2015 French motorcycle Grand Prix


The 2015 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 17 May 2015.
In the premier class, Marc Márquez took his third pole position of the season. However, it was Jorge Lorenzo who won his second consecutive race ahead of his teammate Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso completed the podium in third place. Fourth place was battled between Márquez, Andrea Iannone, and Bradley Smith, with Márquez eventually prevailing ahead of Iannone. Both Team LCR riders failed to finish the race; Cal Crutchlow crashed out at Turn 6 and Jack Miller crashed at the Dunlop chicane. Dani Pedrosa also crashed at the Dunlop chicane but remounted to finish in sixteenth.
In Moto3 Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia took his first ever podium, finishing the race in third place behind Romano Fenati and Enea Bastianini.

Classification

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top six riders and constructors after round five has concluded.
;Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi102
2 Jorge Lorenzo87
3 Andrea Dovizioso83
4 Marc Márquez69
5 Andrea Iannone61
6 Cal Crutchlow47

;Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Yamaha116
2 Ducati86
3 Honda85
4 Suzuki38
5 Yamaha Forward6
6 Aprilia3

;Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP189
2 Ducati Team144
3 Repsol Honda Team84
4 Monster Yamaha Tech 381
5 Team Suzuki Ecstar58
6 CWM LCR Honda53