MotoGP GP France, how to follow Sunday’s Le Mans races: Sky, TV8, Now times

After the qualifying session and the Sprint race on Saturday, where despite expectations the track always remained dry and sunny, the moment has come for the most awaited day of the weekend, Sunday, also for the fifth round of the MotoGP 2026. In fact, everything is ready for the French Grand Prixwith the races of the three classes scheduled Sunday 10 May on the Bugatti Circuit Of Le Mans. In MotoGP will start from pole position, for the first time this season, Pecco Bagnaia with the Ducati official. The Italian was the fastest of everyone on a single lap in qualifying, confirming the good progress already seen in Friday’s practice, and then did a very positive Sprint, finishing second and on the podium for the third Saturday in a row. In the 13-lap race Bagnaia was unable to do anything against it Jorge Martin. The Spaniard, only eighth on the grid with theAprilia official, he made an incredible start, immediately taking first position, which he then maintained until the checkered flag of the Sprint. With his second success of the season in the Saturday races, Martin thus recovered five points in the championship over his teammate Marco Bezzecchi. After the third time in qualifying, the Italian finished third in the Sprint and is still leading the world championship with a six-point margin over Martin himself. After the good second time in qualifying, the world champion Marc Marquez in the Sprint he was rather slow, until the crash he had at the end of the penultimate lap when he was seventh. Returning to the pits limping, the Spaniard took a blow to his right foot and went to the medical centre. The findings speak of a fracture of the fifth metatarsal, injury which forces Marquez to miss both the Le Mans race and that of Barcelonascheduled for next week. Furthermore, the Spaniard still has problems with his right shoulder. In fact, Marquez has announced that he will take advantage of the foot injury to also have surgery on his right shoulder, where “there is a screw that touches my radial nerve. When it’s stressed I can’t ride well, and it’s also the reason for certain strange falls.” Fourth time in qualifying for Fabio Di Giannantonio with the Ducati VR46, which however then started badly in the Sprint and crashed after a few laps. In the 13-lap race the other brands also performed well, such as the Ktm with Pedro Acosta fifth in qualifying and fourth in the Sprint. But positive results also came from Japanese brands. There Yamaha she returned to the top with the home idol Fabio Quartararosixth on the grid and fifth at the finish line of the short race. Just as the Honda with Joan Mir seventh in qualifying and sixth in the Sprint. Not a great weekend so far though Alex Marquezwinner in Jerez with the Ducati Gresini. At Le Mans he set the tenth fastest time in qualifying and finished eighth in the Sprint. Instead, the other home idol is hoping for bad weather Johann Zarcotriumphant here last year under water with the Honda Lcr. Outside the top ten in practice, he did not finish in the points in the short race. After two sunny days, rain is very likely to arrive for Sunday’s races. As always, before the 27 laps of the premier class, there will be races Moto3 and of Moto2where they will start from pole position respectively Adrian Fernandez And Izan Guevara.

MotoGP GP France, Sunday TV programming

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Below are the Sunday opening hours Michelin Grand Prix of France from Le Manswith the complete television programming:

Sky Sport MotoGP (channel 208), Now and SkyGo (live)

Sunday 10 May 2026

• 09.40-09.50 – MotoGP Warm Up
• 11:00 – Moto3 Race 20 laps
• 12.15pm – Moto2 Race 22 laps
• 2.00pm – MotoGP Race 27 laps (live text on the Gazzetta website)

TV8 (free and deferred)

Sunday 10 May 2026

• 2.00pm – Moto3 20-lap race (delayed)
• 3.15pm – Moto2 Race 22 laps (delayed)
• 5.00pm – MotoGP 27-lap race (delayed)