The French Grand Prix was the 5th race in the 2007 Motorcycle GP World Racing Championship . This race was held from May 18 to 20, 2007 on the racetrack of the Bugatti circuit (Le Mans) , France.
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| 5 race from 18 to 2007 World Motorcycle Ring Road Racing Championship . | |||||||||||||
| date | May 20, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Bugatti Circuit (Le Mans) , France | ||||||||||||
| Lap length | 4.180 km | ||||||||||||
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MotoGP Results
| Position | room | Racer | Manufacturer | Circles | Time / Descent | Position on the grid | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 71 | Chris Vermeulen | Suzuki | 28 | 50: 58.713 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Marco melandry | Honda | 28 | +12.599 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | 27 | Casey stoner | Ducati | 28 | +27.347 | 2 | sixteen |
| four | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 28 | +37.328 | ten | 13 |
| five | 66 | Alex Hofmann | Ducati | 28 | +49.166 | 17 | eleven |
| 6 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 28 | +53.563 | four | ten |
| 7 | 21 | John Hopkins | Suzuki | 28 | +1: 01.073 | five | 9 |
| eight | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati | 28 | +1: 21.241 | 15 | eight |
| 9 | 6 | Makoto Tamada | Yamaha | 27 | +1 circle | sixteen | 7 |
| ten | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Yamaha | 27 | +1 circle | eleven | 6 |
| eleven | eleven | Foncy Nieto | Kawasaki | 27 | +1 circle | nineteen | five |
| 12 | five | Colin Edwards | Yamaha | 25 | +3 laps | one | four |
| Gathering | four | Alex Barrosh | Ducati | 27 | Crash | 13 | |
| Gathering | ten | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Team Roberts KR212V | 26 | Gathering | 18 | |
| Gathering | one | Nicky Hayden | Honda | 25 | Crash | 7 | |
| Gathering | 56 | Xingya Nakako | Honda | 20 | Crash | 20 | |
| Gathering | 14 | Randy de Pugnier | Kawasaki | eight | Crash | eight | |
| Gathering | 24 | Tony elias | Honda | 7 | Crash | 6 | |
| Gathering | 7 | Carlos Cheka | Honda | 6 | Crash | 3 |
250cc Results
| Position | room | Racer | Manufacturer | Circles | Time / Descent | Position on the grid | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | Jorge Lorenzo | Aprilia | 26 | 43: 12.237 | one | 25 |
| 2 | 34 | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | 26 | +0.156 | eight | 20 |
| 3 | 3 | Alex de angelis | Aprilia | 26 | +2.733 | 6 | sixteen |
| four | 80 | Hector Barbera | Aprilia | 26 | +5.971 | 3 | 13 |
| five | 60 | Julian Simon | Honda | 26 | +6.111 | 2 | eleven |
| 6 | 58 | Marco Simoncelli | Gilera | 26 | + 22.753 | 7 | ten |
| 7 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 26 | +23.139 | 9 | 9 |
| eight | nineteen | Варlvaro Bautista | Aprilia | 26 | +27.416 | five | eight |
| 9 | 73 | Xuhei Aoyama | Honda | 26 | +28.915 | 12 | 7 |
| ten | 14 | Anthony West | Aprilia | 26 | +33.950 | eleven | 6 |
| eleven | eight | Rathapark Vilairot | Honda | 26 | +57.900 | 20 | five |
| 12 | 32 | Fabrizio Lai | Aprilia | 26 | +58.011 | 13 | four |
| 13 | 25 | Alex Baldolini | Aprilia | 26 | +1: 06.251 | 22 | 3 |
| 14 | 44 | Tarot Sekiguchi | Aprilia | 26 | +1: 06.720 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | 50 | Eugene Laverty | Honda | 26 | +1: 07.649 | nineteen | one |
| sixteen | 28 | Dirk Heidolf | Aprilia | 26 | +1: 14.837 | sixteen | |
| 17 | 9 | Arturo Tyson | Aprilia | 26 | +1: 31.455 | 23 | |
| 18 | 41 | Alex Espargaro | Aprilia | 26 | +1: 39.701 | 14 | |
| Gathering | ten | Imre toth | Aprilia | 15 | Gathering | 21 | |
| Gathering | four | Hiroshi Aoyama | KTM | 12 | Gathering | ten | |
| Gathering | sixteen | Jules Clouse | Aprilia | five | Crash | 15 | |
| Gathering | 17 | Karel Abraham | Aprilia | five | Crash | 17 | |
| Gathering | 12 | Thomas luti | Aprilia | 2 | Gathering | four | |
| DNS | 15 | Roberto Locatelli | Gilera | 24 |
Class Results 125cc
| Position | room | Racer | Manufacturer | Circles | Time / Descent | Position on the grid | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 33 | Sergio Gadea | Aprilia | 24 | 41: 50.112 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | 52 | Lukas Pescek | Derbi | 24 | +0.478 | five | 20 |
| 3 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Honda | 24 | +2.963 | 2 | sixteen |
| four | 14 | Gabor Tolmashi | Aprilia | 24 | +13.516 | eight | 13 |
| five | 6 | Joan Olive | Aprilia | 24 | +13.845 | 18 | eleven |
| 6 | 55 | Hector Faubel | Aprilia | 24 | +15.098 | four | ten |
| 7 | eleven | Sandro Cortese | Aprilia | 24 | +15.603 | 14 | 9 |
| eight | 24 | Simone corsi | Aprilia | 24 | +15.664 | 13 | eight |
| 9 | 63 | Mike di Mello | Honda | 24 | +15.777 | ten | 7 |
| ten | 71 | Tomoyoshi Koyama | KTM | 24 | +19.108 | 3 | 6 |
| eleven | 44 | Paul Espargaro | Aprilia | 24 | +23.920 | nineteen | five |
| 12 | 7 | Alexis Masbu | Honda | 24 | +24.210 | eleven | four |
| 13 | 34 | Randy Krummenacher | KTM | 24 | +29.517 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 60 | Michael Ranzeder | Derbi | 24 | +29.701 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | 22 | Pablo Nieto | Aprilia | 24 | +34.936 (+ 20s penalty) | 17 | one |
| sixteen | eight | Lorenzo Zanetti | Aprilia | 24 | +45.124 | sixteen | |
| 17 | 27 | Stefano Bianco | Aprilia | 24 | +45.308 | 20 | |
| 18 | 53 | Simone Grotsky | Aprilia | 24 | +46.142 | 21 | |
| nineteen | 18 | Nicholas Terol | Derbi | 24 | +46.350 | 22 | |
| 20 | 77 | Dominic Egerter | Aprilia | 24 | +1: 00.825 | 25 | |
| 21 | 13 | Dino lambardi | Honda | 24 | +1: 00.948 | 23 | |
| 22 | 20 | Roberto Tamburini | Aprilia | 24 | +1: 09.701 | 27 | |
| 23 | 95 | Robert Muresan | Derbi | 24 | +1: 10.101 | 24 | |
| 24 | 56 | Hugo van der Berg | Aprilia | 24 | +1: 10.295 | 29th | |
| 25 | 37 | Joey litiens | Honda | 24 | +1: 10.471 | thirty | |
| 26 | 15 | Federico Sandy | Aprilia | 24 | +1: 16.496 | 31 | |
| 27 | 99 | Danny Webb | Honda | 24 | +1: 21.822 | 32 | |
| 28 | 46 | Romain Meitre | Honda | 23 | +1 circle | 34 | |
| 29th | 47 | Stephen Lekuin | Honda | 23 | +1 circle | 36 | |
| Gathering | 75 | Mattia Pasini | Aprilia | nineteen | Gathering | one | |
| Gathering | 35 | Rafaele de Rosa | Aprilia | 15 | Gathering | 12 | |
| Gathering | 29th | Andrea Yannone | Aprilia | 14 | Crash | 7 | |
| Gathering | 48 | Julien Cartron | Honda | eleven | Gathering | 35 | |
| Gathering | 51 | Steve bouncy | KTM | 3 | Crash | 28 | |
| DNQ | 49 | Gwen le Badeset | Honda |
| Previous race: Moto Grand Prix of China 2007 | MotoGP World Championship 2007 season | Next race: Moto Grand Prix of Italy 2007 |
| Race of the previous year: Moto Grand Prix of France 2006 | Moto Grand Prix of France | Next year's race: Moto Grand Prix of France 2008 |