We are all expecting a very exciting MXGP of France and if the first free practice is anything to go by, that is what we will get. Jeffrey Herlings the man second in the world standings was quickest with a 1.37.864 time, with Lucas Coenen nearly the same time, and those two were more than a second quicker than Tom Vialle, Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser. So all the guns have speed.

MXGP - Free Practice - Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, Honda), 1:37.864; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:00.056; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, Honda), +0:01.400; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Yamaha), +0:01.481; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:01.582; 6. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.614; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:01.959; 8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:02.601; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Kawasaki), +0:02.642; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Ducati), +0:02.748; 11. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Honda), +0:03.103; 12. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Ducati), +0:03.177; 13. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Fantic), +0:03.292; 14. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Honda), +0:03.415; 15. Jago Geerts (BEL, Beta), +0:04.369; 16. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:04.577; 17. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:04.781; 18. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:04.914; 19. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Ducati), +0:04.987; 20. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:05.427; 21. Brian Hsu (GER, Honda), +0:05.475; 22. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Yamaha), +0:05.678; 23. Bogdan Krajewski (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.335; 24. Kevin Brumann (SUI, Husqvarna), +0:06.408; 25. Brice Maylin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:06.792; 26. Ben Watson (GBR, Triumph), +0:07.098; 27. Romain Pape (FRA, Yamaha), +0:08.425; 28. Federico Tuani (ITA, Honda), +0:08.769; 29. Alberto Forato (ITA, Fantic), +0:12.697; 30. Shaun Vinel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:31.855;