Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha MotoGP Motegi, Japan 2022
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha MotoGP Motegi, Japan 2022

Japanese MotoGP - Free Practice 1 from Motegi - As it happened

MotoGP returns to Motegi for the first time in three years🔯 after the COVID-19 pandemic led to cancellation of the Grand Prix.

Winner of four of the last five MotoGP races, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia is a clear favourite heading into the weekend, as is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini who took victory in Aragon.

With 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo’s misfortune in Aragon and Bastianini, Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro all securing podiums, it means the championship fight is well and truly back on w𒐪ith five races to go.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:mahbx.com will bring y👍ou all the latest news and updates th🥂roughout the weekend.

08:24
Miller fastest in FP1

Miller has done it for Ducati as he tops FP1 from title con☂tenders Bagnaia, 🐻Quartararo and Espargaro. 

08:21
Double disaster for Ducati

Z꧅arco has also crashed, this time at turn seven 🦩while Darryn Binder has also gone down. 

08:19
Bastianini is down!

Bastianini has crashed at turn five and could miss out on the top ten.&nbs🍌p;

08:17

Marquez goes second for Honda!

08:16

Despite being held up Miller goes quicker once ꦜagain - stunning pace from the Australian. 

08:14

Here we go... Miller sets a very quick lap to go fastest by nearly three tenths as the final time attacꩲk runs begin. 

08:09

It's all change again as Ri꧙ns goes quickest🍌 once again with ten minutes remaining. 

08:06

Cal Crutchlow goes fifth with his latest lap - great effort by the British rider while Nakagami is also do💙ing a stellar job in seventh. 

08:03

Bastianini now goes fastest with the f🌳irst sub 1m 45s lap of the day. 

08:00

ওQuartararo goes fastest by nearly two tenths - great lap by the championship lea﷽der. 

07:59

Quartararo is on a cracking lap...

07:55

Another promising lap from Rins ends♊ with the Suzuki rider losing time in sectors ꦑthree and four. 

07:54

Espargaro goes second with a time that's just +0.013s down on Zarco൩. 

07:50
Nagashima stuck in the gravel

Tetsuta Nagashima has caugh𒁃t trouble after running off-track and being beached in the gravel. 

07:49

Zarco goღes fastest by over four tenths after also making the switch to soft tyres. 

07:46

Rins goes fastest after fitౠting a brand new soft fron🐟t and rear tyre. 

07:44

Quartararo contniues to lead from Miller with 36 minutes r😼emaining. 

07:44

The rain has already stopped as riders continuꩵe to churn out the laps around Motegi. 

07:37

The rain flags are out at Motegi. 

07:34

B🦂ig moment for Marc Marquez at turn three after the rear snapped around on corner entry.&🌟nbsp;

07:31

Aleix Espargaro is currently 14th for Aprilia, while also being the only ✃title contender who is outsid🦄e of the top ten. 

07:27

It's been a great start to the weekend for Franco Morbidelli thus far - the📖 Yamaha rider is fourth fastest. 

07:23

Bagnaia is beginning to move up the order following a slow st�🌞�art. The Italian is now in eighth place. 

07:15

Make that Fabio Quartararo on top as the Yamaha rider quickly🙈 replaces Marquez at the top of the leaderboard.