Marquez needed Le Mans MotoGP crashes to finish sixth

The six-time world champion continues to struggle for form on the radically overhauled 2022 Honda and could only manage 10th on the grid in qualifying.

Ahead of the race Marquez felt his pace was good enough only to battle for the top seven at best, with the Spaniard crossing the line sixth having let Pramac’s Johann Zarco go ahead on purpose.

But had it not been for crashes for both…