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Top 9 of the World Cup in Japan
Bagnaia is the leader of the MotoGP World Championship, although he only has three points ahead of Jorge Martín
Top 9 of the Japanese Grand Prix
These are the first nine finishers of the Japanese Grand Prix
JORGE MARTÍN TRIUMPHS IN JAPAN
All points are distributed
Jorge Martín finishes as leader, Bagnaia second and Marc Márquez third
❌ The race is finished
It has been decided to end the Japanese Grand Prix due to rain.
🟥 Red flag
The red flag comes out again on the warm-up lap. There is still a lot of water on the track
There will be 12 laps
The pilots are already taking to the track
✅ Decision taken
The race will resume in a few minutes
Follow the red flag
So It was the moment in which the race direction showed the red flag
🚩 RED FLAG 🚩
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
Race stopped due to the increasingly heavy rain 🌧️#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/5nFfMU1eti
🟥 Red flag
The race has been suspended for the moment due to the intensity of the rain.
This is how Marc Márquez overtook Bezzecchi
📈 @marcmarquez93 is into third! #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/ljnRchabDO — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
🏁 Lap 12/24
Marc Márquez overtakes Bezzecchi and places himself in podium positions
🏁 Lap 11/24
Oliveira goes long and Marc Márquez takes fourth position.
🏁 Lap 10/24
Jorge Martín's advantage over Bagnaia is eight tenths.
🏁 Lap 9/24
What a duel between Joan Mir and Jack Miller, what happened to him? The KTM one, but it was returned to him. the Honda driver
🏁 Lap 8/24
Oliveira and Marc Márquez overtake Aleix Espargaro
This has been the double overtaking of Jorge Martín
🤯 @88jorgemartin made that look easy!
He's through to the lead! 🔥#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/BswKHQ6VqM — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
🏁 Lap 7/24
Jorge Martín overtakes Aleix and already leads the race, while Bagnaia is already second
🏁 Lap 6/24❌
Brad Binder falls, while Jorge Martín overtakes Bagnaia
🏁 Lap 5/24
Jorge Martín and Bagnaia overtake Marc Márquez
🏁 Lap 5/24
Aleix Espargaró leader, while Marc Márquez 2nd
This has been Jorge Martín's mistake
Big mistake from@88jorgemartin! 🚨
He slips back to 9th! ⬇️#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/sz4fv3quAU — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
🏁 Lap 3/24
Jorge Martín leaves and loses several positions. The Madrid native falls to ninth position.
This is how the race began
🚦 LIGHTS OUT IN JAPAN 🚦@88jorgemartin leads as the rain spots fall! 🌧️
Vinales is in the gravel after Turn 1 contact! 💥#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/o3NttslxTv — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
🏁 Lap 2/24
There are five drivers who lead the race and have decided not to stop.
🏁 Lap 1/24
The drivers all enter the pit lane to change.
🚦 THE RACE BEGINS
Jorge Martín holds on to first position, and the two KTMs start well. It's gone a touch back
Warm-up lap begins
These are the strategies that the drivers choose, various strategies of the teams
The anthem of Japan plays
Less than ten minutes until the start of the race and everything is ready at the Mobility Resort Motegi
We remember the starting grid
Jorge Martín will start from pole, but behind him will be Pecco Bagnaia, leader of the World Championship
🌧️ BE CAREFUL THE RAIN MAY COME
There are rain spots on the radar and drops begin to fall on the circuit
⚠️ Spots of rain! ⚠️
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
Just over 20 mins until lights out! 😮#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/sLcpP4FitW
MotoGP World Championship Classification
Eight points difference between the first and the second:
1. Francesco Bagnaia - 299 points
2. Jorge Martín - 291 points
3. Marco Bezzecchi - 252 points
4. Brad Binder – 201 points
5. Johann Zarco - 162 points
6. Aleix Espargaró - 160 points
7. Maverick Viñales - 139 points
8. Luca Marini - 135 points
9. Jack Miller - 115 points
10. Álex Márquez - 108 points
11. Fabio Quartararo - 105 points
12. Franco Morbidelli - 77 points
13. Miguel Oliveira – 69 points
14. Augusto Fernández – 58 points
15. Marc Márquez – 48 points
16. Álex Rins – 47 points
17. Fabio Di Giannantonio – 45 points
18. Takaaki Nakami – 40 points
19. Dani Pedrosa – 32 points
20. Raúl Fernández – 29 points
21. Enea Bastianini – 25 points
22. Joan Mir – 16 points
23. Pol Espargaró - 11 points
24. Lorenzo Savadori – 9 points
25. Jonas Folger – 9 points
26. Stefan Bradl – 6 points
27. Michele Pirro – 5 points
28. Danilo Petrucci – 5 points
Iker Lecuona
Jack Miller the fastest in the Warm Up
The KTM rider was the fastest in training before the race with Marc Márquez 2nd and Fabio Quartararo 3rd
Not much to learn but a valuable little session to get firing on Sunday! 👊@jackmilleraus tops warm up ahead of @marcmarquez93 and @FabioQ20 👏#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/923qX7atIp
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 1, 2023
WE CAME BACK
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What time is the Japanese Grand Prix in MotoGP?
This is the start time of the race in several countries
Argentina: 02:00 hrs.
Bolivia: 01:00 hrs.
Brazil: 01:00 hrs.
Chile: 00:00 hrs.
Colombia: 00:00 hrs.
Ecuador: 00:00 hrs.
Spain: 8:00 hrs.
Mexico: 00:00 hrs.
Paraguay: 1:00 hrs.
Peru: 00:00 hrs.
Uruguay: 01:00 hrs.
Greece: 8:00 hrs.
Serbia: 7:00 hrs.
Fifth sprint for Jorge Martín
The Spaniard won the sprint race of the Grand Prix of Japan and now has five three sprints, three of them in a row. Jorge did not lose the position at any time and in the final stretch he escaped from his pursuers.
The Spaniard commented after the end of the race that he felt "super strong for today's race". "We are trying to work on some details and we have found a very good base. I hope to ride more calmly tomorrow and go for another victory," he added.
There is no stopping @88jorgemartin at the moment! 🔥
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 30, 2023
The championship gap is cut to just eight points! ⚔️#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/idZ25c66gP
Top 10 of the sprint race
1. Jorge Martín (12 pts)
2. Brad Binder (9 pts)
3. Francesco Bagnaia (7 pts)
4. Jack Miller (6 pts)
5. Johann Zarco (5 pts)
6. Marco Bezzecchi (4 pts)
7. Marc Márquez (3 pts)
8 Fabio Di Giannantonio (2 pts)
9. Maverick Viñales (1 pto)
10th Raúl Fernández (0 pts).
Second pole and record
Jorge Martin continues to put pressure on Bagnaia and today he took pole position. The Spaniard has beaten the circuit record and this is his second pole of this season. The last one was in San Marino
It's POLE for @88jorgemartin! 🔥
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 30, 2023
His 2nd of the season! 👏#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/x2AevPA1Aj
Starting grid for the Japanese Grand Prix
1. Jorge Martín
2. Francesco Bagnaia
3. Jack Miller
4. Marco Bezzecchi
5. Brad Binder
6. Di Giannantonio
7. Marc Márquez
8. Maverick Vilñales
9. Aleix Espargaró
10. Johann Zarco
11. Raúl Fernández
12th Pol Espargaro
13. Augusto Fernández
14. Fabio Quartararo
15. Joan Mir
16. Miguel Oliveira
17. Franco Morbidelli
18. Takaaki Nakagami
19. Cal Crutchlow
20. Stefan Bradl
21. Michele Pirro
Last winners of the Japanese Grand Prix
2002: Valentino Rossi
2003: Valentino Rossi
2004: Makoto Tamada
2005: Loris Capirossi
2006: Loris Capirossi
2007: Loris Capirossi
2008: Valentino Rossi
2009: Jorge Lorenzo
2010: Casey Stoner
2011: Dani Pedrosa
2012: Dani Pedrosa
2013: Jorge Lorenzo
2014: Jorge Lorenzo
2015: Dani Pedrosa
2016: Marc Marquez
2017: Andrea Doviszioso
2018: Marc Márquez
2019: Marc Márquez
2022: Jack Miller
Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa have been the riders who have won the most at this circuit in MotoGP with three victories each.
Circuit
The race will be held at the Mobility Resort Motegi. It was inaugurated in 1997. It is 4.8 kilometers long and has 14 turns, six left-handers and eight right-handers.
Japan Grand Prix
A week later after the premiere of MotoGP in India, the bikes return to Japan. It comes with the World Championship very tight after Bagnaia went to the ground and Jorge Martin and Bezzecchi will take advantage of it to cut points to the reigning world champion.
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix in MotoGP
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