Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden posted the seventh and eleventh best times, respectively, in today’s qualifying session for the French Grand Prix.

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.

The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team will go into its home race at the historic Le Mans circuit in France confident that Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow can battle for the podium after both produced good qualifying performances today.

After impressing during free practice yesterday and this morning it was understandable that Álvaro Bautista felt some disappointment at qualifying on the third row of the grid in eighth place this afternoon.

Today’s qualifying session at Le Mans for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of France was a good session for the sole Ducati Pramac rider Héctor Barberá, who has been consistently quick on this track.

In an action-packed qualifying session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who took his first pole position of the season ahead of Casey Stoner.

In a final free practice held in chilly conditions at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, it was Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner who set the pace ahead of Cal Crutchlow.

The Power Electronics Aspar Team continued their dominance of the CRT era on the opening day of the fourth round of the season at Le Mans, where Randy de Puniet was the fastest rider on the new machines.

After announcing yesterday in the official press conference his plans to retire at the end of this season, Casey Stoner got back on track and set the fastest time (1'33.740) in the first day of practice at the Le Mans circuit.

NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team was hard at work on the first practice day at Le Mans to provide Chris Vermeulen with the best possible bike for this Sunday’s race.

Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies took to the Le Mans circuit today for the first two practice sessions of the French Grand Prix.

At the first day of the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, the Ducati Team duo of Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were hampered in their efforts by a lack of grip.

On the opening day of the French Grand Prix, Team San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Álvaro Bautista found crucial confidence on board the Honda RC213V and lapped fourth fastest by the end of the two sessions today.

The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team's home race at the legendary Le Mans circuit in France kicked off in positive fashion today, with Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow posting competitive times on the opening day of MotoGP practice.

Pramac Ducati Team´s sole rider, Héctor Barberá spent the morning and afternoon free practice sessions working through different set-up changes and tyre options in preparation for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner set the tone for this weekend’s Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, after setting the fastest time of the day in the second MotoGP practice session.

Following his retirement announcement, Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner showed no signs of slowing down at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France at Le Mans, finishing the first morning session fastest ahead of teammate Dani Pedrosa.

At the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, Ducati Team’s Valentino Rossi took time out to answer fans’ questions, shed some light on recent news, and even reveal his phone number.