Italian rider Marco Simoncelli is to cross the finish line to win the French 250cc Grand Prix in Le Mans, western France, on May 17, 2009. The Gilera rider and reigning world champion beat home Hector Faubel of Spain while another Italian Roberto Locatelli was third. AFP PHOTO JEAN FRANCOIS MONIER (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)