Rd. 5 Monster Energy Grand Prix de France

Friday: round five of this season: the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans. A track Bo knows from the Spanish Open and where he got his first podium in the series. After three races scoring no points, this could be an opportunity to get in to the top fifteen again.

France          Le Mans Bugatti

Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in 1995 saw it struck off the calendar until 2000 whilst stringent safety improvements were carried out. Le Mans is a tight track dominated by first gear corners that place the emphasis on late braking and hard acceleration, whilst rear end traction is also a key area.

Length: 4.2 Km / 2.6 Miles

Width : 13m. / 42.65 ft.

Left Corners : 5

Right Corners: 9

Longest straight: 674m. / 2211.9 ft.

 

Program:

Friday May 6th :

09:00 – 09:40        Moto3 FP1

13:10 – 13:40           Moto3 FP2

Saturday May 7th :

09:00 – 09:40         Moto3 FP3

12:35 – 13:15             Moto3 QP

Sunday May 8th :

08:40 – 09:00          Moto3 WUP

11:00                           Moto3 RACE

 

 

 

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