545
Podium
First Spain Jorge Lorenzo
Second Italy Valentino Rossi
Third Italy Andrea Dovizioso
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Noyes
Time 1:39.234
Fastest lap
Rider France Jules Cluzel
Time 1:39.169
Podium
First Spain Toni Elías
Second Spain Julián Simón
Third Italy Simone Corsi
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Nicolás Terol
Time 1:43.719
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez
Time 1:43.787
Podium
First Spain Pol Espargaró
Second Spain Nicolás Terol
Third Spain Marc Márquez

The 2010 French motorcycle Grand Prix, officially the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, was the third round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 May 2010 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. From second on the grid, Jorge Lorenzo overhauled Valentino Rossi who was runner-up, to take the first back-to-back wins of his career.[2]

Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso, spraying the champagne on the podium after finishing second, first and third in the MotoGP race.
  1. ^ "2010 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Jorge Lorenzo triumphs in French MotoGP at Le Mans". BBC Sport. BBC. 2010-05-23. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.