2022 French MotoGP - Start time, how to watch & more

Francesco Bagnaia will start the race from pole position ahead of Ducati teammate Jack Miller, with Aleix Espargaro on the Aprilia joining them on the front row.

The second row will be headed by championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha).

Johann Zarco originally qualified sixth but will line up ninth on the grid after being hit with a three-place penalty for disrupting Pol Espargaro's lap.

What time does the French MotoGP start today?

The French MotoGP race will begin at 2pm local time (+2 GMT) at Le Mans Circuit Bugatti.

The race will run to 27 laps.

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022
Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAST / 15:00 EAT / 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 IST

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2022 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	07:40	08:40	09:40	03:40	00:40	17:40	16:40	13:10
Race	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30

How can I watch French MotoGP?

Europe:

Spain: DAZN
UK: BT Sport
France: Canal+
Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
Italy: Sky Sport
Hungary: Spiler TV
Netherlands: Ziggo Sport (new for 2022)
Portugal: Sport TV

Asia:

Japan: G+/Hulu
Thailand: SPOTV (new for 2022)
India: Eurosport
Indonesia: Trans7
Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV (new for 2022)
China: Guangdong Television
South Korea: SPOTV (new for 2022)

Americas

USA: CNBC
Canada: REV TV
Brazil: Fox Sports
Argentina: ESPN+

Oceania

Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Spark Sport

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+

French MotoGP - Starting grid:

Cla	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'30.450
2	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'30.519	0.069
3	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'30.609	0.159
4	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'30.688	0.238
5	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'30.711	0.261
6	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'30.943	0.493
7	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'30.977	0.527
8	Jorge Martin	Ducati	1'31.068	0.618
9	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'30.863	0.413
10	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'31.148	0.698
11	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'31.526	1.076
12	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'31.595	1.145
13	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	1'30.940	0.490
14	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	1'31.271	0.821
15	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'31.363	0.913
16	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	1'31.487	1.037
17	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'31.547	1.097
18	Brad Binder	KTM	1'31.610	1.160
19	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'31.617	1.167
20	Andrea Dovizioso	Yamaha	1'31.618	1.168
21	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'31.763	1.313
22	Remy Gardner	KTM	1'31.820	1.370
23	Darryn Binder	Yamaha	1'32.596	2.146
24	Raúl Fernández	KTM	1'32.767	2.317
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