2023 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date1 October 2023
Official nameMotul Grand Prix of Japan
LocationMobility Resort Motegi
Motegi, Japan
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
Japan  2023 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 14 of 20 races in the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 October 2023
Official nameMotul Grand Prix of Japan
LocationMobility Resort Motegi
Motegi, Japan
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Time 1:43.198
Fastest lap
Rider France Johann Zarco Ducati
Time 1:55.903 on lap 3
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Second Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Third Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex
Time 1:49.898
Fastest lap
Rider Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex
Time 1:50.679 on lap 3
Podium
First Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex
Second Japan Ai Ogura Kalex
Third Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Jaume Masià Honda
Time 1:56.331
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Time 1:57.064 on lap 3
Podium
First Spain Jaume Masià Honda
Second Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Third Spain Daniel Holgado KTM

The 2023 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Motul Grand Prix of Japan) was the fourteenth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi on 1 October 2023.

After Somkiat Chantra's win in the Moto2 class, Kalex secured its eleventh straight Constructors' Championship.[1]

MotoGP

Combined Free Practice 1-2

Free Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday do not determine riders to qualify for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Free practice times
FP1[2] FP2[3]
1 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:45.510 1:44.622
2 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:45.631 1:44.989
3 43 Australia Jack Miller KTM 1:45.902 1:45.007
4 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:46.160 1:45.021
5 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1:45.747 1:45.058
6 93 Spain Marc Márquez Honda 1:46.033 1:45.089
7 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati 1:45.192 1:45.148
8 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:46.229 1:45.160
9 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:45.966 1:45.185
10 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:45.819 1:45.186
11 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 1:46.198 1:45.202
12 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:46.027 1:45.245
13 37 Spain Augusto Fernández KTM 1:45.330 1:45.318
14 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:45.952 1:45.335
15 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 1:46.018 1:45.343
16 44 Spain Pol Espargaró KTM 1:46.181 1:45.537
17 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda 1:45.685 1:45.862
18 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:46.334 1:46.009
19 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1:46.287
20 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1:46.302 1:46.490
21 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati 1:47.132 1:46.617
22 42 Spain Álex Rins Honda 1:47.587
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Practice session

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Pos. No. Biker Constructor
Time results[4]
1 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1:43.489
2 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:43.518
3 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:43.784
4 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati 1:43.843
5 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:43.945
6 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:43.947
7 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 1:44.062
8 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:44.117
9 44 Spain Pol Espargaró KTM 1:44.219
10 43 Australia Jack Miller KTM 1:44.261
11 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 1:44.317
12 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda 1:44.428
13 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:44.520
14 93 Spain Marc Márquez Honda 1:44.574
15 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:44.657
16 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1:44.709
17 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:44.811
18 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:44.928
19 37 Spain Augusto Fernández KTM 1:45.231
20 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati 1:45.866
21 42 Spain Álex Rins Honda 1:47.236
OFFICIAL MOTOGP PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Moto2

Combined Practice 1-2-3

The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Free practice times
P1[5] P2[6] P3[7]
1 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1:50.477 1:50.396 1:49.978
2 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 1:51.226 1:50.804 1:50.255
3 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex 1:50.617 1:50.646 1:50.382
4 40 Spain Arón Canet Kalex 1:51.368 1:50.433 1:51.020
5 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 1:51.682 1:50.546 1:50.486
6 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:51.295 1:51.563 1:50.586
7 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 1:51.382 1:51.095 1:50.628
8 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 1:51.888 1:50.818 1:50.646
9 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 1:51.414 1:51.678 1:50.676
10 18 Spain Manuel González Kalex 1:51.013 1:51.044 1:50.730
11 11 Spain Sergio García Kalex 1:51.926 1:52.227 1:50.739
12 71 Italy Dennis Foggia Kalex 1:52.005 1:51.025 1:50.849
13 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Kalex 1:51.671 1:51.362 1:50.894
14 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex 1:50.925 1:51.712 1:50.926
15 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1:51.531 1:51.358 1:50.943
16 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 1:51.221 1:51.399 1:50.997
17 28 Spain Izan Guevara Kalex 1:51.251 1:51.064 1:51.650
18 75 Spain Albert Arenas Kalex 1:51.567 1:51.082 1:51.076
19 21 Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro 1:51.619 1:51.237 1:51.183
20 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 1:51.926 1:51.636 1:51.201
21 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 1:51.810 1:51.604 1:51.281
22 15 South Africa Darryn Binder Kalex 1:51.422 1:51.632 1:51.673
23 23 Japan Taiga Hada Kalex 1:51.773 1:51.769 1:51.468
24 5 Japan Kohta Nozane Kalex 1:52.676 1:51.711 1:51.544
25 33 United Kingdom Rory Skinner Kalex 1:53.312 1:52.434 1:51.891
26 4 United States Sean Dylan Kelly Forward 1:52.647 1:52.411 1:51.992
27 67 Italy Alberto Surra Forward 1:52.472 1:52.018 1:53.107
28 9 Italy Mattia Casadei Kalex 1:54.490 1:53.029 1:52.404
29 72 Spain Borja Gómez Kalex 1:52.825 1:52.672 1:52.417
30 8 Australia Senna Agius Kalex 1:53.121 1:53.339 1:52.709
Source : OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Moto3

Combined Practice 1-2-3

The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Practice times
P1[8] P2[9] P3[10]
1 5 Spain Jaume Masià Honda 1:57.495 1:57.068 1:56.148
2 96 Spain Daniel Holgado KTM 1:57.756 1:57.226 1:56.632
3 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 1:58.111 1:57.277 1:56.660
4 10 Brazil Diogo Moreira KTM 1:57.260 1:58.722 1:56.661
5 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 1:57.915 1:57.524 1:56.813
6 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 1:57.735 1:57.191 1:56.900
7 44 Spain David Muñoz KTM 1:57.466 1:57.775 1:56.942
8 80 Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas 1:57.773 1:57.672 1:57.007
9 27 Japan Kaito Toba Honda 1:58.787 1:57.384 1:57.028
10 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 1:57.745 1:57.311 1:57.131
11 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 1:58.323 1:57.676 1:57.156
12 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle Honda 1:58.056 1:58.503 1:57.171
13 82 Italy Iván Ortolá KTM 1:58.144 1:57.176 1:57.187
14 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Husqvarna 1:59.074 1:57.747 1:57.250
15 66 Australia Joel Kelso CFMoto 1:58.612 1:58.065 1:57.252
16 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Honda 1:58.700 1:57.591 1:57.315
17 99 Spain José Antonio Rueda KTM 1:58.736 1:57.473 1:57.350
18 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi Honda 1:58.485 1:57.742 1:57.532
19 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden Honda 1:59.432 1:58.169 1:57.784
20 92 Spain David Almansa Honda 1:58.681 1:57.812 1:58.354
21 63 Malaysia Syarifuddin Azman KTM 1:58.803 1:58.094 1:57.843
22 7 Italy Filippo Farioli KTM 1:58.548 1:58.499 1:58.030
23 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Honda 2:00.017 1:59.131 1:58.179
24 43 Spain Xavier Artigas CFMoto 1:58.530 1:58.470 1:58.765
25 20 France Lorenzo Fellon KTM 1:59.481 1:59.659 1:58.765
26 70 United Kingdom Joshua Whatley Honda 1:59.394 1:59.171 1:58.944
27 22 Spain Ana Carrasco KTM 1:59.841 1:59.267 1:59.016
Source : OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Qualifying

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid		 Row
Q1[11] Q2[12]
1 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:43.198 1 1
2 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:43.369 2
3 43 Australia Jack Miller KTM Qualified in Q2 1:43.551 3
4 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:43.624 4 2
5 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:43.709 5
6 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:43.808 6
7 93 Spain Marc Márquez Honda 1:43.997 1:43.812 7 3
8 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:43.815 8
9 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:43.822 9
10 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:43.851 10 4
11 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:44.049 1:44.054 11
12 44 Spain Pol Espargaró KTM Qualified in Q2 1:44.096 12
13 37 Spain Augusto Fernández KTM 1:44.129 N/A 13 5
14 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:44.138 N/A 14
15 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda 1:44.150 N/A 15
16 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 1:44.427 N/A 16 6
17 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:44.521 N/A 17
18 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:44.626 N/A 18
19 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1:45.273 N/A 19 7
20 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1:45.451 N/A 20
21 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati 1:45.707 N/A 21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 30 September.

Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 89 Spain Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 12 21:00.734 1 12
2 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 +1.390 5 9
3 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 +5.279 2 7
4 43 Australia Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 +6.194 3 6
5 5 France Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 12 +6.315 10 5
6 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 12 +8.919 4 4
7 93 Spain Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 +9.298 7 3
8 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 12 +10.189 6 2
9 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 12 +12.404 8 1
10 25 Spain Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +15.366 11
11 44 Spain Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 12 +15.473 12
12 37 Spain Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 12 +15.592 13
13 36 Spain Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 +17.052 15
14 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +18.092 16
15 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +19.333 14
16 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +19.645 17
17 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 12 +21.862 18
18 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team Yamaha 12 +26.026 19
19 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 +27.911 21
20 6 Germany Stefan Bradl LCR Honda Castrol Honda 12 +28.178 20
Ret 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 8 Cylinder bank 9
WD 42 Spain Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda Withdrew
Fastest sprint lap: Spain Jorge Martín (Ducati) – 1:44.033 (lap 2)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT
  • Álex Rins competed during the Friday practice sessions, but withdrew from the race citing right leg pain. He was replaced by Stefan Bradl for the rest of the weekend.

Warm up practice

MotoGP

Jack Miller set the best time 1:46.047 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Marc Márquez and Fabio Quartararo.[13]

Race

MotoGP

Marc Márquez with his third place trophy.

The race, scheduled to be run for 24 laps, was red-flagged during lap 13 due to adverse weather conditions on the track. The race was supposed to be restarted over the remaining 12 full laps with the grid based on the classification after lap 12. However, the race was again red-flagged during the warm-up lap of the second race, and race direction decided not to start the race again. Per regulations, full points were awarded since 50% or more of the original race distance (i.e. 12 full laps) were completed.[14]

Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 89 Spain Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 12 24:06.314 1 25
2 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 +1.413 2 20
3 93 Spain Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 +2.013 7 16
4 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 12 +2.943 4 13
5 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 12 +3.181 9 11
6 43 Australia Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 +6.837 3 10
7 37 Spain Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 12 +7.587 13 9
8 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 12 +8.602 6 8
9 25 Spain Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +11.229 11 7
10 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +12.244 14 6
11 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 12 +14.714 18 5
12 36 Spain Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 +14.924 15 4
13 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team Yamaha 12 +16.057 19 3
14 6 Germany Stefan Bradl LCR Honda Castrol Honda 12 +17.253 20 2
15 44 Spain Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 12 +24.921 12 1
16 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 +33.962 21
17 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +1:14.934 17
18 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 11 +1 lap 16
19 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 11 +1 lap 8
NC 5 France Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 12 +6.191 / Accident 10
Ret 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 5 Accident 5
WD 42 Spain Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda Withdrew
Fastest lap: France Johann Zarco (Ducati) – 1:55.903 (lap 3)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  • Johann Zarco crashed out during lap 13, but was able to return to the pits when the race was red-flagged. However, he was deemed ineligible to restart the race for returning to the pits in an improper manner (i.e. using a shortcut). Thus, he was not classified for the final results despite finishing sixth in lap 12 (the lap where the final results were based).[15]

Moto2

Pos. No. Rider Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 19 35:19.273 1 25
2 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 19 +1.353 2 20
3 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex 19 +3.080 4 16
4 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 19 +5.065 3 13
5 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex 19 +10.492 5 11
6 18 Spain Manuel González Kalex 19 +12.961 10 10
7 24 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 19 +14.352 12 9
8 40 Spain Arón Canet Kalex 19 +16.360 7 8
9 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 19 +17.692 15 7
10 15 South Africa Darryn Binder Kalex 19 +19.405 18 6
11 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 19 +20.661 13 5
12 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 19 +20.809 11 4
13 21 Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro 19 +21.303 6 3
14 28 Spain Izan Guevara Kalex 19 +21.477 19 2
15 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Kalex 19 +24.032 17 1
16 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 19 +25.623 23
17 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 19 +26.803 21
18 75 Spain Albert Arenas Kalex 19 +27.371 20
19 23 Japan Taiga Hada Kalex 19 +29.412 24
20 67 Italy Alberto Surra Forward 19 +33.825 28
21 8 Australia Senna Agius Kalex 19 +34.103 29
22 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 19 +34.291 9
23 4 United States Sean Dylan Kelly Forward 19 +36.473 25
24 72 Spain Borja Gómez Kalex 19 +39.635 26
25 33 United Kingdom Rory Skinner Kalex 19 +43.069 27
26 9 Italy Mattia Casadei Kalex 19 +45.508 30
Ret 11 Spain Sergio García Kalex 9 Accident 14
Ret 71 Italy Dennis Foggia Kalex 8 Accident 16
Ret 5 Japan Kohta Nozane Kalex 7 Accident 22
Ret 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 6 Accident 8
Fastest lap: Thailand Somkiat Chantra (Kalex) – 1:50.679 (lap 3)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos. No. Rider Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Spain Jaume Masià Honda 17 33:30.018 1 25
2 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 17 +1.546 7 20
3 96 Spain Daniel Holgado KTM 17 +1.602 6 16
4 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 17 +5.200 4 13
5 48 Spain Iván Ortolá KTM 17 +5.230 5 11
6 44 Spain David Muñoz KTM 17 +8.900 8 10
7 11 Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas 17 +8.959 9 9
8 27 Japan Kaito Toba Honda 17 +9.253 11 8
9 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 17 +9.629 12 7
10 99 Spain José Antonio Rueda KTM 17 +9.734 15 6
11 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Husqvarna 17 +9.804 10[a] 5
12 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Honda 17 +10.195 13 4
13 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi Honda 17 +10.874 17 3
14 10 Brazil Diogo Moreira KTM 17 +11.577 14[a] 2
15 66 Australia Joel Kelso CFMoto 17 +13.905 18[a] 1
16 7 Italy Filippo Farioli KTM 17 +16.674 22
17 92 Spain David Almansa Honda 17 +31.109 20
18 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden Honda 17 +31.282 21
19 63 Malaysia Syarifuddin Azman KTM 17 +31.478 23
20 70 United Kingdom Joshua Whatley Honda 17 +31.551 27
21 20 France Lorenzo Fellon KTM 17 +31.587 26
22 22 Spain Ana Carrasco KTM 17 +32.969 25
23 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Honda 17 +38.000 24
Ret 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 13 Accident damage 16
Ret 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 10 Accident damage 2
Ret 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle Honda 10 Accident 3
Ret 43 Spain Xavier Artigas CFMoto 9 Accident 19
Fastest lap: Japan Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) – 1:57.064 (lap 3)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[16][17][18]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

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