Nicky Hayden will start from the third row on the grid in 7th position at the GP of France at the Le Mans circuit. The reigning world champion managed to improve two positions from yesterday. Not only did he improve, but he also has a good feeling about his Honda bike.

Nicky Hayden said about the qualifying session:

“That’s the best my bike has felt on qualifiers for a while, with the least amount of chatter, and it felt pretty good today. I didn’t get the final section of my best lap perfectly right and I wish I could have got through there a little bit quicker. So it wasn’t a stellar day finishing back in seventh in both sessions but overall I’ve felt better than I have in the last few races and the Michelin tyres seem to be working well too. Also there aren’t any long straights around this circuit so I’m not losing out a whole lot top speed wise.”