Winner of the last round in San Marino, Marc Márquez could well be crowned champion this weekend. The Japanese Grand Prix is the Spaniard’s first opportunity to end the suspense in a championship he has dominated since the beginning of the year. Beaten in the Catalan GP by his brother, the Ducati rider has recently turned things around, returning to his winning ways.
Third in the last Japanese Grand Prix in 2024, Marc Márquez finished his race behind the two title contenders. Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia dominated the race, with the Italian winning ahead of the future world champion. This year, the championship leader will be fighting for even more. After a successful Friday, he will be battling for pole position in Q2. The competition, particularly KTM and Aprilia, will be there to try to stop him. The results of the sprint will then determine his title chances on Sunday.
At home, Yamaha will also try to achieve a better result than usual. Although the little hope of fabio quartararo seems to be back on track heading into this new weekend. With Honda, Johann Zarco will have to secure the essentials after several difficult weekends.
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📊 The Twin Ring Motegi in figures
First Grand Prix: 1999
Number of laps: 24
Length: 4,8 km
Turns: 14 (8 right, 6 left)
Track record: 1:43.018 (Pedro Acosta – 2024)
🕒Japanese Grand Prix schedule at Motegi
Saturday, September 27
Free Practice 2: 03:10 a.m. – 03:40 a.m.
Qualifications 1: 03:50 – 04:05
Qualifications 2: 04:15 – 04:30
Sprint MotoGP – 12 rounds: 08:00 p.m.
🏆 The MotoGP World Championship standings before the Japanese Grand Prix
1) Marc Marquez (Ducati) – 512 pts
2) Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) – 330 pts
3) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 237 pts
4) Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) – 229 pts
5) Pedro Acosta (KTM) – 188 pts
6) Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati) – 180 pts
7) Fabio di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) – 179 pts
8) Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati) – 141 pts
9) Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 137 pts
10) Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) – 117 pts
11) Brad Binder (KTM) – 101 pts
12) Luca Marini (Honda) – 94 pts
13) Enea Bastianini (Tech3 KTM) – 84 pts
14) Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse Aprilia) – 84 pts
15) Maverick Vinales (Tech3 KTM) – 72 pts
16) Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) – 69 pts
17) Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) – 58 pts
18) Joan Mir (Honda) – 50 pts
19) Alex Rins (Yamaha) – 45 pts
20) Jorge Martín (Aprilia) – 34 pts
21) Miguel Oliveira (Pramac Yamaha) – 24 pts
22) Pol Espargaró (KTM) – 16 pts
23) Takaaki Nakagami (Honda) – 10 pts
24) Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) – 8 pts
25) Augusto Fernández (Pramac Yamaha) – 8 pts
26) Somkiat Chantra (LCR Honda) – 2 pts
27) Aleix Espargaró (Honda) – 0 pts
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