Fonsi Nieto wins the French GP, second Marco Melandri and third R. De Puniet...

Double victory for Fonsi Nieto in the French GP of the 250 class; The
Spanish driver ruled at the finish line Marco Melandri after a duel
lasted until the last lap.
Third place for Randy De Puniet.
Roberto Rolfo he placed 5th after a race full of determination
despite a motorbike that couldn't even surpass the Yamaha motorbike
known for a great chassis but with a not very fast engine.
Now Nieto leads the world rankings with 62 points followed by Rolfo with 59.

This is the order of arrival:

1 Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 43:41.140
2 Marco Melandri Aprilia +0.252
3 Randy De Puniet Aprilia +6.431
4 Roberto Locatelli Aprilia +6.604
5 Roberto Rolfo Honda +11.527
6 Antonio Elias Aprilia +13.157
7 Emilio Alzamora Honda +13.870
8 Sebastian Porto Yamaha +20.077
9 Alex Debon Aprilia +28.557
10 David Checa Aprilia +28.664
11 Naoki Matsudo Yamaha +28.892
12 Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha +36.148
13 Shahrol Yuzy Yamaha +35.344
14 Hector Faubel PR2 +56.484
15 Jason Vincent Honda +56.894