Fanatical fans and record-breaking crowds are on the horizon for Luca Marini and Joan Mir as the duo continue their 2025 campaign onto the French GP.

Aiming to build on a successful post-race test in Jerez, the Honda HRC Castrol team head for France and the legendary Le Mans circuit for round six of the rapidly progressing 2025 season. Known for its passionate fans, the French GP captures what makes MotoGP unique in the world of sport and is always a memorable weekend.

Fresh off his fourth-straight top ten finish, Luca Marini arrives at the 4.19 kilometre Le Mans Circuit with his incredible consistency continuing. Able to always make forward progress in the races, and especially on Sundays, the Italian is targeting further improvements in Qualifying. Besting last year’s French GP result shouldn’t be a problem for the #10.

After another weekend battling for the top six, Joan Mir once again proved he has the speed to be the fastest of the Honda riders last time out. Converting this potential into the points is the main objective of the French GP weekend for the #36. Able to consistently feature in Q2, Mir is looking to continue this trend as the Honda RC213V continues to improve and evolve.

Their efforts will be boosted by Takaaki Nakagami who joins the Honda HRC Test Team as a wildcard.

Luca Marini

“Each weekend we have been able to build our pace and take steps throughout, we need to keep doing this. In Jerez we got to try some things for the future and now we need to keep working and trying to make progress. There is a lot of heavy braking in Le Mans which should suit us, I am looking forward to having another weekend of good battles on track like in Jerez. Let’s hit the ground running and focus on getting into Q2 to prime ourselves for the races.”

Joan Mir

“Coming to Le Mans our objective is simple: get points on the board that reflect our efforts and our speed. The potential is there, we have good speed, we are able to fight regularly in Q2 and be in the second group in most races. I have no doubts that the team and I can do it, so our approach for France is the safe. We keep working, we keep pushing and we will succeed.”

MotoGP 2025

Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 140 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
2 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 139 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 120 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 84 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
5 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 63 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
6 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 50 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
7 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 43 LCR Honda Honda
8 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 37 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
9 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 36 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
10 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 33 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
11 Binder Brad 33 RSA 32 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
12 Marini Luca 10 ITA 32 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
13 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 28 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
14 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 25 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
15 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 24 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
16 Miller Jack 43 AUS 19 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
17 Rins Alex 42 SPA 17 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
18 Mir Joan 36 SPA 11 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
19 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 6 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
20 Fernandez Augusto 7 SPA 3 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
21 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 2 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
22 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 1 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
23 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
24 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 0 LCR Honda Honda
25 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 0 HRC Test Team Honda
Location Information

Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in… read more.

Length 4.185 kilometres / 2.6 miles
Width 13 metres
Left corners 5
Right corners 9
Longest straight 0.674 kilometres / 0.419 miles
Constructed 1966
Modified 2008
Resurfacing Resurfaced before 2017 round

Automobile Club de l'Ouest, Le Mans, France - View in Google Maps

www.lemans.org

Records

Pole Position 1m 29.919s (167.5km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducat,2024)
Race Lap 1m 31.107s (165.3km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2024)
Race Time 41m 23.709s (163.7 km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducat,2024)
2024 Race Winner Jorge Martin (Ducat)
2024 Sprint Winner Jorge Martin (Ducat)