Japanese MotoGP qualifying postponed due to thunderstorm

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Both MotoGP Qualifying sessions are still ‘expected to go ahead’ later than planned on Saturday amid a downpour.

Q1 was due to begin at 3.05pm (local time) / 7.05am (UK time) meaning there may only be a couple of hours of daylight left in Japan for the track to dry and for the action to resume.

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While the morning sessions were completed as planned, conditions deteriorated rapidly as Moto2 Qualifying 2 got underway with thunder, lightning and torrential rain forcing red flags.

It now remains to be seen if the storm will pass (and track drain) in time to continue the Saturday schedule – the remaining 9 minutes of Moto2 qualifying, then Free Practice 3, Qualifying 1 and Qualifying 2 for the premier class.

If it’s not possible for MotoGP qualifying to take place, Race Direction may decide to use the combined practice results to decide Sunday’s grid.

With Free Practice 2 wet, that would mean the Free Practice 1 order (see below) with Jack Miller starting on pole by title contenders Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia).

Race day is forecast to be dry.

Japanese MotoGP, Motegi – Free Practice (1) Results [FRIDAY, DRY]PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax1Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)1’44.509s25/28311k2Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.028s24/26313k3Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)SPA+10prikargar0.046A.M. Ducati (GP22)+0.136s26/27312k6Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.147s23/26311k7Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.169s24/26312k8Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.226s29/30311kPORR16Miguel Olive 28310k10Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.288s24/25311k11Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.289s24/25314k12Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.377s26/28307k13Alex RinsSPATiRR21Gszuzuki14(En) +0.469s19/24312k15Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.500s26/28313k16Franco MorbidelliITAmonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.556s24/28306k17Cal CrutchlowGBRWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)+0.6k18s23RSABinrynWithryn Yamaha ha RNF (YZR-M1)*+0.857s27/30307k19Marco BezzecchiITAMoney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*+0.917s27/29312k20Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.091s29/30309k21Raul FernandezSPAKshiTM Tech3 (RC16)2ksuRC21HR*7309*3. )+1.336s22/24304k23Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.482s25/27308k24Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*+1.856s17/24311k25Takuya TsudaJPNSuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+2.2k09s22/22

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Japanese MotoGP, Motegi – Free Practice (2) Results [Saturday, WET]PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax1Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)1’55.232s8/16302k2Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.144s10/19304k3Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.155s14/1530.1kRCTIRACOR16Miguelhan Bullet +0.398s9/18303k6Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.936s13/16295k7Enea Yama BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)+0.965s14/16299k8Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.117s17/18301IT+1.463kLoocaFroca Mar 15 (YZR-M1)+1.329s11/19298k11Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+1.345s12/13300k12Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*+1.356s16/17302k13Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 DucatiR1.4k23chlow1GB* YZR-M1) + 1.511s15/16292k15Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+1.520s15/17303k16Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.619s12/19287k17Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.642s16Maverick/18294k AAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+1.693s14/15298k19Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.771s15/15289k20Raul FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+2.060s16/16291k21Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (+YZ82. RC213V)+2.424s16/17298k23Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+2.439s16/17296k24Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+2.595s14/16293k25Takuya TsudaJPNSuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+3.399s15/18294k

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