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Who will leave Motegi with the title advantage?
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Marc Marquez, Honda MotoGP Motegi
Marc Marquez on pole at Japanese MotoGP: Lap-by-lap recap
Marc Marquez brilliantly took pole position at the Japanese MotoGP after lengthy delays due to a thunderstorm.
The Repsol Honda man, on his comeback from injury, shone in a postponed Qualifying and will start Sunday's race at the front of the grid.
Johann Zarco and Brad Binder sit behind Marquez.
24 Sep 2022
08:59
He's back!
Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Japanese MotoGP, 24 September
08:54
Espargaro is the highest of the tite contenders in sixth, while Quartararo finished Q2 ninth and Bagnaia 12th.
08:53
Marquez will be joined on the front row by Zarco and Binder.
08:52
Marc Marquez is back!!
MARC MARQUEZ TAKES POLE AT MOTEGI!
08:51
Vinales goes third as the checkered flag comes out. Riders are on their final laps.
08:48
Oliveira crashes
On course to challenge Marquez, Oliveira has instead crashed.
08:48
What a stunning lap from Marquez as he moves close to six tenths clear of Zarco.
08:44
Zarco as returned to pit lane as Marquez goes back onto provisional pole.
08:42
Zarco goes fastest! The Pramac rider is dominating Q2 so far.
08:40
Brilliant first effort from Marc Marquez as he goes fastest.
08:39
Vinales looks very comfortable in the rain conditions, pulling away from Aleix Espargaro and Francesco Bagnaia on his opening lap.
08:37
Only two riders are without their team-mate in Q2 - they are Fabio Quartararo and Luca Marini.
08:36
Here we go for the first Q2 session at Motegi since 2019.
08:36
The conditions are not easy...
Johann Zarco, MotoGP, Japanese MotoGP, 24 September
08:35
Bastianini in action
Enea Bastianini, MotoGP, Japanese MotoGP, 24 September
08:28
Zarco and Martin advance to Q2!
08:26
Raul Fernandez has also gone down, taking the tally to four in Q1.
08:24
The Beast is down!
Bastianini has gone down a turn five for the second time this weekend. A disaster for the title contender.
08:23
Bastianini goes third but he remains two tenths of a top two spot.
08:23
Zarco is flying!
Zarco goes qucikest by over six tenths from Martin.
08:20
It's a Pramac 1-2 as Martin leads Zarco by over three tenths - five minutes remaining of FP1.
08:18
Bastianini is only 12th at the moment as Jorge Martin leads from Franco Morbidelli.
