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2021 MotoGP World Championship Season
French MotoGP
Round 5
Circuit Bugatti
Le Mans, France
Sunday, 16 May 2021
Honda rider Marc Marquez will be hoping to secure his maiden win of the 2021 season at the
French Grand Prix on May 16.
The Spanish superstar is one of the most successful riders in the history of the French Grand Prix having won it three times in 2014, 2018 and 2019.
Marquez, who recently returned from a long-term injury, finished ninth in the most recent race in the current campaign which was the Spanish Grand Prix on May 2.
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The Spanish Grand Prix was won by Ducati rider Jack Miler and he was followed by his teammate Francesco Bagnaia and Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli respectively.
Bagnaia is now sitting at the top of the Riders' standings as the battle for this season's MotoGP title continues.
While Yamaha duo of Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales are placed second and third respectively on the standings.
Marquez, who finished seventh in his first race of the season which was the Portuguese Grand Prix, finds himself placed 15th on the standings.
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Marquez feels that he is improving having been picked up a minor injury after a big tumble at the Turn 7 left-hander in FP3 during the Spanish Grand Prix practice session.
“The most important thing is: I felt better this weekend, but today, OK, I feel destroyed, but from the crash yesterday – not about the arm,” Marquez said.
"It’s more about the muscles in the back and the neck. This also is a very good thing that is improving in a good way. Of course, today I’m happy. Of course, it’s not the result I would like to be and it’s not the target.
“But this weekend I felt better on the bike, and about the physical condition I suffered, but I suffered less than Portimao."
Yamaha are placed at the top of Constructors' Championship standings and they are followed by Ducati and Suzuki respectively.
2020 French MotoGP results
Winner: Danilo Petrucci - Ducati
Runner-Up: Alex Marquez - Honda
Third-Place: Pol Espargaro - KTM
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