8 Michelin 8 5 HJC HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE - MAY 8» 8 - CIRCUIT BUGATTI LE MANS FRANCE 6 S 5 4 S 7 S TURN NUMBER s SECTOR CIRCUIT TIME (GMT +) - SOURCE: motogp.com - INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE Timetable FREE PRACTICE FRIDAY, MAY 8 : - :4 Moto FP :55 - :4 MotoGP FP :55 - :4 Moto FP : - :5 Moto FP 4:5-4:5 MotoGP FP 5:5-5:5 Moto FP QUALIFYING PRACTICE SATURDAY, MAY : - :4 Moto FP :55 - :4 MotoGP FP :55 - :4 Moto FP :5 - :5 Moto QP : - 4: MotoGP FP4 4: - 4:5 MotoGP QP 4:5-4:5 MotoGP QP 5:5-5:5 Moto QP RACE SUNDAY, MAY 8:4 - : Moto WUP : - : Moto WUP :4 - : MotoGP WUP : Moto RAC : Moto RAC 4: MotoGP RAC LENGTH WIDTH RIGHT CORNERS LEFT CORNERS LONGEST STRAIGHT LAPS TOTAL DISTANCE 4.85KM M 5 674M 7 KM records Lap record: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 6) : m.75s Race lap record: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha, 7): m.s Race duration: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha, 7): 4m.7s (8 laps) Michelin s record : 5 (76, 77, 78, 8, 8, 8, 84, 85, 86, 88, 8,,, 4, 5, from to 6, 8, 6, 7) Pole position: 5 (76, 8, 8, from 84 to,,, 4, 5, from to 8, 6, 7) 7 Race duration 4m.7s (8 laps) Podium M. Viñales (Yamaha) J. Zarco (Yamaha) D. Pedrosa (Honda) Pole M. Viñales (Yamaha), m.4s 4
8 tyre regulations Allocation per race slicks: front slicks: Up to 5 A-specification tyres Up to 5 B-specification tyres Up to 5 C-specification tyres rear slicks: Up to 6 A-specification tyres* Up to 5 B-specification tyres Up to 4 C-specification tyres Piero Taramasso, Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Manager: After the last three races, where we have had to prepare for completely new surfaces, it is good to head to a track where we have some knowledge and race experience. Le Mans was resurfaced last year and we were able to test there before the race, so that assisted with the data and we had a very successful weekend, the tyres performed well and we broke a couple of records. That is obviously our target this year and it something very important to Michelin to perform well in front of the home crowd and all the members of the Michelin workforce that will be present. Le Mans is not the most demanding circuit, but it does need a tyre that can give good control and stability at the front under heavy braking, along with drivability out of the slower corners so the riders can put the power down, this is what we have prepared for and the allocation meets those requirements. tyre severity rating (*) Riders who contest both Q and Q (two riders maximum) are allocated an additional rear A-specification slick (highest grip level) after completion of Q. These two riders consequently benefit from 7 rear A-spec tyres and rear slicks in total. Should Race Control declare Q and Q wet, the rear tyre allocated to them is a wet weather tyre. Should the conditions be different for Q and Q, no additional tyres are allocated. Left. Centre. Right < Mild Severe > MICHELIN Power Slick MICHELIN Power Rain asymmetry Rain tyres Front medium symmetric medium symmetric 5 front tyres: Up to A-specification tyres rear medium AsymMetric medium AsymMetric Up to B-specification tyres > As + Bs, or As + Bs 6 rear tyres: Up to 4 A-specification tyres Up to B-specification tyres > 4As + Bs, or As + Bs Should four of the following five sessions (Free Practice,, and 4, and one Qualifying session) be declared wet, an additional set of rain tyres is allocated to all the riders. This additional allocation comprises: 6 front rain tyres ( A-spec + B-spec rain tyres) 7 rear rain tyres (4 A-spec + B-spec rain tyres)
Entrylist Repsol Honda Team Marc Márquez # Born: February 7, Race starts 4 7 46 66 World titles 4 (, 4, 6, 7), Qatar 7 6 World titles (6, 7) Dani Pedrosa #6 Born: September, 85 Race starts 6, Spain 6 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aleix Espargaró #4 Born: July, 8 Race starts, Indianapolis Scott Redding #45 Ducati Team Alma Pramac Racing danilo petrucci # Born: October 4, 5, Qatar 4 Nationality Race starts Andrea Dovizioso #4 Born: March, 86 Race starts 8 5 4 8, Qatar 8 4 Jorge Lorenzo # Born: May 4, 87 Race starts 78 44 World titles (,, 5) 8, Qatar 5 8 Jack Miller #4 Born: January 4, Nationality British Race starts 76 5, Qatar 4, Qatar Born: January 8, 5 Australian 5 Monster Yamaha Tech Johann Zarco #5 Born: July 6, Nationality French Race starts 5 7, Qatar 5 Hafizh Syahrin #55 Born: May 5, 4 Nationality Malaysian 8, Qatar Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Maverick viñales #5 Born: January, 5 Race starts 58 4 5 5, Qatar 4 5 Valentino Rossi #46 Born: February 6, 7 Race starts 8 54 World titles 7 (,,, 4, 5, 8, ), South Africa 65 6 4 World titles 5 (,,, 4, 5) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing lcr Honda Cal Crutchlow #5 Born: October, 85 Nationality British Race starts 7 4 4, Qatar 6 Takaaki Nakagami # Born: February, Nationality Japanese 8, Qatar Angel Nieto Team Alvaro Bautista # Born: November, 84 4, Qatar Nationality Race starts Bradley Smith #8 Born: November 8, Nationality British Race starts 8, Qatar Pol Espargaró #44 Born: June, Race starts 75 4, Qatar KAREl ABRAHAM #7 Born: January, Czech 88, Qatar Reale Avintia Racing Xavier Simeon # Born: August, 8 Nationality Belgian 8, Qatar Tito Rabat #5 Born: May 5, 8 Race starts 6, Qatar EG, Marc VDS Team Suzuki Ecstar alex rins #4 Born: December 8, 5 Race starts 8 7, Qatar Nationality Race starts Thomas Luthi # Born: September 6, 86 Nationality Suisse 8, Qatar Franco Morbidelli # Born: December 4, 4 8, Qatar Andrea Iannone # Born: August, 8 Italian 87 5, Qatar 6
RIDERS STANDINGS race QAT ARG USA ESP FRA ITA ESP ESP NED NED DEU DEU CZE CZE AUT AUT GBR GBR SMR SMR ESP ESP THAJPN JPNAUS AUSMYSMYSESP ESP Losail 8/ 6/ Rio Hondo 8/4 /4 Austin /4 /4 Jerez 6/5 7/5 Le Le Mans Mugello Catalunya Assen Assen Sachsenring Brno Brno SpielbergSilverstone Misano Misano Aragon Aragon Chang Motegi Motegi Phillip Island Phillip Island Sepang SepangTormo Tormo /5 /5 /6 4/6 7/6 /6 /7 5/6 5/7 /7 5/8 6/8 /8 /8 6/8 7/8 / / / 4/ 7/5/ // 8// 4/ / 8/ Riders standings Points 4 5 6 7 8 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 788 Podium Marc Marquez # 7 5 5 Johann Zarco #5 58 8 Maverick Vinales #5 5 4 Andrea Iannone # 47 7 8 6 6 5 Andrea Dovizioso #4 46 5 DNF 6 Valentino Rossi #46 4 6 7 Cal Crutchlow #5 8 5 DNF 8 Jack Miller #4 6 6 7 Danilo Petrucci # 4 6 4 Dani Pedrosa #6 8 DNF DNF Alex Rins #4 6 DNF 6 DNF DNF Tito Rabat #5 6 5 Pol Espargaro #44 DNF 5 5 4 Franco Morbidelli # 4 7 5 Alvaro Bautista # 8 6 Takaaki Nakagami # 4 7 Hafizh Syahrin #55 7 DNF 8 Mika Kallio #6 6 - - - 6 Aleix Espargaro #4 6 DNF 6 DNF Jorge Lorenzo # 6 DNF 5 DNF Scott Redding #45 5 4 Bradley Smith #8 DNF Karel Abraham #7 DNF 4 Thomas Luthi # DNF 5 Xavier Simeon # st... 5 pts nd... pts th... 6 pts 4 th... pts 5 th... pts 6 th... pts 7 th... pts 8 th...8 pts th...7 pts th...6 pts th...5 pts th...4 pts th... pts 4 th... pts 5 th... pt DNF: Did Not Finish DNS: Did Not Start
Facts 5, The number of kilometres covered by a rider during a season (races and practice) The maximum number of slick tyres a rider can use during a grand prix weekend (free practice, qualifying, warm-up and race),4 The number of tyres taken to each grand prix C The operating temperature of a rear slick C The operating temperature of a front slick The bikes: CUBIC CAPACITY:, cc 4 stroke POWER: 4 horsepower W E I G H T : 57kg MAXIMUM FUEL TANK CAPACITY: litres Did you know? Michelin s moto gp tm race staff developers 8 technicians fitters manager Tyre pressure sensors All of Michelin s MotoGP TM tyres are manufactured in Clermont-Ferrand, France before being transported to races and tests in either containers or specially-adapted trucks. These trucks can carry up to 8 tyres in hammocks, which protect them against damage. Tyre Air Pressure Sensors have been mandatory in MotoGP TM since the 6 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. press officer marketing/ communication Automatic tyre type detectors Collaboration between Michelin and the MotoGP constructors led to the introduction in 7 of a system designed to detect the types of tyre each rider is running in order to provide this information to the other riders, teams and TV broadcasters. The system uses wireless technology to transmit this information from the bike s transponder to the timing system.
Michelin s range 8 Season rear Front rear Front /6-7 /6-7 /6-7 /6-7 SOFT extra Medium Medium michelinmotorsport.com