Marc Marquez has taken pole position for the 1𓆏25c💛c French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

The 40-minute sessio🐻n🎀 took place on a wet - but steadily drying - track, prompting countless spills as riders tested the ever-changing grip levels.

The fastest lap time♚s thus came at the very end of the session, by which time a dry line was visible - prompting the leading riders to make a late switch to slicks.

KTM rider Marquez took over๊ provisional pole for the final time with two mi♛nutes to go and initially defended the position by dropping his lap time by over one second on his next lap.

However, with the chequered flag waving, Marquez and Scott Redding were nose-to-tail on tr⛄ack and b🐓oth lapping under pole pace.

As they crossed the line, Marquez was able to outpace Re🍬dding's Blusen's Aprilia by just 0.093sec for his first ever grand prix pole position.

Championsh♛ip leader Andrea Iannone, fastest in dry Friday practice for ISPA Aprilia, fell midway through the session and could only manage 23rd on the grid.

Jerez winner Bradley Smithﷺ, who will start Sunday's race one point behind Iannone, took a tumble in the early stages before clꦗaiming sixth position for Aspar Aprilia.

No less🤡 than twelve riders failed to lap within the required 107% of pole position.

Qualifying - Le Mans:

1. Marquez (KTM) 1min 47.080sec
2. Redding (Aprilia) +0.093sec
3. Terol (Aprilia) +0.703sec
4. Aegerter (Derbi) +0.915sec
5. Olive (Derbi) +1.005sec
6. Smith (Aprilia) +1.035sec
7. Simon (Aprilia) +1.254sec
8. Bradl (Aprilia) +1.428sec
9. Koyama (Loncin) +2.233sec
10. Webb (Aprilia) +2.359sec

DNQ Hoyle (Haojue) +14.377sec