At the 1000th Grand Prix, it was only fitting that we welcomed eight-time World Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) back into the MotoGP™ fold. However, a P2 grid slot for the Sprint and GP race was mightily impressive. The first half of Sunday’s Grand Prix race was as dramatic as it gets. In the end, Marquez’s weekend would end with a Turn 7 crash on the penultimate lap. “I think Marc is now riding at the same level as before his injury three years ago. The Marc Marquez of old is back, and Le Mans was just a taster of what’s to come for the rest of 2023.

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