Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position during MotoGP qualifying Saturday at Le Mans, in France. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26 on the 2.6-mile (4.19 km) track, Bagnaia turned a 1:29.634 to top the 22-rider field. This is Bagnaia’s first pole position since the 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix.

His teammate, Marc Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:29.646. 

Marco Bezzecchi claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:29.657 on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26.

Row-two qualifiers included Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio (1:29.699), Red Bull KTM’s Pedro Acosta (1:29.817) and Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo (1:29.831).