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2025 Japanese MotoGP, Motegi – Free Practice (1) ResultsPosRiderNatTeam1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP25)2Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Factory (RS-GP25)3Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP25)4Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)5Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)6Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)7Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)8Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)9Somkiat ChantraTHAIdemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)10Miguel OliveiraPORPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)11Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Factory (RS-GP25)12Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)13Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)14Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)15Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)16Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)17Takaaki NakagamiJPNHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)18Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)19Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)20Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)21Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)22Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)23Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)
* Rookie
Official Motegi MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Pedro Acosta, KTM, 1m 43.018s (2024)
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Fastest race lap: Jorge Martin, Ducati, 1m 44.461s (2024)
Francesco Bagnaia receives a welcome boost by leading opening practice for the 2025 Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.
The Ducati Lenovo rider finished 0.093s ahead of Aprilia’s Jorge Martin, who made a late switch to new rubber, and title leader Marc Marquez.
Marc Marquez gets his first chance to win this year’s world championship in Japan.
The Ducati Lenovo rider holds a 182-point lead over younger brother Alex and, while Marc can’t be crowned champion in the Sprint, he will wrap up his first title since 2019 if he holds an advantage of at least 185 points on Sunday afternoon.
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Martin’s team-mate Marco Bezzecchi suffered two falls and had to sit out much of the session.
Jack Miller, Franco Morbidelli, Enea Bastianini and Raul Fernandez also tested the gravel traps this morning.
Joan Mir and home rookie star Ai Ogura are back in action after missing the Misano test due to injuries in the San Marino race weekend.
HRC test rider Takaaki Nakagami, who injured knee ligaments when he was taken down at Brno, is the second home rider on track this weekend.
Ducati has won all five races held at Motegi since Marc Marquez’s 2019 victory for Repsol Honda, courtesy of Jack Miller (2022 GP), Jorge Martin (2023 Sprint & GP) and Francesco Bagnaia (2024 Sprint & GP).
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