MotoGP motegi Race Result: Lorenzo, Marquez, Pedrosa

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1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing
2 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team
3 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team
4 Alvaro BAUTISTA GO&FUN Honda Gresini
5 Stefan BRADL LCR Honda MotoGP
6 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha Factory Racing
7 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3
8 Bradley SMITH Monster Yamaha Tech 3
9 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team
10 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team
11 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA Yamaha YSP Racing Team
12 Colin EDWARDS NGM Mobile Forward Racing
13 Randy DE PUNIET Power Electronics Aspar
14 Andrea IANNONE Energy T.I. Pramac Racing
15 Yonny HERNANDEZ Ignite Pramac Racing
16 Hector BARBERA Avintia Blusens
17 Hiroshi AOYAMA Avintia Blusens
18 Danilo PETRUCCI Came IodaRacing Project
19 Michael LAVERTY Paul Bird Motorsport
20 Claudio CORTI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
21 Damian CUDLIN Paul Bird Motorsport
22 Bryan STARING GO&FUN Honda Gresini
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 Aleix ESPARGARO Power Electronics Aspar
 Luca SCASSA Cardion AB Motoracing
 Lukas PESEK Came IodaRacing Project

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Moto2 Motegi Race Result: Espargaro, Kallio, Luthi

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1 Pol ESPARGARO Tuenti HP 40
2 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team
3 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten Paddock Moto2
4 Xavier SIMEON Maptaq SAG Zelos Team
5 Julian SIMON Italtrans Racing Team
6 Nicolas TEROL Aspar Team Moto2
7 Alex DE ANGELIS NGM Mobile Forward Racing
8 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag carXpert
9 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Italtrans Racing Team
10 Mattia PASINI NGM Mobile Racing
11 Anthony WEST QMMF Racing Team
12 Marcel SCHROTTER Maptaq SAG Zelos Team
13 Axel PONS Tuenti HP 40
14 Gino REA Argiñano & Gines Racing
15 Sandro CORTESE Dynavolt Intact GP
16 Kohta NOZANE Webike Team Norick NTS
17 Ricard CARDUS NGM Mobile Forward Racing
18 Franco MORBIDELLI Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
19 Steven ODENDAAL Argiñano & Gines Racing
20 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JiR Moto2
21 Decha KRAISART Singha Eneos Yamaha Tech3
22 Ezequiel ITURRIOZ Blusens Avintia
23 Azlan SHAH IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
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 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO QMMF Racing Team
 Johann ZARCO Came Iodaracing Project
 Jordi TORRES Aspar Team Moto2
 Louis ROSSI Tech 3
 Doni Tata PRADITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
 Simone CORSI NGM Mobile Racing
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 Esteve RABAT Tuenti HP 40
 Alex MARIÑELARENA Blusens Avintia
 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team

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Moto3 Motegi Race Result : Marquez, Vinales, Folger

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1 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0,0
2 Maverick VIÑALES Team Calvo
3 Jonas FOLGER Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
4 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing
5 Romano FENATI San Carlo Team Italia
6 Jack MILLER Caretta Technology - RTG
7 John MCPHEE Caretta Technology - RTG
8 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno
9 Niccolò ANTONELLI GO&FUN Gresini Moto3
10 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing
11 Jakub KORNFEIL Redox RW Racing GP
12 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team
13 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3
14 Alan TECHER CIP Moto3
15 Hyuga WATANABE La Fonte Tascaracing
16 Arthur SISSIS Red Bull KTM Ajo
17 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI GO&FUN Gresini Moto3
18 Ana CARRASCO Team Calvo
19 Eric GRANADO Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
20 Francesco BAGNAIA San Carlo Team Italia
21 Toni FINSTERBUSCH Kiefer Racing
22 Juanfran GUEVARA CIP Moto3
23 Sena YAMADA Team Plus One & Endurance
24 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0,0
25 Jasper IWEMA RW Racing GP
26 Hafiq AZMI La Fonte Tascaracing
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 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold
 Matteo FERRARI Ongetta-Centro Seta
 Luca AMATO Ambrogio Racing
 Luis SALOM Red Bull KTM Ajo
 Hiroki ONO Honda Team Asia
 Isaac VIÑALES Ongetta-Centro Seta
 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Red Bull KTM Ajo
 Efren VAZQUEZ Mahindra Racing
 Luca GRUENWALD Kiefer Racing

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MotoGP Motegi FP Result

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1 Stefan BRADL LCR Honda MotoGP 1'46.440
2 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'46.459
3 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team 1'46.563
4 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing 1'46.580
5 Alvaro BAUTISTA GO&FUN Honda Gresini 1'46.635
6 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'46.740
7 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team 1'46.913
8 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha Factory Racing 1'47.102
9 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1'47.187
10 Bradley SMITH Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'47.476
11 Aleix ESPARGARO Power Electronics Aspar 1'47.732
12 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA Yamaha YSP Racing Team 1'48.074
13 Colin EDWARDS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'48.300
14 Hector BARBERA Avintia Blusens 1'48.475
15 Andrea IANNONE Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 1'48.555
16 Hiroshi AOYAMA Avintia Blusens 1'48.629
17 Yonny HERNANDEZ Ignite Pramac Racing 1'48.658
18 Randy DE PUNIET Power Electronics Aspar 1'49.010
19 Danilo PETRUCCI Came IodaRacing Project 1'49.090
20 Claudio CORTI NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'49.497
21 Michael LAVERTY Paul Bird Motorsport 1'49.954
22 Luca SCASSA Cardion AB Motoracing 1'50.260
23 Damian CUDLIN Paul Bird Motorsport 1'50.427
24 Bryan STARING GO&FUN Honda Gresini 1'52.160
25 Lukas PESEK Came IodaRacing Project 1'52.877

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Moto2 Motegi FP Result

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1 Pol ESPARGARO Tuenti HP 40 1'52.158
2 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team 1'52.316
3 Xavier SIMEON Maptaq SAG Zelos Team 1'52.516
4 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Italtrans Racing Team 1'52.607
5 Esteve RABAT Tuenti HP 40 1'52.612
6 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team 1'52.715
7 Alex DE ANGELIS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'52.809
8 Jordi TORRES Aspar Team Moto2 1'52.926
9 Nicolas TEROL Aspar Team Moto2 1'52.943
10 Simone CORSI NGM Mobile Racing 1'52.970
11 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag carXpert 1'52.976
12 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten Paddock Moto2 1'53.133
13 Sandro CORTESE Dynavolt Intact GP 1'53.157
14 Julian SIMON Italtrans Racing Team 1'53.459
15 Johann ZARCO Came Iodaracing Project 1'53.461
16 Marcel SCHROTTER Maptaq SAG Zelos Team 1'53.612
17 Ricard CARDUS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'53.620
18 Alex MARIÑELARENA Blusens Avintia 1'53.649
19 Mattia PASINI NGM Mobile Racing 1'53.748
20 Gino REA Argiñano & Gines Racing 1'53.770
21 Axel PONS Tuenti HP 40 1'53.872
22 Anthony WEST QMMF Racing Team 1'53.993
23 Kohta NOZANE Webike Team Norick NTS 1'54.593
24 Danny KENT Tech 3 1'55.173
25 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO QMMF Racing Team 1'55.256
26 Louis ROSSI Tech 3 1'55.315
27 Doni Tata PRADITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1'55.354
28 Azlan SHAH IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 1'55.475
29 Steven ODENDAAL Argiñano & Gines Racing 1'55.680
30 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JiR Moto2 1'56.167
31 Decha KRAISART Singha Eneos Yamaha Tech3 1'56.409
32 Franco MORBIDELLI Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1'56.432
33 Ezequiel ITURRIOZ Blusens Avintia 1'56.850

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Moto3 Motegi FP Result

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1 Maverick VIÑALES Team Calvo 1'59.701
2 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0,0 1'59.895
3 Luis SALOM Red Bull KTM Ajo 1'59.968
4 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0,0 1'59.995
5 Jonas FOLGER Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 2'00.150
6 Niccolò ANTONELLI GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 2'00.221
7 Isaac VIÑALES Ongetta-Centro Seta 2'00.294
8 Romano FENATI San Carlo Team Italia 2'00.448
9 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Red Bull KTM Ajo 2'00.465
10 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 2'00.567
11 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno 2'00.620
12 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 2'00.767
13 John MCPHEE Caretta Technology - RTG 2'00.849
14 Ana CARRASCO Team Calvo 2'00.976
15 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 2'00.994
16 Hyuga WATANABE La Fonte Tascaracing 2'01.149
17 Jack MILLER Caretta Technology - RTG 2'01.164
18 Sena YAMADA Team Plus One & Endurance 2'01.237
19 Luca GRUENWALD Kiefer Racing 2'01.285
20 Jakub KORNFEIL Redox RW Racing GP 2'01.330
21 Hiroki ONO Honda Team Asia 2'01.408
22 Francesco BAGNAIA San Carlo Team Italia 2'01.439
23 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 2'01.582
24 Eric GRANADO Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 2'01.637
25 Alan TECHER CIP Moto3 2'01.670
26 Efren VAZQUEZ Mahindra Racing 2'01.674
27 Arthur SISSIS Red Bull KTM Ajo 2'01.844
28 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 2'01.991
29 Toni FINSTERBUSCH Kiefer Racing 2'02.089
30 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 2'02.477
31 Luca AMATO Ambrogio Racing 2'02.516
32 Jasper IWEMA RW Racing GP 2'02.992
33 Juanfran GUEVARA CIP Moto3 2'03.108
34 Matteo FERRARI Ongetta-Centro Seta 2'03.317
35 Hafiq AZMI La Fonte Tascaracing 2'03.844

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Moto2 Motegi QP Result

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1 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team 2'01.248
2 Xavier SIMEON Maptaq SAG Zelos Team 2'01.452
3 Johann ZARCO Came Iodaracing Project 2'01.484
4 Simone CORSI NGM Mobile Racing 2'01.501
5 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO QMMF Racing Team 2'01.733
6 Esteve RABAT Tuenti HP 40 2'02.103
7 Pol ESPARGARO Tuenti HP 40 2'02.166
8 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag carXpert 2'02.169
9 Danny KENT Tech 3 2'02.255
10 Mattia PASINI NGM Mobile Racing 2'02.405
11 Alex MARIÑELARENA Blusens Avintia 2'02.475
12 Sandro CORTESE Dynavolt Intact GP 2'02.487
13 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten Paddock Moto2 2'02.610
14 Gino REA Argiñano & Gines Racing 2'02.773
15 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team 2'02.985
16 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JiR Moto2 2'03.037
17 Jordi TORRES Aspar Team Moto2 2'03.051
18 Anthony WEST QMMF Racing Team 2'03.172
19 Ricard CARDUS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2'03.232
20 Julian SIMON Italtrans Racing Team 2'03.365
21 Marcel SCHROTTER Maptaq SAG Zelos Team 2'03.399
22 Alex DE ANGELIS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2'03.426
23 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Italtrans Racing Team 2'03.563
24 Axel PONS Tuenti HP 40 2'03.605
25 Nicolas TEROL Aspar Team Moto2 2'03.954
26 Franco MORBIDELLI Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 2'04.110
27 Azlan SHAH IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 2'04.117
28 Louis ROSSI Tech 3 2'04.138
29 Kohta NOZANE Webike Team Norick NTS 2'04.269
30 Decha KRAISART Singha Eneos Yamaha Tech3 2'04.405
31 Ezequiel ITURRIOZ Blusens Avintia 2'05.001
32 Doni Tata PRADITA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 2'05.179
33 Steven ODENDAAL Argiñano & Gines Racing 2'07.347

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MotoGP Motegi QP Result

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1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing 1'53.471
2 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team 1'54.129
3 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1'54.539
4 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'54.542
5 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha Factory Racing 1'54.732
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team 1'55.036
7 Alvaro BAUTISTA GO&FUN Honda Gresini 1'55.135
8 Stefan BRADL LCR Honda MotoGP 1'55.610
9 Aleix ESPARGARO Power Electronics Aspar 1'55.719
10 Yonny HERNANDEZ Ignite Pramac Racing 1'55.998
11 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'56.058
12 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA Yamaha YSP Racing Team 1'56.125
13 Bradley SMITH Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'57.114
14 Colin EDWARDS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'57.297
15 Andrea IANNONE Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 1'57.347
16 Danilo PETRUCCI Came IodaRacing Project 1'57.540
17 Randy DE PUNIET Power Electronics Aspar 1'57.715
18 Hiroshi AOYAMA Avintia Blusens 1'57.994
19 Michael LAVERTY Paul Bird Motorsport 1'58.540
20 Luca SCASSA Cardion AB Motoracing 1'58.802
21 Claudio CORTI NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1'59.617
22 Hector BARBERA Avintia Blusens 1'59.646
23 Damian CUDLIN Paul Bird Motorsport 2'00.982
 Bryan STARING GO&FUN Honda Gresini 2'02.712
 Lukas PESEK Came IodaRacing Project 2'02.932

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Moto3 Motegi QP Result

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1 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0,0 2'09.387
2 Maverick VIÑALES Team Calvo 2'10.310
3 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0,0 2'10.313
4 Luis SALOM Red Bull KTM Ajo 2'10.656
5 Jack MILLER Caretta Technology - RTG 2'10.671
6 Isaac VIÑALES Ongetta-Centro Seta 2'10.881
7 Niccolò ANTONELLI GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 2'11.011
8 Hiroki ONO Honda Team Asia 2'11.057
9 Jonas FOLGER Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 2'11.223
10 Sena YAMADA Team Plus One & Endurance 2'11.518
11 Jasper IWEMA RW Racing GP 2'11.644
12 Hyuga WATANABE La Fonte Tascaracing 2'11.719
13 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Red Bull KTM Ajo 2'11.793
14 Toni FINSTERBUSCH Kiefer Racing 2'11.954
15 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 2'11.973
16 Jakub KORNFEIL Redox RW Racing GP 2'12.090
17 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno 2'12.236
18 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 2'12.287
19 Arthur SISSIS Red Bull KTM Ajo 2'12.335
20 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 2'12.375
21 Efren VAZQUEZ Mahindra Racing 2'12.382
22 John MCPHEE Caretta Technology - RTG 2'12.468
23 Luca GRUENWALD Kiefer Racing 2'12.545
24 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 2'12.577
25 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 2'12.595
26 Romano FENATI San Carlo Team Italia 2'13.193
27 Alan TECHER CIP Moto3 2'13.899
28 Hafiq AZMI La Fonte Tascaracing 2'14.007
29 Luca AMATO Ambrogio Racing 2'14.017
30 Matteo FERRARI Ongetta-Centro Seta 2'14.179
31 Eric GRANADO Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 2'14.706
32 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 2'16.664
33 Juanfran GUEVARA CIP Moto3 2'17.438
34 Francesco BAGNAIA San Carlo Team Italia 2'18.066
 Ana CARRASCO Team Calvo 2'18.731

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Scott Redding passed fit to ride at Motegi

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Scott Redding has been deemed fit to ride in this weekend’s penultimate Moto2 race at Motegi, after passing a medical at the circuit this afternoon.

The 20-year-old Briton fractured the radius in his left arm in a qualifying crash at Phillip Island, but underwent surgery at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne on the Saturday evening, with a plate and six screws being inserted to repair the damage.

After four days of rehabilitation therapy under the direction of Clinica Mobile staff, Redding declared himself ready to race this weekend in Japan.

The final hurdle to his return, an assessment by circuit medical staff, proved no problem for Redding and he will return to the track for Friday’s opening free practice session just six days after his Phillip Island qualifying crash.

Redding will undergo a further assessment by circuit medical staff after FP2 on Friday, which he will also need to pass if he is to participate for the remainder of the weekend.

After missing the race in Australia due to the injury, Redding currently trails Pol Espargaro by 16 points in the championship standings. While reversing the situation this weekend may not be possible, ensuring the title battle goes down to the wire in Valencia is Redding’s ultimate goal.

Scott Redding

“There was no way I was going home after Australia, not when there was even an outside chance I could ride in Japan. Even after the surgery on Sunday morning I knew I was going to Japan to try and ride. The surgery was a success, Dr. Andrew Oppy and his staff did a great job, and the recovery has been exactly as expected. From Sunday morning onwards I’ve been working to restore the movement and strength in my left hand and, as the medical staff here at Motegi have now confirmed, I’m fit to ride. I have to undergo another assessment after the two free practice sessions tomorrow, but I’ll know straight away whether it’s possible to race. If I’m fit to race then the goal has to be to ensure the championship battle goes down to the final round in Valencia, for which I’ll have had more recovery time.”

Marc VDS Racing Team Press Release

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Pramac Racing Team Preview MotoGP Motegi

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The build-up to the Japanese Grand Prix weekend is currently characterized by a Typhoon warning. After having already been a victim of such an event only a few days ago, Japan is preparing to face the threat of Typhoon Francisco which, although currently category 2, remains quite energetic and dangerous, and over the next few days could hit the Japanese archipelago, reaching the area of Motegi as well with winds up to 45 knots and gusts of 55-60 knots. This would also mean not being able to use all the temporary structures set up in the paddock at the Twin Ring Motegi, which should obviously be removed in time, in order to avoid more damage and further risks. While waiting to receive further news, MotoGP and its protagonists are preparing to compete in the final leg of the overseas tripleheader and also the penultimate round of this year’s MotoGP World Championship.

The track is located in the Kanto district and surrounded by forests within which the river Nakagawa flows, and it is named Twin Ring Motegi because it consists of two different circuits, a long 2.493 km oval (1.548 miles) and a of 4.801 km road track (2.983 miles) that with its long straights and tight corners, has hosted the World Championship since 1999. The structure also includes a safe riding school, dirt track and go karts, hotel, restaurants, shops and spaces for events.

Yonny Hernandez is now ready for a new adventure aboard the DesmosediciGP13 with which he will face the Japanese track for the first time on a MotoGP bike. Hoping that the slight fracture to his right hand won’t slow him down too much, the Ignite Pramac Racing Team rider is determined to immediately put into practice what he has learnt so far and to increase confidence with his bike.

Andrea Iannone has a special feeling with this circuit as in 2009, his last year in the 125 class, he stepped onto the top of the podium, an experience that he repeated two years later aboard a Moto2. This year instead he will ride his DesmosediciGP13 for the first time and he is ready to get the best possible results with the Energy TI Pramac Racing Team, after the constant progress made and the results obtained in particular in the last part of the season.

Yonny Hernandez - Ignite Pramac Racing Team 

“Unfortunately at Phillip Island I injured my hand, but I have already been to the Clinica Mobile, and they told me that it is improving. Tomorrow I'll have some injections anyway but it's going well. These days I’ve heard a lot of people speaking about the typhoon, I don’t know if it’s true or not but, I think it’s most likely we will have the chance to try the bike in the rain, and I hope it goes better than last week. I like this circuit, it is very fast and I would like to do a good race.”

Andrea Iannone – Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team

“These days there’s a lot of talk about the weather, but I really have no idea so I can’t say. What I do know, is that here we would like to start from where we left off in Australia, to continue and improve what has been done. I'd like to get a good weekend’s start and maybe have another good race like the one on Sunday. And if it rains or not we’ll face it, because we'll all be in the same situation. I continue to be positive and I hope, if I had to sum things up now, to have less injuries next year. In any case, it’s okay, now I want to concentrate on the demanding weekend that awaits us, and then we’ll have a little rest before Valencia.”

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Yamaha Factory Racing Preview MotoGP Motegi

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Yamaha Factory Racing has arrived in Japan for the final overseas race of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship at the Twin Ring Motegi Circuit. 

Riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi both spent today engaged in special but different activities. 

Defending world champion Lorenzo joined the Spanish MotoGP riders in attending the Spanish Embassy in Tokyo. The riders gathered to celebrate the fourth centenary of the Keicho Embassy, the first Japanese diplomatic mission to Spain. Hasekura Tsunenaga crossed the Pacific Ocean in 1613, becoming the first Japanese ambassador in Europe and marking the beginning of 400 years of Spanish-Japanese relations. 

Rossi took the opportunity of being in Yamaha’s home country to spend this afternoon reunited with an old friend at Yamaha’s headquarters in Iwata. He took part in a live talk show with Masao Furusawa in front of 400 guests at Communications Plaza, Yamaha’s corporate museum. 

The riders will now move to Motegi to prepare for the final of the overseas triple-header at Twin Ring Motegi this weekend. After the dramatic results of last weekend’s Phillip Island race left Lorenzo trailing the championship lead by 18 points, the defending champion will be going all out for victory this Sunday. 

The 4.8km circuit has been home to the Japanese Grand Prix since the year 2000 and always produces dramatic racing. The six left and eight right corners feature some of the hardest braking zones of the calendar, requiring excellent bike set up. 

One of the stars of the final round of the 2012 MotoGP Championship, Yamaha development rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga will be making a wildcard appearance at the Japanese Grand Prix on a YZR-M1 as part of Yamaha's development squad. Nakasuga made history by finishing second in the Valencia Grand Prix last year. He is a three-time All-Japan Road Race Champion, winning in 2008,2009 and 2012 and is currently sitting in third position in the national championship.

Jorge Lorenzo

“It was a breath of fresh air to achieve such a great victory in Australia, but with two races still remaining it is difficult to say what’s going on. Now we concentrate on Japan, the last race of this exciting and hard triple of grand prix. We have cut a bit off the distance to our main rival so I cannot wait for the next race at Motegi. I always look forward to riding at the Twin Ring. Japan is a lovely country where I feel pretty comfortable and I can feel a huge support from the fans. Motegi is also a special track for me. I won there in 2009, just my second victory in the MotoGP category. I have a lot of good memories from this circuit and I hope we can be more competitive than in the recent years. Motegi is a different track in terms of riding. It is one of the few circuits denominated a ‘stop and go’ track so it is important to have a good braking and also a great acceleration. In this subject we improved a lot compared to last year and even more with the new seamless gearbox so hopefully we will be stronger than in 2012. We have nothing to lose so we can risk a bit more than last year.”

Valentino Rossi

“Motegi is a place I like a lot, it is a very good track. We will see our potential on Friday morning and of course we will give 100% to do a good performance. I was also very happy to come back to Yamaha's headquarters in Iwata and to see many "old" friends. The support is always fantastic so it is a real pleasure to be here again.”

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Casey Stoner to test for HRC

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Casey Stoner will climb back on a Honda RC213V, for the first time since Valencia 2012, as a test rider for Honda Racing Corporation. The two-time World Champion left the sport at the end of last year and has been linked with rumours of a wild card appearance this season but this is now out of the question. 

The Australian rider will do four tests in Motegi in the next few months with Honda Racing's R&D team, working on the evolution of the RC213V and also on the new production racer bike that Honda Racing will sell to selected team next year to race in MotoGP.

Casey Stoner

"It's been almost 7 months now since Valencia and I'm still happy and comfortable with the decision I made to stop racing. Sometimes I miss riding my RCV, so I am happy that HRC asked me to do some tests in Motegi this year. This will allow me to enjoy what I miss: riding a MotoGP bike! I'm looking forward to getting on the bike and see how it has changed from last year and I'd like to thank Honda for this opportunity"

Shuhei Nakamoto - HRC Executive Vice President

"We are very pleased to have Casey back on a Honda! He knows this machine very well and I'm sure he can help our engineers and technicians with the development of the RC213V. We will also ask him to test the new production racer and give us his initial feedback to assist us in producing the best machine possible"

Source: HRC Press Release

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Honda Racing Thanks Day Event Motegi 2012

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Today at Motegi circuit Japan, Honda celebrates their success story as the MotoGP Constructor winner for 2012 season. Dani Pedrosa and his new teammate Marc Marquez were attended the event with several Honda's rider such as Hiroshi Aoyama, Takaaki Nakagami, Yuki Takahashi, Kousuke Akiyoshi, Takumi Takahashi, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, and also former Honda riders Shinichi Itoh, Shinya Nakano and Tadayuki Okada.

Here's some picture of the event

picture source: MotoGP Official website

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Paddock Girls MotoGP Motegi

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Paddock Girls MotoGP Motegi 2012

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Twin Ring Motegi Renew Until 2018

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The Twin Ring Motegi will extend their partnership with Dorna Sports to host the MotoGP event until 2018. The new agreement between them was release in the middle of the Japanese GP last week. 

Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO, Dorna Sports

"It is our pleasure that the long-lasting presence of our Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi is now secured for another 5 years. Japan is where the prominent manufactures of MotoGP such as Honda and Yamaha are based, and the Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi is one of the most important events in the Championship. We are committed to work closely with Twin Ring Motegi as MotoGP faces the time of innovative changes."

Hiroshi Soda, President, Mobilityland Corp.

"We are pleased to be able to continue to organize MotoGP which is unquestionably the highest category of the motorcycle sports. The approach to send out the message put out by the power of Japan in the world of motorcycles is highly significant. The economic climate we are under today is never too favourable. Nevertheless, we are aspired to play our part in contribute to the powerful evolvement of motorcycle sport culture. We are grateful for the understanding of the importance of holding the MotoGP in Japan and strong support to realize the renewal of the contract that Dorna has given to us."

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Bridgestone Motegi Race Review

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Tyre choice for the race was the same for every rider with the combination of the harder front and softer asymmetric rear slick best suiting the numerous acceleration and braking zones at Motegi. Weather conditions today were dry yet slightly cooler than yesterday due to some cloud cover in the afternoon with a peak track temperature of 29°C recorded during the race.

Pedrosa’s win at Motegi means he closes the gap to Lorenzo in the championship table to twenty-eight points with three rounds remaining. On the other Repsol Honda, Casey Stoner remains third overall in the riders classification after a valiant fifth place in his comeback race following an ankle injury.

Yuichiro Takenami – Vice President and Senior Officer, Corporate Communications and Motorsport

“My warmest congratulations to Dani and Repsol Honda for their victory at Motegi today. This was a very enjoyable weekend for the fans with the nice weather, various paddock activities and an exciting race combining to create a pleasant atmosphere, and I am pleased that Bridgestone is able to take part in such a wonderful activity. We are proud of our partnership with MotoGP as it provides the best possible environment for us to develop motorcycle tyre technology for the racetrack and road, and we are committed to continuing our fair and equal support of every rider and team in the paddock with the highest level of service.”

Shinichi Yamashita – General Manager, Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development Department

“Today’s race was held under cooler conditions than those experienced on Friday and Saturday, though this didn’t have any effect on tyre choice. All riders selected the same tyre combination of the harder front and softer rear slick as high levels of rear grip and front-end stability are important at Motegi due to its stop-and-go layout. The tyres performed well during the race with a new circuit lap record being set and the top three riders completing the race faster than last year’s total race time. Overall, it was a positive showing for our 2012 specification MotoGP tyres at Bridgestone’s home Grand Prix.”

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Unexpected results at Motegi for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team Moto2

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Yuki Takahashi and Alex De Angelis did not succeed in their set goal of being in the points at the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan after a complicated qualifying session and equally challenging race.

The Japanese finished the race in 16th position at only a few thousandths from the getting the first points of the season, while for Alex De Angelis the grip problems condemn his weekend.

Yuki Takahashi – 16th

“Today was the home Grand Prix for Japan and I wanted to do my best. The start was not so bad and after three laps I made a mistake and did an overland and lost some positions and after that I concentrated on keeping a good pace and recover those positions but it was difficult.This weekend we tried many different settings and during the race we gathered important data. I am happy because I know that if I had not made that mistake I could have taken points and we can see now the potential we really have. I will continue working in this direction in Sepang.”

Alex de Angelis - 20th

“We worked very hard this weekend to try and find the best possible solution but in the race the bike moved a lot because we had no grip what so ever. I tried to push and even changed my riding style during the race but it didn’t make a difference. We have to go over the data from this weekend and try to understand why. The grip on track was non existent and it’s a problems that we need to solve.”  

Pietro Caprara – Moto2 Technical Director

“An unfortunate race for Yuki Takahashi who went straight losing many positions after a very good start. Difficult conditions for both of our riders due to the lack of grip. For Alex  there was also a lack of grip. He goes to Malaysia with a new take on things, going to a track in which he has been on the podium before in Moto2. We have positive expectations.”

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Excellent results for Edwards at Motegi GP

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Colin Edwards and the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team finish off an important weekend in thirteenth position at the Japanese Grand Prix and as the second best CRT.

A very small gap separates the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team with this Suter- BMW bike from their direct competitor in the CRT category Aleix Espargaro, with who he could have had rivaled with if it hadn’t been for Edwards unfortunate el lose of the right knee pad on the fourth lap.

  

Colin Edwards – 13th

“The race started good and I saw Espargaro was right there I started pushing and felt good, four laps in, I went to put my knee down in the last corner and it nearly ripped me off the bike and I looked down on the straight and I saw I had no knee pad. It just fell off, I don’t remember hitting a curb or anything. Initially I was thinking I had to pull in because I ride like a tripod, put my knee down and let the bike work underneath me. Just thought about the bootcamp, feet up, use your body, be smooth.  We had a small issue with electronics during the race but overall the package is getting a little better. Thanks to my team, they’ve done a great job this weekend.”

Sergio Verbena – Crew Chief

“It has been a very positive weekend in which we have been very close to the top CRTs during the race but have yet to decrease that gap some more. During the race Colin has practically annulled the difference that separated him from the ART getting really close to it but not actually overtaking Espargaro in the end. At the end of the race when he came in to the pit box we realized that the race could have been even more successful had he not lost his kneepad during the fourth lap, we all know how important they are for a rider. He even considered for a second coming into the pits but decided to make the best of it and went for it. We are very pleased.”

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Vinales Keeps Title Hopes Alive at Motegi

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Maverick Viñales (Blusens Avintia) kept his Moto3 World Championship title hopes alive at Motegi today in a dramatic Grand Prix of Japan

The Spanish teenagers came through a fearsome late skirmish to finish second and third respectively, with Viñales now 56 points shy of the series lead with 75 still up for grabs in the three remaining rounds.

Maverick Viñales: 

“It was a very difficult race, but Lady Luck smiled upon us a little today. We were able to claw back 10 points and I am happy. I couldn't do any more today; I went at my own pace and tried not to lose sight of the group. I was at the limit on every lap, which is why I am a little disappointed. We had a very good pace in practices and a strong engine which put me right behind the KTMs, but in the race the engine didn't work like it should have, which was a pity."

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