Update: Rain began falling at Le Mans shortly after warm-up ended, meaning the grand prix is set to be the first wet session of the weekend.<\/p>\n
Jorge Martin <\/a>leads warm-up for the 2026 French MotoGP<\/a> at Le Mans, then falls during a bike swap practice!<\/p>\n After two days of sunshine, rain is a threat throughout today, with cool and overcast conditions greeting the riders for the ten-minute session.<\/p>\n As such, all riders tried bike swaps in case of a flag-to-flag race.<\/p>\n But when Martin leapt from his RS-GP at the end session his mechanic didn\u2019t have chance to grab the machine, which fell over.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Martin – who finished the session ahead of Alex Marquez, Raul Fernandez and rookie Diogo Moreira – was quick to apologise.<\/p>\n If rain arrives for the race, it will be the first wet session of the weekend.<\/p>\n Marc Marquez has been declared unfit after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during a nasty Sprint race highside.<\/p>\n The reigning champion is to undergo surgery on his foot and shoulder, having brought forward a planned operation to fix a damaged screw that is touching the radial nerve in his right shoulder.<\/p>\n Marquez is also ruled out of next weekend\u2019s home Catalan round.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Tech3\u2019s Maverick Vinales continues to be sidelined after shoulder surgery for a similar screw issue and has been replaced by Jonas Folger, returning to grand prix action for the first time since 2023.<\/p>\n 2026 French MotoGP, Le Mans – Warm-up ResultsPosRiderNatTeamTime\/DiffLapMax1Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)1’31.506s5\/5316k2Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.017s6\/7317k3Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.194s5\/6312k4Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+0.217s6\/7320k5Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.219s5\/7316k6Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+0.222s6\/7321k7Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.229s6\/6313k8Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.242s6\/6311k9Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.310s6\/6308k10Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.320s5\/7316k11Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+0.333s6\/7310k12Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.338s6\/6318k13Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.361s7\/7313k14Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.431s4\/7317k15Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.456s7\/7310k16Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.487s5\/7312k17Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+0.583s6\/6302k18Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.600s5\/7318k19Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.708s4\/7317k20Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+1.044s6\/6312k21Jonas FolgerGERRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+2.655s5\/7311k<\/p>\n * Rookie<\/p>\n Official Le Mans MotoGP Records:<\/p>\n Best lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 29.288s (2026)<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below 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