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Pirelli sets new track records at Motegi despite bad weather

October 5, 2024 Michael Le Pard

In Moto2™, pole for Dixon and record lap for Manuel Gonzalez; in Moto3™, pole and all-time lap record for Iván Ortolá, despite the asphalt still damp due to the rain The first two days of […]

Seven Ducati machines in sprint race top 7 at Motegi

October 5, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Bagnaia and the Ducati Lenovo are triumphant in Motegi’s sprint race, with Bastianini in second place at the chequered flag • Seven Ducati machines in the sprint race top 7: Marc Márquez is third aboard […]

Top for KTM in Japanese Motegi MotoGP Sprint

October 5, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing fired back to MotoGP front-running prominence as Brad Binder captured 5th position in qualifying at Motegi for the sixteenth Grand Prix of the season. The South African was fastest on […]

Riders of Ducati Lenovo Team secure direct seed at Motegi MotoGP

October 5, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The riders of Ducati Lenovo Team secure the direct seed to Q2 at Motegi. Bastianini is fifth quickest in Practice, Bagnaia seventh • Marc Márquez is second with the Ducati machine of Team Gresini Racing […]

Motegi was a happy hunting ground for Husqvarna Motorcycles

October 1, 2023 Michael Le Pard

There was little respite as the MotoGP paddock, and the Intact Liqui Moly Husqvarna Team, swapped the heat and novelty of the Buddh International Circuit for slightly cooler climes and familiarity of the Mobility Resort […]

Severe change in the climate at Mobility Resort Motegi MotoGP

October 1, 2023 Michael Le Pard

A severe change in the climate at Mobility Resort Motegi meant a shortened Grand Prix of Japan, and Jack Miller made it through the rain-lashed conditions to notch 6th in the final classification for round […]

Hard-fought third place in MotoGP of Japan Sprint race at Motegi

September 30, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bagnaia gets the better of Miller for a hard-fought third place in the GP of Japan Sprint race at Motegi, Pirro 19th Francesco Bagnaia fought hard with his former Ducati team-mate Jack Miller (KTM) to […]

Quickest time in free practice session for Japanese GP Motegi

September 23, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Jack Miller ended on top on the first day of free practice for the Japanese GP, the sixteenth round of the 2022 MotoGP season, held this weekend at Motegi. Compared to a typical Friday, today […]

Wildcard appearance at Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi

August 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 29. Team Suzuki Ecstar is pleased to announce that official Test Rider, Takuya Tsuda, will make a wildcard appearance at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi at the end […]

Double podium at opening round of All Japan Road Race Championship Mobility Resort Motegi

April 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 5. Kazuki Watanabe raced to a double podium at the opening round of the All Japan Road Race Championship at Mobility Resort Motegi. After finishing second in both JSB1000 […]

2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar has been released

October 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 11. The provisional 2022 FIM MotoGP™ World Championship calendar has been released, comprising 21 Rounds from March to November and including visits to two new venues in Indonesia and […]

Wildcard racer entry at 2021 All Japan Superbike Championship

April 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 9. Kazuki Watanabe: Yoshimura SERT Motul GSX-R1000R – 3rd/ 2nd. Yoshimura SERT Motul test team raced to two podiums at the opening round of 2021 All Japan Superbike Championship […]

YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL TO RACE ALL JAPAN SBK OPENER

March 28, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 25. Yoshimura SERT Motul are to race the opening round of the 2021 All Japan Superbike Championship on April 3-4th at Motegi. Team rider Kazuki Watanabe and the team […]

Several crashes at All Japan Superbike Championship at Motegi Yesterday

October 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 21. Yukio Kagayama: GSX-R1000 – 3-6 Yukio Kagayama returned to the podium at the weekend’s fourth round of the All Japan Superbike Championship at Motegi in the Tochigi Prefecture […]

The History Behind Ducati’s 50 MotoGP Wins

August 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Thanks to Andrea Dovizioso’s spectacular victory at the Austrian GP, Ducati achieved its 50th overall MotoGP success yesterday. It is an important milestone for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer: thanks to the determination and dedication of […]

10 things to know about the Shell Malaysia Grand Prix MotoGP

October 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Malaysian Grand Prix is the last event in the three back-to-back, end-of-season flyaway races and the Sepang International Circuit will be the venue for the penultimate round of the 2019 championship. Let’s have a […]

FINE FORM FOR RINS AND MIR ON DAY ONE DOWN UNDER

October 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 25. Alex Rins: 8th – 1:29.472 (+ 0.648) Joan Mir: 11th – 1:29.875 (+ 1.051) • Alex Rins makes promising start at one of his favourite tracks. • Joan […]

RINS AND MIR MAKE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH IN MOTEGI

October 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 20. Alex Rins: 7th (+ 9.306) Joan Mir: 8th (+ 10.695) Sylvain Guintoli: 20th (+ 50.235) • Alex Rins keeps pushing on to take 7th. • Joan Mir continues […]

Motegi masterclass makes Quartararo Rookie of the Year

October 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team rider Fabio Quartararo has taken the 2019 MotoGP Rookie of the Year title, securing the award in style with a sensational sixth podium finish of the season at the Grand […]

Andrea Dovizioso 3rd at MotoGP Motegi as Danilo Petrucci finishes 9th

October 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Dovizioso was back on the podium again in the GP of Japan at the end of a great comeback race that saw him fight his way through from the third row at the start […]

Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci 7th and 8th Motegi MotoGP Qualifying

October 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Both the Ducati Team riders will start from the third row of the grid in tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci obtained seventh and eighth quickest […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Make it a Double Top 5 on Opening Day at Motegi

October 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales made a very positive start to the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, taking first place in FP1 and following it up with a second position in FP2 and the […]

Flying Fabio fastest on Friday at Motegi

October 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team duo Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli made a flying start at the Grand Prix of Japan, finishing the day first and sixth on the timesheets at the Twin Ring Motegi. […]

SUZUKI COMPLETES STEADY DAY ONE IN MOTEGI

October 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 18. Joan Mir: 9th – 1:45.641 (+ 0.877) Alex Rins: 11th – 1:45.730 (+ 0.966) Sylvain Guintoli: 20th – 1:46.803 (+ 2.039) • Joan Mir finds good rhythm from […]

Andrea Dovizioso fourth and Danilo Petrucci eighth at the end of day 1 of practice for the GP of Japan at Motegi

October 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

At the end of the first day of practice for the GP of Japan, to be held this weekend at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, both Ducati Team riders were classified inside the provisional top […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News Wins and podium finishes in France and South Africa

April 9, 2019 Michael Le Pard

French Superbike Championship: One-two result for BMW racers at Le Mans. Made-to-measure start for BMW racers in the 2019 French Superbike Championship (FSBK): at the very first event of the season at Le Mans (FRA), […]

Movistar Yamaha Prepare for Motegi Matchup in First FP Sessions

October 19, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi kicked off the first of the overseas triple-header weekends today with a dry FP1 session and a wet FP2. They secured fifth and ninth place respectively in […]

DAVIDE BRIVIO BLOG – OUR TARGET IS TO GET MORE PODIUMS

October 4, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 3. “The other important thing apart from the podium at the race in Motorland was that we could fight at the front with both bikes and both riders finishing […]

Japan Track Report: What was the strategy for the Motegi race?

October 19, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Marc showed a really good pace during all the weekend, so the strategy was to push from the beginning of the race to stay in the leading group to fight for the win! He did […]

Nakagami 6th in Motegi Rain, Pawi 23rd

October 19, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Rd.15 MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN: Sunday, October 15, 2017 Weather: Wet Ambient: 14℃ / Track: 15℃ IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami finished 6th at the Japanese Grand Prix today. Malaysian Teammate Khairul […]

Suzuki & Motul Celebrate 30th Anniversary At Motegi

October 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 17. Suzuki and Motul celebrated 30 years of collaboration at their home MotoGP at Motegi in Japan over the weekend, where Team SUZUKI ECSTAR riders Andrea Iannone and Alex […]

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Take Fourth and Fifth Row in Motegi Qualifying

October 16, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi took a tyre gamble in Q2 at a drying Twin Ring Motegi track and secured 12th position. Teammate Maverick Viñales came just short of getting promoted from Q1 and will […]

Zarco Fastest Yamaha on Wet Day 1 at Motegi

October 13, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco showed his formidable form in the wet by closing the opening day of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan in 5th position. With rain expected for the entire weekend, Zarco got straight into […]

Fired Up Tech3 Duo Head East for Motegi Showdown

October 11, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco and Jonas Folger aim to kick-start the triple flyaway Grand Prix’s in a positive way by powering to two notable finishes in Japan this weekend. Johann Zarco intends to build on his 6th […]

Movistar Yamaha Moves On to Motegi

October 11, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Having recharged their batteries during the two-week break after the race in Aragón, the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team has flown to Japan to kick off the triple-header overseas, starting with Yamaha’s home race at this […]

Motegi Race To Open A Three-In-A Row Series Out Of Europe

October 11, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 11. A long-haul flight has taken Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins to Japan, where the MotoGP Championship is about to begin a series of three consecutive races before reaching […]