Keep the momentum in Le Mans
Hopes are really high that this weekend’s Grand Prix of France will be another success for the two teams in LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP.
With the recent start of the European races in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the calendar returns to its usual two-week schedule. This weekend marks round five, which takes the series to one of its most historic venues: Le Mans, France.
Race day in Andalusia two Sundays ago is still fresh in everyone’s mind. For the second time since the LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP team was founded 13 years ago, it topped a strong weekend with a double victory in Moto2 — Senna Agius celebrated his second consecutive win ahead of teammate Manuel Gonzalez, who continues to lead the overall standings. Winning the races in Austin and Jerez, Agius catapulted himself into second place in the points table. Expectations are correspondingly high for Le Mans, as Spaniard Gonzalez won the Grand Prix there last year and Agius finished 14th at the time.
Excitement is also running high in the German’s Moto3 squad ahead of the World Championship’s visit to France. Both Spaniards, David Muñoz and David Almansa, made an impressive comeback at their home grand prix in Jerez. Although Muñoz was still physically weakened after his long battle with injuries, he stormed to an astonishing podium finish in third place. Almansa also delivered a performance that exceeded expectations, finishing in eighth place. Both riders have since made the most of the short break to get themselves in better shape for Le Mans. Much is expected from both Muñoz — who secured a season first podium for him with a third-place finish in France last year — and Almansa, who finished fifth a year ago.
The weekend's time schedule (CEST):
Friday 8 May
09:00 - 09:35 Moto3™ Free Practice 1
09:50 - 10:30 Moto2™ Free Practice 1
10:45 - 11:30 MotoGP™ Free Practice 1
13:15 - 13:50 Moto3™ Practice
14:05 - 14:45 Moto2™ Practice
15:00 - 16:00 MotoGP™ Practice
Saturday 9 May
08:40 - 09:10 Moto3™ Free Practice 2
09:25 - 09:55 Moto2™ Free Practice 2
10:10 - 10:40 MotoGP™ Free Practice 2
10:50 - 11:05 MotoGP™ Qualifying 1
11:15 - 11:30 MotoGP™ Qualifying 2
12:45 - 13:00 Moto3™ Qualifying 1
13:10 - 13:25 Moto3™ Qualifying 2
13:40 - 13:55 Moto2™ Qualifying 1
14:05 - 14:20 Moto2™ Qualifying 2
15:00 MotoGP™ Sprint (13 Laps - 53.076 km)
Sunday 10 May
09:40 - 09:50 MotoGP™ Warm Up
11:00 Moto3™ Race (20 Laps – 83.700 km)
12:15 Moto2™ Race (22 Laps – 92.070 km)
14:00 MotoGP™ Race (27 Laps – 112.995 km)