
This will be the first French GP since before the COVID-19 pandemic to welcome a capacity crowd, and coincides with Quartararo's homecoming as the reigning world champion. Quartararo is France's first world champion in MotoGP.
Quartararo comes into the French GP leading the standings after his dominant victory in Portugal and a second-place finish behind Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia last time out at the Spanish GP - the Yamaha rider's advantage standing at seven points from Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro.