MotoGP Japan - Warm-up Results
Dovizioso leads Marquez during a dry and bright warm-up for the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.
Marquez currently has a 77-point lead over Dovizioso and 99-point lead over Rossi. If the Honda rider has a championship lead of at least 75-points after today's race, he will claim his fifth MotoGP title with three rounds still to go.
Jorge Lorenzo has withdrawn from the event due to the left wrist fracture in Thailand.
Sylvain Guintoli and Katsuyuki Nakasuga are making their latest wild-card appearances for Suzuki and Yamaha respectively.
Dovizioso leads Marquez during a dry and bright warm-up for the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.
Marquez currently has a 77-point lead over Dovizioso and 99-point lead over Rossi. If the Honda rider has a championship lead of at least 75-points after today's race, he will claim his fifth MotoGP title with three rounds still to go.
Jorge Lorenzo has withdrawn from the event due to the left wrist fracture in Thailand.
Sylvain Guintoli and Katsuyuki Nakasuga are making their latest wild-card appearances for Suzuki and Yamaha respectively.
Tito Rabat is still recovering from leg fractures at Silverstone and again replaced by WorldSBK rider Jordi Torres. Torres has the GP16 machines of Simeon, who is on Rabat's GP17s.
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- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 45.409s [Lap 10/11] 311km/h (Top Speed)
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 45.680s +0.271s [Lap 11/11] 305k
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 45.797s +0.388s [Lap 6/11] 310k
- Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 45.944s +0.535s [Lap 5/10] 307k
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 45.963s +0.554s [Lap 7/11] 305k
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 46.128s +0.719s [Lap 10/11] 305k
- Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 46.133s +0.724s [Lap 11/11] 308k
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 46.312s +0.903s [Lap 10/11] 307k
- Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 46.360s +0.951s [Lap 12/12] 306k
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 46.458s +1.049s [Lap 10/11] 303k
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 46.592s +1.183s [Lap 9/9] 306k
- Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 46.625s +1.216s [Lap 8/11] 304k
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 46.666s +1.257s [Lap 5/10] 310k
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 46.682s +1.273s [Lap 7/11] 301k
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 46.688s +1.279s [Lap 11/11] 302k
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 46.734s +1.325s [Lap 7/11] 302k
- Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 1m 46.823s +1.414s [Lap 7/10] 303k
- Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 1m 46.863s +1.454s [Lap 11/11] 302k
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 46.891s +1.482s [Lap 6/11] 306k
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 47.114s +1.705s [Lap 5/5] 306k
- Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 47.355s +1.946s [Lap 6/7] 304k
- Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 47.475s +2.066s [Lap 10/11] 303k
- Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 47.742s +2.333s [Lap 9/9] 306k
- Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 47.784s +2.375s [Lap 6/11] 305k
- Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 48.111s +2.702s [Lap 3/4] 298k
Pole position time:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati 1m 44.590s
Official Motegi MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 43.790s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 45.350s (2015)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
