Alex Marquez lines up in Le Mans after finally taking a checkered flag in the world’s premier motorcycle racing Championship. His older brother Marc leads the 2025 MotoGP France Grand Prix pre-event odds, despite sitting second in the Championship behind Alex. Fabio Quartararo starts his home Grand Prix off the back of his first podium of the season. Defending Champion Jorge Martin continues to nurse himself back to health after a horrific crash in Qatar in mid-April.
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Schedule and How to Watch the MotoGP French Grand Prix
An early morning ensues this weekend, starting on Friday, May 9, when MotoGP stars take to the circuit for FP1 at 4:45 AM ET. Qualifying is scheduled for 4:50 AM on Saturday and runs until 5:30 AM. Once the grid is decided, riders switch gears for the customary sprint, setting off at 9 AM. It all comes down to Sunday, when the lights go out at 8 AM for the 27-lap MotoGP France Grand Prix.
Fox Sports 2 has you covered throughout the weekend, bringing all the practice and qualifying sessions, along with the Saturday sprint and Sunday Grand Prix.
Weather Forecast For MotoGP France
Conditions are forecast to remain clear on Friday afternoon before intermittent rain moves in on Friday evening and continues throughout the weekend. Just under half an inch of rain is expected after Practice on Friday and in the run-up to Sunday’s Grand Prix. Temperatures are set to range from the low to mid-60s throughout the weekend, while wind gusts are moderate. This is the weather after all, and the forecast could change at any moment.
Best Bets and Picks for the 2025 French MotoGP
Top Picks and Bets
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Driver
Event Winner
Payout on $20
Marc Marquez
-225
$28.89
Alex Marquez
+400
$100.00
Francesco Bagnaia
+450
$110.00
Marc Marquez (-225)
After crashing in the Spanish GP, Marc Marquez got back onto the bike and rode his way into 12th place. The result was undesirable, but the six-time MotoGP Champion won the hearts of his home crowd for never giving up. “The Ant of Cervera” takes to the track in France with three wins to his name in five races, placing him in second in the Championship.
Alex Marquez (+400)
The younger Marquez brother is finally a MotoGP winner after taking top honors in Jerez. Alex Marquez broke the trend of finishing “Mr. P2,” the position he finished in Thailand, Argentina, and the USA. Alex now leads the Championship by a single unit from his older brother, and lines up in France with a finishing average of 2.6 across the first five rounds this year.
Francesco Bagnaia (+450)
Francesco Bagnaia lands in France tied for the best finishing average in MotoGP this campaign at 2.6. The Italian has greeted the stewards inside the top five in every race this season, only missing the podium once, at Termas de Rio Hondo. “Pecco” delivered his best performance in Austin, entering Victory Lane, and he starts here fresh off three consecutive podium finishes.
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Driver
Event Winner
Payout on $20
Fabio Quartararo
+900
$200.00
Fabian Di Giannantonio
+2800
$580.00
Franco Morbidelli
+3300
$680.00
Fabio Quartararo (+900)
“El Diablo” rides on home asphalt this weekend, after securing his first podium of the campaign in Jerez. Fabio Quartararo has improved in every race this season, starting with a 15th-place finish in Thailand, down to a runner-up in Spain. The Yamaha rider starts in sixth place in the Championship at a venue where he crashed out last year and has only podiumed once, back in 2021.
Fabio Di Giannantonio (+2800)
Fabio Di Giannantonio has finished every race this season, racking a top 10, two top fives, and a podium. “Diggia” had his toughest outing in Qatar, when he crossed the line in 16th, but he ended in third in Austin, and starts at Le Mans after securing his third top five of the year, at the Spanish GP. The VR46 rider finds himself inside the top five in the Championship, returning to a circuit where he hasn’t finished inside the top five.
Franco Morbidelli (+3300)
Jerez undid all the hard work Franco Morbidelli has put in this season, handing him his first DNF of the year. It was also the first time that Franco found himself outside of the top five all season, which includes two podiums. His consistency has been rewarded as he sits in fourth place in the Championship, despite his hiccup in Spain.
Expert Pick for MotoGP France Grand Prix
Marc Marquez stands out as the rider to beat at Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, based on current and historical form. The Spaniard has triumphed in France on three occasions, the same number of victories he’s recorded this year. Sportsbooks have the older Marquez at -225, paying $28.89 on a $20 bet.
Where to Bet on MotoGP
Marc Marquez starts as the winningest active rider in Le Mans, with three scalps to his tally. Can the Spaniard bounce back after a disappointing home Grand Prix last time out? Or will his younger brother Marc find his way onto the top of the podium in consecutive rounds?
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Marc Marquez’s Brno weekend was marked by strong speed and renewed concern about his recovery, as he said opening practice gave him the “best feeling of the season” before two crashes left him managing the rest of Friday. He topped FP1, then finished fifth in the afternoon session with a 1:51.988 lap that secured direct access to Q2. Marquez said he had pushed too hard and suggested he might have been better off settling for 10th place than overextending himself, while also setting targets of the first two rows in qualifying and top-five finishes in both the sprint and the main race.
The crashes came at Turn 7 in the morning and Turn 11 later in the day, with the second incident damaging the front of his bike. Marquez said the Brno surface and layout put more strain on his recovering right arm than the Balaton track had, and he linked the mistakes to how he was managing energy in left-hand corners while recovering from injury. Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi joked that the crashes were “stupid mistakes,” said Marquez was pushing the front of the bike too far, and added that he was still not fully recovered.
Concerns about Marquez’s condition continued after the sprint, where he finished third, 0.794 seconds behind winner Francesco Bagnaia and behind second-place Ai Ogura. Neil Hodgson said Marquez’s body language in parc ferme suggested fatigue, and questioned whether Marquez was simply conserving energy for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Marquez said he was happy with third place, but Hodgson said the discussion was framed by the shoulder surgery recovery and by the sense that Brno was testing his physical condition.
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Best Bets: 2025 MotoGP France Grand Prix Pre-Event Odds Analysis
Alex Marquez lines up in Le Mans after finally taking a checkered flag in the world’s premier motorcycle racing Championship. His older brother Marc leads the 2025 MotoGP France Grand Prix pre-event odds, despite sitting second in the Championship behind Alex. Fabio Quartararo starts his home Grand Prix off the back of his first podium of the season. Defending Champion Jorge Martin continues to nurse himself back to health after a horrific crash in Qatar in mid-April.
After reading our analysis, check out our partner sportsbooks to get valuable promotions and place bets.
In addition to traditional sports betting on MotoGP Michelin Grand Prix of France has Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and Real Money Gaming available in a Pick’Em style on Underdog. Although “fantasy games” might seem misleading, DFS is a significant and growing category within legal sports wagering. MotoGP fans are allowed to legally make better/worse picks with real money gaming in 30 states, including California, Texas & Wisconsin, where traditional sports betting is currently illegal.
Schedule and How to Watch the MotoGP French Grand Prix
An early morning ensues this weekend, starting on Friday, May 9, when MotoGP stars take to the circuit for FP1 at 4:45 AM ET. Qualifying is scheduled for 4:50 AM on Saturday and runs until 5:30 AM. Once the grid is decided, riders switch gears for the customary sprint, setting off at 9 AM. It all comes down to Sunday, when the lights go out at 8 AM for the 27-lap MotoGP France Grand Prix.
Fox Sports 2 has you covered throughout the weekend, bringing all the practice and qualifying sessions, along with the Saturday sprint and Sunday Grand Prix.
Weather Forecast For MotoGP France
Conditions are forecast to remain clear on Friday afternoon before intermittent rain moves in on Friday evening and continues throughout the weekend. Just under half an inch of rain is expected after Practice on Friday and in the run-up to Sunday’s Grand Prix. Temperatures are set to range from the low to mid-60s throughout the weekend, while wind gusts are moderate. This is the weather after all, and the forecast could change at any moment.
Best Bets and Picks for the 2025 French MotoGP
Top Picks and Bets
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Marc Marquez (-225)
After crashing in the Spanish GP, Marc Marquez got back onto the bike and rode his way into 12th place. The result was undesirable, but the six-time MotoGP Champion won the hearts of his home crowd for never giving up. “The Ant of Cervera” takes to the track in France with three wins to his name in five races, placing him in second in the Championship.
Alex Marquez (+400)
The younger Marquez brother is finally a MotoGP winner after taking top honors in Jerez. Alex Marquez broke the trend of finishing “Mr. P2,” the position he finished in Thailand, Argentina, and the USA. Alex now leads the Championship by a single unit from his older brother, and lines up in France with a finishing average of 2.6 across the first five rounds this year.
Francesco Bagnaia (+450)
Francesco Bagnaia lands in France tied for the best finishing average in MotoGP this campaign at 2.6. The Italian has greeted the stewards inside the top five in every race this season, only missing the podium once, at Termas de Rio Hondo. “Pecco” delivered his best performance in Austin, entering Victory Lane, and he starts here fresh off three consecutive podium finishes.
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Fabio Quartararo (+900)
“El Diablo” rides on home asphalt this weekend, after securing his first podium of the campaign in Jerez. Fabio Quartararo has improved in every race this season, starting with a 15th-place finish in Thailand, down to a runner-up in Spain. The Yamaha rider starts in sixth place in the Championship at a venue where he crashed out last year and has only podiumed once, back in 2021.
Fabio Di Giannantonio (+2800)
Fabio Di Giannantonio has finished every race this season, racking a top 10, two top fives, and a podium. “Diggia” had his toughest outing in Qatar, when he crossed the line in 16th, but he ended in third in Austin, and starts at Le Mans after securing his third top five of the year, at the Spanish GP. The VR46 rider finds himself inside the top five in the Championship, returning to a circuit where he hasn’t finished inside the top five.
Franco Morbidelli (+3300)
Jerez undid all the hard work Franco Morbidelli has put in this season, handing him his first DNF of the year. It was also the first time that Franco found himself outside of the top five all season, which includes two podiums. His consistency has been rewarded as he sits in fourth place in the Championship, despite his hiccup in Spain.
Expert Pick for MotoGP France Grand Prix
Marc Marquez stands out as the rider to beat at Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, based on current and historical form. The Spaniard has triumphed in France on three occasions, the same number of victories he’s recorded this year. Sportsbooks have the older Marquez at -225, paying $28.89 on a $20 bet.
Where to Bet on MotoGP
Marc Marquez starts as the winningest active rider in Le Mans, with three scalps to his tally. Can the Spaniard bounce back after a disappointing home Grand Prix last time out? Or will his younger brother Marc find his way onto the top of the podium in consecutive rounds?
Visit our partner sportsbooks to access special deals that will elevate your betting experience as you anticipate the upcoming MotoGP Michelin® Grand Prix of France. If you’re a newbie in the world of MotoGP betting, our comprehensive MotoGP Betting Guide is a must-read. Remember to enjoy the race and make your betting choices wisely. Betting responsibly ensures the fun lasts all season long.
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