It was Marc Marquez domination on Friday at the French Grand Prix as he topped both Practice sessions throughout the day.
Marc Marquez ended Free Practice One on top of the timesheets and then ended the Friday afternoon Practice session on top as well with a 0.177 gap over the rest of the field.
Fabio Quartararo pleased the home fans as he ended the day in second place on the Monster Energy Yamaha.
Francesco Bagnaia was 0.007 seconds behind Quartararo on the timesheets as he ended the day in third place.
The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team ended the session in fourth and fifth place. Fermin Aldeguer was in fourth with his teammate Alex Marquez in fifth.
Jack Miller was 0.422 seconds behind Marc Marquez at the end of the session as he ended up in sixth. The Australian rider has prior form around Le Mans and will want to be back in the points this weekend.
Two KTM riders ended the day in seventh and eighth places, with Pedro Acosta and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team in seventh and Maverick Vinales and the Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad in eighth.
Franco Morbidelli ended the day in ninth place on the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati.
Completing the top ten was the top Aprilia rider of Marco Bezzecchi, who ended the day 0.767 seconds behind Marc Marquez.
MotoGP France, Full Practice Results:
| 2025 France MotoGP | Le Mans | Practice Results | Round 6 of 22 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:29.855 |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.032 |
| 3 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:30.039 |
| 4 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:30.221 |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:30.256 |
| 6 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.277 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:30.308 |
| 8 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:30.490 |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:30.509 |
| 10 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:30.622 |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:30.675 |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:30.754 |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:30.801 |
| 14 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:30.821 |
| 15 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:30.942 |
| 16 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.165 |
| 17 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:31.254 |
| 9 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:31.257 |
| 19 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:31.417 |
| 20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | HRC Test Team | Honda RC213V | 1:31.555 |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:32.325 |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.425 |
