Miller leads the longest session of the year.Marquez, 6th

The Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix’s unusual Friday was shortened to a single free practice session but extended to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Ducati’s Lenovo Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia lead, with Luca Marini in his fifth. However, the rest of the contenders for the title were behind them, with Fabio his Quartararo his third and Aleix Espargaro his fourth. Reflecting how close the championship is now, with Quartararo, Bagnaia and Espargaro arriving in Motegi, he split the three contenders this Friday in his 40,000th of the season. 1.

good friday Marc Marquez Starting this GP with doubts about how his right arm would hold up on a circuit as physically and technically demanding as Motegi, he had a lot of right braking, he suffered more and he did well. was seen A run, up to six laps to find his rhythm, and a time attack he attempted only finished sixth, 147 thousandths of Jack Miller’s best time.

He ran 26 laps, similar to his average on the grid, spanning six stints, the last three stints testing his time attack and the penultimate when he achieved the best time.

This Friday was a fundamental day for them, as a tropical storm is expected to arrive in the Haga district where Motegi is located this Saturday – they are in the middle of the season. Rain and wind will complicate the day, although not expected to be as dangerous as Nan Madol these days. It was a relative surprise.

When Bastianini and Zarco were battling for the top ten, a fall affected them from the start, leaving them out.They are the aforementioned three Ducatis and two Aprilias, two KTMs of the official team, two Hondas of the official Repsol Honda team, and the only regular Yamaha, that of the current champion and championship leader. In addition, it has a direct provisional place in Q2.Fabio Quartararo

The top 4 was 1 in 68000 and the top 10 finished with Vinales at 0.288 seconds. Zarco had only 1 in 1000 left and a fall just minutes before the end of the session was key. Zarco, Rins, Bastianini and Jorge Martín will all be in the water after failing to qualify.