Q1 saw Joan Mir again on the brink of passing through, the #36 setting the second-fastest lap of the session with just moments left on the clock. On the other side of the garage, Stefan Bradl continued to make improvements and qualified in the 21st.
The Repsol Honda Team, with Joan Mir and Stefan Bradl, head for the Circuit of the Americas looking for redemption and to capture past form. The 5.51-kilometre-long circuit has previously been a happy hunting ground for the RC213V with Marc Marquez guiding it to victory on seven occasions, u
Joan Mir got a strong start to the second edition of the MotoGP Sprint Race but suffered a heavy fall at Turn 7. Mir was transferred to the hospital in Santiago del Estero for further checks - initial checks at the circuit medical centre revealed no major injuries.
Marquez was diagnosed with a potential fracture in the first metacarpal of the right hand and will travel to Spain to assess the injury further. He also received a double long-lap penalty for the Argentina GP
On Saturday history was made as the MotoGP World Championship contested its first-ever Sprint race. The morning started with pure excitement and elation for the Repsol Honda Team as Marc Marquez went through Q1 with just a single run, bettering the lap record set by Jack Miller the previous
Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) made Pecco and Ducati sweat to finish a close second, as a fabulous effort from reigning World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) saw the Frenchman claim P3 to take his title defence to the wire
Jack Miller has dominated the Motul Grand Prix of Japan but fellow Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia's MotoGP™ World Championship hopes have taken a big blow with a final-lap crash. Aleix Espargaro finished 16th, more than six seconds away from the points, and therefore leaves
For the 91st time in his career and the 63rd occasion in the MotoGP class, Marquez will start with no one but the safety car in front of him for the Grand Prix. This is the first pole position for the Honda Team since Silverstone 2021 with Pol Espargaro.
For the first time since 2019, the MotoGP World Championship will return to the iconic Twin Ring Motegi circuit - Honda's home track. The Japanese Grand Prix has hosted many iconic moments in Moto GP history, especially for the Honda Team.
Pol Espargaro and the Honda Team announced his withdrawal from the event due to injuries sustained at the Sachsenring. Takaaki Nakagami qualified as the top Honda in 12th position.