MotoGP: Jack Miller tops timesheets in Le Mans after P2, Marc Marquez crashes in both practices on return

KTM's Jack Miller came top of the timesheets after two practice sessions at Le Mans on Friday. The Australian finished in a time of 1:30.950. Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro finished P2 in second with a time of 1:31.069 while Ducati's Marco Bezzecchi finished in third with a time of 1:31.150.

Ad Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez endured a difficult morning practice session, finishing outside the top ten. Marquez crashed out in both sessions but did enough to progress to Q2. Grand Prix France'Talk bull****, next race it can happen to you' — Marquez appears to hit back at Espargaro5 HOURS AGO Marquez finished in 10th while Quartararo had to settle for 12th even though he was half a second faster than his Yamaha team-mate Franco Morbidelli.

Eight-time world champion Marquez, who was competing in his first MotoGP sessions since breaking his thumb in a collision with Miguel Oliveira in the season-opener in Portimao, fell in the opening 15 minutes of his return to Repsol Honda, losing the front at Turn 11 in P1. In P2 he barrel-rolled his bike in a late accident on Turn 9. In the windy conditions at Le Mans, Espargaro, Franco Morbidelli, Lorenzo Savadori, Joan Mir, Augusto Fernandez and Alex Marquez all crashed in the opening 15 minutes.

Espargaro also looked to have a technical problem after leaving the pits. Quartararo was one of the first to launch a time attack in P2 and went up to fifth place on the timesheets, but he dropped to sixth when Brad Binder went fastest to initially form a KTM one-two. 'Talk bull****, next race it can happen to you' — Marquez appears to hit back at Espargaro comments 'I am really happy to be back' — Marquez to return from injury at French GP Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia was 17th-fastest in the