Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) took pole position during qualifying for tomorrow’s Motegi MotoGP race. This is an important race for all of the Japanese factories, and the track is owned by Honda Motor Company. Three Japanese bikes will start on the front row tomorrow.
Qualifying second was Honda’s Marc Marquez with Rossi’s teammate Jorge Lorenzo third. Watch for a full race report from MD tomorrow. Here are the full Q2 results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 305.1 | 1’43.954 | |
| 2 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 307.5 | 1’44.134 | 0.180 / 0.180 |
| 3 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 303.3 | 1’44.221 | 0.267 / 0.087 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | Ducati | 308.3 | 1’44.294 | 0.340 / 0.073 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda | Honda | 305.6 | 1’44.402 | 0.448 / 0.108 |
| 6 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 304.3 | 1’44.494 | 0.540 / 0.092 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 306.7 | 1’44.539 | 0.585 / 0.045 |
| 8 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 309.9 | 1’44.980 | 1.026 / 0.441 |
| 9 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 303.7 | 1’45.232 | 1.278 / 0.252 |
| 10 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 304.0 | 1’45.782 | 1.828 / 0.550 |
| 11 | 45 | Scott REDDING | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 306.1 | 1’45.827 | 1.873 / 0.045 |
| 12 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | No Time |
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Giornata tristissima, Valentino nel suolo…
Good night it’s late. Race starts in 5 mins. Probably been a year since I was up this late. Really should get a DVR lol
The peculiar alignment of the stars on the front row needs to be mentioned. All three are tied for the most pole positions at 64!
Poor Pedi just can’t get a whole season in good health.
Lol I’m here. Dang buzzard luck strikes again, another broken collarbone for Dani. Arrgghh.
Have to stay up until 1:00 am for the race. Rossi did well. He makes things interesting for sure.
In the meanwhile Mickey refresh the page again and again and no mention of Pedrosa’s accident.
Rossi doing a good qualifying lap???? strange…
Rossi has said that he is sick (a cold) and will struggle to churn out fast lap after fast lap during the race. Marquez dosnt want to take risks, Horgay will be sore after his massive crash, could be a chance for Vinales or Dovi to take the top step. Here’s hoping for a good battle whatever the outcome.