Marc Marquez will line up on pole position after putting together a stellar lap in Saturday's wet qualifying, but the Spaniard has downplayed his chances of scoring a podium on Honda's home soil.
He will be joined on the front row of the grid by Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco and KTM rider Brad Binder.
Aleix Espargaro will be the highest-placed championship contender on the starting grid in sixth, three spots ahead of Fabio Quartararo and a full six positions clear of Francesco Bagnaia.
Four of the last five Japanese GPs have been won by Honda riders, with Andrea Dovizioso's victory in 2017 on the Ducati the only exception.
What time does the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix start today?
The Japanese GP will begin at 3pm local time (+2 GMT) at Mobility Resort Motegi (previously known as Twin Ring Motegi).
The race will run to 24 laps.
- Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022
- Start time: 06:00 GMT / 07:00 BST / 08:00 CEST / 08:00 SAST / 09:00 EAT / 02:00 ET / 23:00 PT (Saturday) / 16:00 AEST / 15:00 JST / 11:30 IST
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2022 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix session timings
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
06:05 |
07:05 |
08:05 |
02:05 |
23:05 |
16:05 |
15:05 |
11:35 |
|
FP2 |
01:50 |
02:50 |
03:50 |
21:50 |
18:50 |
11:50 |
10:50 |
07:20 |
|
FP3 |
05:25 | 06:25 | 07:25 |
01:25 |
22:25 |
15:25 |
14:25 |
10:55 |
|
Qualifying |
06:05 |
07:05 |
08:05 |
02:05 |
23:05 |
16:05 |
15:05 |
11:35 |
|
Warm up |
01:40 |
02:40 |
03:40 |
21:40 |
18:40 |
11:40 |
10:40 |
07:10 |
|
Race |
06:00 |
07:00 |
08:00 |
02:00 |
23:00 |
16:00 |
15:00 |
11:30 |
How can I watch the Motegi MotoGP?
Europe:
- Spain: DAZN
- UK: BT Sport
- France: Canal+
- Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
- Italy: Sky Sport
- Hungary: Spiler TV
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport (new for 2022)
- Portugal: Sport TV
Asia:
- Japan: G+/Hulu
- Thailand: SPOTV (new for 2022)
- India: Eurosport
- Indonesia: Trans7
- Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV (new for 2022)
- China: Guangdong Television
- South Korea: SPOTV (new for 2022)
Americas
- USA: NBC
- Canada: REV TV
- Brazil: Fox Sports
- Argentina: ESPN+
Oceania
- Australia: Fox Sports
- New Zealand: Spark Sport
Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+
Motegi MotoGP - Starting grid:
| Cla | Nº | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'55.214 | - |
| 2 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1'55.422 | 0.208 |
| 3 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1'55.537 | 0.323 |
| 4 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1'55.620 | 0.406 |
| 5 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Ducati | 1'55.686 | 0.472 |
| 6 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 1'55.771 | 0.557 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'55.784 | 0.570 |
| 8 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 1'55.895 | 0.681 |
| 9 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1'56.326 | 1.112 |
| 10 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1'56.354 | 1.140 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Honda | 1'57.354 | 2.140 |
| 12 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1'57.373 | 2.159 |
| 13 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 1'55.934 | 0.720 |
| 14 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1'56.006 | 0.792 |
| 15 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1'56.130 | 0.916 |
| 16 | 49 | F.Di Giannantonio | Ducati | 1'56.432 | 1.218 |
| 17 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1'56.578 | 1.364 |
| 18 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'56.656 | 1.442 |
| 19 | 45 | Tetsuta Nagashima | Honda | 1'57.229 | 2.015 |
| 20 | 87 | Remy Gardner | KTM | 1'57.288 | 2.074 |
| 21 | 85 | Takuya Tsuda | Suzuki | 1'57.787 | 2.573 |
| 22 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | KTM | 1'57.827 | 2.613 |
| 23 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha | 1'58.115 | 2.901 |
| 24 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Yamaha | 1'58.292 | 3.078 |
| 25 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1'58.717 | 3.503 |
