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• Lorenzo retakes championship lead after rain master-class at Le Mans
  Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo retook the championship lead once again at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France as he dominated in tricky conditions, finishing ahead of Valentino Rossi, who recorded his best Ducati result ever.
  
  
• Crutchlow sets wet benchmark in Le Mans warm-up
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Cal Crutchlow put in an impressive ride in the morning warm-up for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, as he set the benchmark for what is expected to be a wet race this afternoon.
  
  
• De Puniet looking for top CRT glory on home soil
  Randy de Puniet fought through the pain barrier to qualify as the fastest CRT rider at his home Grand Prix this afternoon.
  
  
• Pedrosa takes pole with Stoner in second
  Dani Pedrosa will start tomorrow's Grand Prix of France from pole position (1'33.638) with team mate Casey Stoner in second place (1'33.941) after a stressful qualifying practice that was decided in the final minutes.
  
  
• Second row starts for Lorenzo and Spies
  Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies were faced with a wet, damp and then drying track as they fought to finally deliver fourth and sixth on the grid respectively for tomorrow’s race.