Aussie Miller runner-up at French GP

| May 16, 2022

Enea Bastianini has claimed his third MotoGP win of the season at the French Grand Prix as Australian runner-up Jack Miller celebrated his second podium finish of the year at Le Mans.

World champion and home favourite Fabio Quartararo came home fourth in Sunday’s race as Italian Bastianini enjoyed another win after victories in Austin and Qatar.

Ducati’s pole sitter Francesco Bagnaia lost his top spot to teammate Miller on the opening but soon regained the position from the Townsville rider and held on for 20 laps.

Bastianini, who started fifth, took the lead on the 21st lap after Bagnaia ran off-track at turn eight before crashing out.

Quartararo, who started fourth on his Yamaha, slipped four places on the opening lap but the Frenchman moved up and Bagnaia’s crash put him in reach of a podium spot.

But Quartararo could not close the gap on Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro who finished third as Miller enjoyed his best result of the season after his third-place finish in the Grand Prix of the Americas.