Fabio Quartararo claimed back-to-back pole positions as he took a sensational pole position at his home round.
Fabio Quartararo will start from pole position for the second time in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship. The Frenchman claimed pole at Jerez and will now start from pole at his home race.
It seemed like Marc Marquez had secured his fifth pole position of the year, but was relegated in the final moments to second place on the grid.
Alex Marquez will start from the back of the front row on the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP machine. Behind Marquez on the timesheets was his teammate, Fermin Aldeguer, who will start from fourth place after crashing late on in the session.
The top KTM rider was Maverick Vinales on the Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine. The Spaniard will start from fifth place in the middle of the second row, but was 0.699 seconds behind Quartararo.
Francesco Bagnaia will have work to do in the races as he will start from the back of the second row in sixth. The Italian rider struggled during Qualifying after having positive Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday.
Marco Bezzecchi was the top Aprilia rider as he qualified in seventh place on the factory Aprilia RS-GP.
Jack Miller will start from the middle of the third row on the Prima Pramac Racing Yamaha M1, alongside Miller on the third row will be Franco Morbidelli on the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati.
After making his way through the first Qualifying session, Raul Fernandez was able to qualify in the top ten on the Trackhouse Racing Aprilia.
MotoGP France, Full Qualifying Results:
| 2025 France MotoGP | Le Mans | Qualifying Results | Round 6 of 22 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:29.324 |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:29.442 |
| 3 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.571 |
| 4 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.776 |
| 5 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:30.023 |
| 6 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:30.047 |
| 7 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:30.183 |
| 8 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.191 |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:30.198 |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:30.385 |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:30.444 |
| 12 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:30.462 |
| 13 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | Q1 |
| 14 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Q1 |
| 15 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
| 16 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
| 17 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | Q1 |
| 18 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | Q1 |
| 19 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Q1 |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | Q1 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Q1 |
| 22 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | HRC Test Team | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
