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Grand Prix of Japan

Twin Ring Motegi -01.10.2023

race

10th Fabio Quartararo +12.244 /12 laps

17th Franco Morbidelli +1'14.934 /12 laps

15:00 local time +9 GMT
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Air 24° / Track 26°
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Stormy Rain / 78

I gave it a try to stay out one lap longer. You know, it was raining, but it wasn’t that wet at the time. It turned out to be the wrong strategy, but I was fighting for P12 or P13, or wherever I was riding at the time, so I had to give it a try. I mean, ...

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli had to deal with tricky riding conditions in today’s Grand Prix of Japan. Rain as the lights went out meant that the riders could come in to switch bikes. The Factory Yamaha teammates waited longer than most. The gamble saw them hold P11 and P18 respectively after 12 laps when the Race was red flagged due to a heavy downpour. As the rain returned during the sighting lap of the restart, a second red flag warrened the decision to cancel further racing. The normal amount of points was awarded to the riders who were in the top-15 for the ...

I tried to go for a different strategy and tried to stay out with slicks. It was raining, but I hoped that it would stop. It didn’t, but it was an all-in strategy that ultimately didn’t pay off. After, on the wets, my speed was good, but I was too far ...

Massimo Meregalli

This was one of the more complicated weekends of the season so far. We had a difficult qualifying, a challenging Sprint, and today the Race was interrupted due to the heavy rain causing poor track conditions. We fully agreed with the decision to red flag ...

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01.10.2023

Rain Causes Anti-Climactic End to Manufacturer’s Home GP for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

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Free Practice
Qualifying
Sprint
Race

free-practice

Free Practice

1	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1'43.489
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	1'43.518
3	Aleix Espargaró	SPA	Aprilia Racing	1'43.784
4	Jorge Martin	SPA	Prima Pramac Racing	1'43.843
5	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	1'43.945
6	Fabio .Di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Racing MotoGP	1'43.947
7	Johann .Zarco	FRA	Prima Pramac Racing	1'44.062
8	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing	1'44.117
9	Pol Espargaró	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing	1'44.219
10	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1'44.261
11	Miguel Oliveira	POR	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	1'44.317
12	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	1'44.428
13	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1'44.520
14	Marc .Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	1'44.574
15	Franco .Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1'44.657
16	Cal .Crutchlow	GBR	YAMALUBE RS4GP Racing Team	1'44.709
17	Raul .Fernandez	SPA	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	1'44.811
18	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda LCR	1'44.928
19	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3	1'45.231
20	Michele Pirro	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	1'45.866
21	Alex .Rins	SPA	LCR Honda CASTROL	1'47.236

qualifying

Qualifying

1	Jorge Martin	SPA	Prima Pramac Racing	1'43.198
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	1'43.369
3	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1'43.551
4	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	1'43.624
5	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1'43.709
6	Fabio .Di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Racing MotoGP	1'43.808
7	Marc .Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	1'43.812
8	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing	1'43.815
9	Aleix Espargaró	SPA	Aprilia Racing	1'43.822
10	Johann .Zarco	FRA	Prima Pramac Racing	1'43.851
11	Raul .Fernandez	SPA	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	1'44.054
12	Pol Espargaró	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing	1'44.096
13	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3	1'44.129
14	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1'44.138
15	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	1'44.150
16	Miguel Oliveira	POR	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	1'44.427
17	Franco .Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1'44.521
18	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda LCR	1'44.626
19	Cal .Crutchlow	GBR	YAMALUBE RS4GP Racing Team	1'45.273
20	Stefan Bradl	GER	HRC Team	1'45.451
21	Michele Pirro	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	1'45.707

sprint

Sprint

1	Jorge Martin	SPA	Prima Pramac Racing	21'00.734
2	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	+ 1.390
3	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	+ 5.279
4	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	+ 6.194
5	Johann .Zarco	FRA	Prima Pramac Racing	+ 6.315
6	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	+ 8.919
7	Marc .Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+ 9.298
8	Fabio .Di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Racing MotoGP	+ 10.189
9	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing	+ 12.404
10	Raul .Fernandez	SPA	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	+ 15.366
11	Pol Espargaró	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing	+ 15.473
12	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3	+ 15.592
13	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+ 17.052
14	Miguel Oliveira	POR	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	+ 18.092
15	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	+ 19.333
16	Franco .Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	+ 19.645
17	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda LCR	+ 21.862
18	Cal .Crutchlow	GBR	YAMALUBE RS4GP Racing Team	+ 26.026
19	Michele Pirro	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	+ 27.911
20	Stefan Bradl	GER	HRC Team	+ 28.178
21	Aleix Espargaró	SPA	Aprilia Racing	Not classified (4 laps)

race

Race

1	Jorge Martin	SPA	Prima Pramac Racing	24'06.314
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	+ 1.413
3	Marc .Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+ 2.013
4	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	+ 2.943
5	Aleix Espargaró	SPA	Aprilia Racing	+ 3.181
6	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	+ 6.837
7	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3	+ 7.587
8	Fabio .Di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Racing MotoGP	+ 8.602
9	Raul .Fernandez	SPA	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	+ 11.229
10	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	+ 12.244
11	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda LCR	+ 14.714
12	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+ 14.924
13	Cal .Crutchlow	GBR	YAMALUBE RS4GP Racing Team	+ 16.057
14	Stefan Bradl	GER	HRC Team	+ 17.253
15	Pol Espargaró	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing	+ 24.921
16	Michele Pirro	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	+ 33.962
17	Franco .Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	+ 1'14.934
18	Miguel Oliveira	POR	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	After 1 laps
19	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing	After 1 laps
20	Johann .Zarco	FRA	Prima Pramac Racing	Not classified (6 laps)
21	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Not classified (7 laps)

Circuit: Twin Ring Motegi

Location: TWIN RING MOTEGI
120-1 Hiyama, Motegi-machi, Haga-gun,
321-3597 Tochigi (Japan)

Web: www.twinring.jp

Length (m): 4801

Width (m): 15

Pole position: left

Turns: 14

Turns right: 8

Turns left: 6

Track map
Location

Map
Location

BEST RACE LAP

Time: 1'45.198

Rider: J. Miller

Bike: Ducati

Year: 2022

NEW ALL TIME LAP RECORD

Time: 1'43.198

Rider: J. Martin

Bike: Ducati

Year: 2023

circuit latest results

M. Marquez (Honda): 42'41.492

F. Quartararo (Yamaha): +0.870

A. Dovizioso (Ducati): +1.325