Alex Marquez Clocks Record Lap at MotoGP Japan Practice
Alex Marquez’s 1m42.811s lap beat Pedro Acosta by 0.076 seconds and sent the top championship contenders straight into Qualifying 2.
- On Friday, Alex Marquez set a new lap record of 1:42.811 during practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, topping the timesheets ahead of KTM's Pedro Acosta and Marc Marquez on the factory Ducati.
- The session was temporarily halted after home favorite Ai Ogura's Trackhouse Aprilia suffered an engine failure, spilling oil at pit exit that required cleanup of the new Motegi asphalt surface.
- Championship leader Jorge Martin advanced to Qualifying 2 with the eighth-fastest time, maintaining his 12-point advantage over Marc Marquez while calling this an "extremely important stage" of the season.
- Local rider Takaaki Nakagami was ruled out for the remainder of the weekend after fracturing his collarbone in a morning practice crash, while Alex Rins and Luca Marini also crashed, emphasizing physical risks.
- Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Competition Manager Piero Taramasso explained the expanded tyre allocation featuring a reinforced rear casing to manage the new asphalt's uncertainties, with teams monitoring track evolution ahead of Sunday's race.
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Alex Marquez clocks record lap at MotoGP Japan practice
Marquez flew around the dry Motegi circuit in 1 minute 42.81 seconds, ahead of second-fastest Pedro Acosta, with KTM, who trailed by 0.076 seconds. "I was feeling really comfortable. Really, really good," Marquez said. "Everything was coming in a natural way." Reigning world champion Marc Marquez, Alex's brother, clocked the third-fastest time for Ducati Leonovo as he chases season leader Jorge Martin, who settled for eighth. Martin holds a 12-…
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