2021 MotoGP French GP – How to watch, session times & more
MotoGP travels to Le Mans for the fifth round of the 2021 season. Here's the full schedule for the French Grand Prix.
Yamaha has won three of the four races held so far, with only an arm pump for runaway Spanish GP leader Fabio Quartararo preventing the Japanese marque from scoring a clean sweep of victories in the opening part of the season.
Danilo Petrucci won the 2020 French GP for Ducati, beating the Repsol Honda of Alex Marquez and the KTM of Pol Espargaro. Quartararo was Yamaha's top finisher in ninth.
2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
07:55 |
08:55 |
09:55 |
03:55 |
00:55 |
17:55 |
16:55 |
13:25 |
|
FP2 |
12:10 |
13:10 |
14:10 |
08:10 |
05:10 |
22:10 |
21:10 |
17:40 |
|
FP3 |
07:55 |
08:55 |
09:55 |
03:55 |
00:55 |
17:55 |
16:55 |
13:25 |
|
FP4 |
11:30 |
12:30 |
13:30 |
07:30 |
04:30 |
21:30 |
20:30 |
17:00 |
|
Qualifying |
12:10 |
13:10 |
14:10 |
08:10 |
05:10 |
22:10 |
21:10 |
17:40 |
|
Warm up* |
08:00 |
09:00 | 10:00 |
04:00 |
01:00 |
18:00 |
17:00 |
13:30 |
|
Race |
12:00 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
22:00 |
21:00 |
17:30 |
*warm up start time was amended on Saturday
2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings in the UK
Friday 14th May 2021
- Free Practice 1: 08:55 - 09:40 BST
- Free Practice 2: 13:10 - 13:55 BST
Saturday 15th May 2021
- Free Practice 3: 08:55 - 09:40 BST
- Free Practice 4: 12:30 - 13:00 BST
- Qualifying: 13:10 - 13:50 BST
Sunday 16th May 2021
- Warm up: 09:00 - 09:20 BST
- Race: 13:00 BST
2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings in Europe
Friday 14th May 2021
- Free Practice 1: 09:55 - 10:40 CEST
- Free Practice 2: 14:10 - 14:55 CEST
Saturday 15th May 2021
- Free Practice 3: 09:55 - 10:40 CEST
- Free Practice 4: 13:30 - 14:00 CEST
- Qualifying: 14:10 - 14:50 CEST
Sunday 16th May 2021
- Warm up: 10:00 - 10:20 CEST
- Race: 14:00 CEST
2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings in the US
Friday 14th May 2021
- Free Practice 1: 03:55 - 04:40 ET / 00:55 - 01:40 PT
- Free Practice 2: 08:10 - 08:55 ET / 05:10 - 05:55 PT
Saturday 15th May 2021
- Free Practice 3: 03:55 - 04:40 ET / 00:55 - 01:40 PT
- Free Practice 4: 07:30 - 08:00 ET / 04:30 - 05:00 PT
- Qualifying: 08:10 - 08:50 ET / 05:10 - 05:50 PT
Sunday 16th May 2021
- Warm-up: 04:00 - 04:20 ET / 01:00 - 01:20 PT
- Race: 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT
2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings in Australia
Friday 14th May 2021
- Free Practice 1: 17:55 - 18:40 AEST
- Free Practice 2: 22:10 - 22:55 AEST
Saturday 15th May 2021
- Free Practice 3: 17:55 - 18:40 AEST
- Free Practice 4 - 21:30 - 22:00 AEST
- Qualifying: 23:10 - 23:50 AEST
Sunday 16th May 2021
- Warm-up: 18:00 - 18:20 AEST
- Race: 22:00 AEST
2021 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix session timings in Japan
Friday 14th May 2021
- Free Practice 1: 17:55 - 18:40 JST
- Free Practice 2: 22:10 - 22:55 JST
Saturday 15th May 2021
- Free Practice 3: 17:55 - 18:40 JST
- Free Practice 4: 21:30 - 22:00 JST
- Qualifying: 21:10 - 21:50 JST
Sunday 16th May 2021
- Warm-up: 17:00 - 17:20 JST
- Race: 21:00 JST
2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix session timings in India
Friday 14th May 2021
- Free Practice 1: 13:25 - 14:10 IST
- Free Practice 2: 17:40 - 18:25 IST
Saturday 15th May 2021
- Free Practice 3: 13:25 - 14:10 IST
- Free Practice 4: 17:00 - 17:30 IST
- Qualifying: 17:40 - 18:20 IST
Sunday 16th May 2021
- Warm-up: 13:30 - 13:50 IST
- Race: 17:30 IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the MotoGP schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
Can I stream the French MotoGP?
MotoGP has its own on-demand streaming service, offering live broadcast of practice, qualifying and the race, as well as highlights. The MotoGP Video pass is available for an annual fee of 139.99 euros. Users also can subscribe to the service on a monthly basis for 29.99 euros. Several local broadcasters also stream MotoGP races on their official websites.
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