Motegi MotoGP
Andrea Dovizioso starts from pole for the first time in the MotoGP class. Dovizioso won the 125cc GP race at Motegi in 2004 from pole position. He will be aiming to get back on the podium for the first time since he was second at Silverstone.
• Second on the grid is Valentino Rossi, who starts from the front row for the first time since he was on pole position at Le Mans. Rossi has now made eight MotoGP starts without taking a win, which is his longest barren run since winning for the first time in the premier-class.
• The last time that Italian riders took the top two places on the grid in MotoGP was also at the Japanese GP at Motegi – in 2006 when Loris Capirossi was on pole and Valentino Rossi was second on the grid.
• On the outside of the front row is Casey Stoner, who will be aiming to take his first win in any class at the Motegi circuit.
• Heading the second row is Jorge Lorenzo, who has failed to qualify on the front row for the first time this year. All of Lorenzo’s twelve MotoGP victories have been achieved starting from the front row of the grid.
• Fifth on the grid is Colin Edwards, equalling his best qualifying result of the year he achieved at the Italian Grand Prix.
• Ben Spies is the sixth fastest qualifier – his worst qualifying result since he was 13th on the grid at the German Grand Prix. Spies is the top Rookie in qualifying for the sixth successive race.
• Heading the third row of the grid is Randy de Puniet, who finished second in 2007 at the Japanese GP riding a Kawasaki.
• Marco Simoncelli is starting from eighth place on the grid. This equals his best qualifying result in the MotoGP class, which he has achieved four times previously.
• Ninth on the grid equals the best MotoGP qualifying result for Alvaro Bautista which he had earlier in the year at the Catalan GP.
• Loris Capirossi, who is tenth on the grid, won the MotoGP race at Motegi for three successive years from 2005 when riding for Ducati.
MotoGP: Motegi Starting Positions
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
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1 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 289.9 | 1’47.001 | |
2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 291.7 | 1’47.055 | 0.054 / 0.054 |
3 | 27 | Casey STONER | AUS | Ducati Team | Ducati | 294.4 | 1’47.105 | 0.104 / 0.050 |
4 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 293.2 | 1’47.206 | 0.205 / 0.101 |
5 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 289.8 | 1’47.464 | 0.463 / 0.258 |
6 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 290.4 | 1’47.648 | 0.647 / 0.184 |
7 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 290.1 | 1’47.752 | 0.751 / 0.104 |
8 | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 289.5 | 1’47.914 | 0.913 / 0.162 |
9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 288.2 | 1’48.002 | 1.001 / 0.088 |
10 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 289.1 | 1’48.068 | 1.067 / 0.066 |
11 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 286.5 | 1’48.182 | 1.181 / 0.114 |
12 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 288.5 | 1’48.238 | 1.237 / 0.056 |
13 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 279.1 | 1’48.371 | 1.370 / 0.133 |
14 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | Interwetten Honda MotoGP | Honda | 281.8 | 1’48.396 | 1.395 / 0.025 |
15 | 40 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Paginas Amarillas Aspar | Ducati | 285.5 | 1’48.535 | 1.534 / 0.139 |
16 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 289.5 | 1’49.480 | 2.479 / 0.945 |
26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
Motegi Moto2
• Julian Simon starts from pole for the second time in the Moto2 class. He has finished second at the last three successive races.
• Second on the grid is Scott Redding, who is starting from the front row for the fourth successive race. Redding will be aiming to become the youngest ever rider to win an intermediate-class Grand Prix, to add to his record of being the youngest ever rider to win a 125cc GP race.
• Yuki Takahashi is third on the grid, which is his first front row start since the Catalan Grand Prix where he went on to take the race victory. Takahashi finished third in 2002 at Motegi in his first ride in a 250cc Grand Prix as a wildcard aged just 18.
• On the outside of the front row is championship leader Toni Elias, who has twice won at Motegi in the 250cc class – in 2002 and 2003. Elias could become the first ever Moto2 world champion, if he wins the race and his closest challengers have poor results.
• Seventh on the grid is Karel Abraham – his best qualifying result so far in the Moto2 class.
Moto2: Motegi Starting Positions
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
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1 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 256.3 | 1’53.008 | |
2 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 253.4 | 1’53.292 | 0.284 / 0.284 |
3 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 254.2 | 1’53.439 | 0.431 / 0.147 |
4 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 256.2 | 1’53.504 | 0.496 / 0.065 |
5 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 252.3 | 1’53.507 | 0.499 / 0.003 |
6 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 256.7 | 1’53.545 | 0.537 / 0.038 |
7 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 251.9 | 1’53.561 | 0.553 / 0.016 |
8 | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 256.2 | 1’53.591 | 0.583 / 0.030 |
9 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 254.7 | 1’53.601 | 0.593 / 0.010 |
10 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 256.5 | 1’53.747 | 0.739 / 0.146 |
11 | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 252.5 | 1’53.817 | 0.809 / 0.070 |
12 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 253.4 | 1’53.830 | 0.822 / 0.013 |
13 | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 257.5 | 1’53.920 | 0.912 / 0.090 |
14 | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 252.5 | 1’53.929 | 0.921 / 0.009 |
15 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 256.5 | 1’53.954 | 0.946 / 0.025 |
16 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 256.2 | 1’53.961 | 0.953 / 0.007 |
17 | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 253.4 | 1’54.070 | 1.062 / 0.109 |
18 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 253.0 | 1’54.252 | 1.244 / 0.182 |
19 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 254.1 | 1’54.363 | 1.355 / 0.111 |
20 | 40 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 259.5 | 1’54.390 | 1.382 / 0.027 |
21 | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 253.0 | 1’54.417 | 1.409 / 0.027 |
22 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 253.7 | 1’54.498 | 1.490 / 0.081 |
23 | 56 | Michael RANSEDER | AUT | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 253.9 | 1’54.504 | 1.496 / 0.006 |
24 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 252.6 | 1’54.529 | 1.521 / 0.025 |
25 | 11 | Yusuke TESHIMA | JPN | FCC TSR | TSR | 251.5 | 1’54.565 | 1.557 / 0.036 |
26 | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | FTR | 256.3 | 1’54.596 | 1.588 / 0.031 |
27 | 83 | Shogo MORIWAKI | JPN | Moriwaki Racing | Moriwaki | 253.2 | 1’54.631 | 1.623 / 0.035 |
28 | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 255.0 | 1’54.645 | 1.637 / 0.014 |
29 | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 255.1 | 1’54.837 | 1.829 / 0.192 |
30 | 28 | Kazuki WATANABE | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Suter | 252.7 | 1’55.413 | 2.405 / 0.576 |
31 | 8 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 252.5 | 1’55.544 | 2.536 / 0.131 |
32 | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 251.7 | 1’55.548 | 2.540 / 0.004 |
33 | 70 | Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Moriwaki | 251.1 | 1’55.955 | 2.947 / 0.407 |
34 | 4 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 254.6 | 1’56.139 | 3.131 / 0.184 |
35 | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 249.1 | 1’56.148 | 3.140 / 0.009 |
36 | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 252.3 | 1’56.280 | 3.272 / 0.132 |
37 | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 254.2 | 1’56.445 | 3.437 / 0.165 |
38 | 88 | Yannick GUERRA | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 248.3 | 1’56.474 | 3.466 / 0.029 |
39 | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 254.2 | 1’56.624 | 3.616 / 0.150 |
40 | 66 | Hiromichi KUNIKAWA | JPN | Bimota – M Racing | Bimota | 249.3 | 1’56.849 | 3.841 / 0.225 |
41 | 93 | Kouki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Burning Blood RT | RBB | 248.8 | 1’57.115 | 4.107 / 0.26 |
Motegi 125cc GP
• Spanish riders have won the last twenty-two 125cc races. The last non-Spanish winner in the 125cc class was Andrea Iannone at the Catalan Grand Prix last year.
• Marc Marquez starts from pole for the ninth time in 2010. This equals the record for the most poles in a single season in the 125cc class previously achieved by Roberto Locatelli in 2000 and Mattia Pasini in 2007. Marquez has won four races so far this year when he has started from pole.
• Second on the grid is Nico Terol, who has finished on the podium nine times in the ten races that he has finished in 2010. His fourth place finish at Silverstone is the only time he has been off the podium.
• Bradley Smith, who is third fastest qualifier, will be aiming to finish on the podium for the first time in Japan.
• Sandro Cortese has qualified on the front row of the grid for the sixth time in 2010.
• Heading the second row of the grid is Tomoyoshi Koyama, whose best result at his home Grand Prix is a fourth place finish in 2005.
• Pol Espargaro is starting from seventh place on the grid, which is his worst qualifying result so far in 2010.
• Simone Grotzkyj has taken the final place on the second row of the grid, which is his best ever qualifying result in GP racing.
125cc GP: Motegi Starting PositionsÂ
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
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1 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 219.7 | 1’58.030 | |
2 | 40 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 222.0 | 1’58.447 | 0.417 / 0.417 |
3 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 220.5 | 1’59.026 | 0.996 / 0.579 |
4 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 216.0 | 1’59.102 | 1.072 / 0.076 |
5 | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 219.6 | 1’59.209 | 1.179 / 0.107 |
6 | 12 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 220.5 | 1’59.660 | 1.630 / 0.451 |
7 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 220.0 | 1’59.873 | 1.843 / 0.213 |
8 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 218.5 | 1’59.991 | 1.961 / 0.118 |
9 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 219.6 | 2’00.177 | 2.147 / 0.186 |
10 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 219.2 | 2’00.249 | 2.219 / 0.072 |
11 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 216.8 | 2’00.345 | 2.315 / 0.096 |
12 | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 216.7 | 2’00.595 | 2.565 / 0.250 |
13 | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 218.2 | 2’00.634 | 2.604 / 0.039 |
14 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 220.2 | 2’01.015 | 2.985 / 0.381 |
15 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 218.4 | 2’01.083 | 3.053 / 0.068 |
16 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 211.1 | 2’01.109 | 3.079 / 0.026 |
17 | 43 | Takehiro YAMAMOTO | JPN | Team Nobby | Honda | 212.3 | 2’01.285 | 3.255 / 0.176 |
18 | 14 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 212.7 | 2’01.411 | 3.381 / 0.126 |
19 | 72 | Marco RAVAIOLI | ITA | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 213.7 | 2’01.660 | 3.630 / 0.249 |
20 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 213.7 | 2’01.684 | 3.654 / 0.024 |
21 | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 214.8 | 2’01.763 | 3.733 / 0.079 |
22 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 215.8 | 2’02.071 | 4.041 / 0.308 |
23 | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 213.5 | 2’02.240 | 4.210 / 0.169 |
24 | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 211.1 | 2’02.309 | 4.279 / 0.069 |
25 | 91 | Sasuke SHINOZAKI | JPN | Team Tec2 | Yamaha | 211.0 | 2’02.521 | 4.491 / 0.212 |
26 | 88 | Hikari OOKUBO | JPN | 18 Garage Racing Team | Honda | 210.9 | 2’02.816 | 4.786 / 0.295 |
27 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 211.2 | 2’03.316 | 5.286 / 0.500 |
28 | 42 | Syunya MORI | JPN | Racing Sayama | Honda | 207.5 | 2’03.592 | 5.562 / 0.276 |
29 | 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 204.8 | 2’04.109 | 6.079 / 0.517 |
30 | 89 | Yuma YAHAGI | JPN | Endurance | Honda | 206.5 | 2’04.619 | 6.589 / 0.510 |
31 | 87 | Luca MARCONI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 210.3 | 2’05.921 | 7.891 / 1.302 |
96 | Tommaso GABRIELLI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 206.1 | 2’14.113 | 16.083 / 8.19 |