Johann Zarco embraces LCR owner Lucio Cecchinello after winning 2025 MotoGP French GP

2025 French MotoGP

Sunday, May 11, 2025
Michelin Grand Prix de France
World Motorcycle Championship

Johann Zarco surfed through the rainy chaos at Le Mans to take a hugely popular MotoGP victory in the 2025 French Grand Prix, while Marc Márquez kept it together to take vital championship points

They say that winning your home grand prix is like scoring the winning goal at the World Cup final, but only one person on this planet knows what it’s like to win your home MotoGP race at Le Mans.

Because there’s nowhere better to do that than Le Mans, thanks to the vast and noisy crowd thronging the vast grandstands, built to accommodate the crowd at the circuit’s 24-hour car race.

On Sunday the 111,000 fans sounded like the best football crowd – singing football chants for winner Johann Zarco and belting out the Marseillaise time and time again.

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