The Le Mans MotoGP round was all about the big numbers: 116,000 fans on race day and 286,000 over the whole weekend for the 1000th Grand Prix. In this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, we take a deep dive into exactly what makes Le Mans such a popular venue, and what lessons other promoters can learn from their experience.

Then we get into the racing proper, hearing from Jorge Martin's Pramac Ducati crew chief Daniele Romagnoli after his sprint race win, and discuss the revival of Marc Marquez as a factor. Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola explains what makes consistency so difficult. And as always, we finish up with our winners and losers, and hear from new Tech3 GasGas team boss Nico Goyon about Augusto Fernandez' impressive fourth place.

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