2018 Motegi Moto2 and Moto3 Saturday Results
Moto2
Title leader Pecco Bagnaia claimed a sixth pole of the season at Motegi, where he is aiming for an eighth win to continue to extend his points lead over Red Bull KTM rider Miguel Oliveira, who qualified only ninth.
The Italian SKY VR46 Kalex rider’s earlier time was good enough to hold off a challenge from Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up), and yesterday’s fastest man Iker Lecuona (SII KTM), on the front row for the first time.
Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex) heads row two from Lorenzo Baldassarri (HP40 Kalex) and Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex), who emerged unhurt from a heavy crash yesterday.
Oliveira, currently 28 points adrift of the rampant Bagnaia, is behind second Dynavolt rider Xavi Vierge and home rider Tetsuta Nagashima (Idemitsu Kalex); with his factory KTM team-mate Brad Binder tenth, leading row four.
Remy Gardner (Tech 3) qualified 13th, one place ahead of top rookie Joan Mir (EG VDS Kalex). American Joe Roberts (NTS) placed 18th.
MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
Moto2 Qualifying Classification 2018
Motegi, Saturday, October 20, 2018
| 1 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 255.5 | 1’50.759 | |
| 2 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 253.5 | 1’50.924 | 0.165 / 0.165 |
| 3 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 252.9 | 1’50.990 | 0.231 / 0.066 |
| 4 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 255.0 | 1’51.043 | 0.284 / 0.053 |
| 5 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 254.9 | 1’51.092 | 0.333 / 0.049 |
| 6 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 255.1 | 1’51.250 | 0.491 / 0.158 |
| 7 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 253.1 | 1’51.313 | 0.554 / 0.063 |
| 8 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 254.6 | 1’51.327 | 0.568 / 0.014 |
| 9 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 254.9 | 1’51.331 | 0.572 / 0.004 |
| 10 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 258.8 | 1’51.340 | 0.581 / 0.009 |
| 11 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 256.0 | 1’51.343 | 0.584 / 0.003 |
| 12 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 253.8 | 1’51.359 | 0.600 / 0.016 |
| 13 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 253.8 | 1’51.505 | 0.746 / 0.146 |
| 14 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 255.0 | 1’51.555 | 0.796 / 0.050 |
| 15 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 256.8 | 1’51.638 | 0.879 / 0.083 |
| 16 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 254.4 | 1’51.666 | 0.907 / 0.028 |
| 17 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 254.8 | 1’51.769 | 1.010 / 0.103 |
| 18 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 249.8 | 1’51.797 | 1.038 / 0.028 |
| 19 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 252.6 | 1’51.808 | 1.049 / 0.011 |
| 20 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 256.5 | 1’51.822 | 1.063 / 0.014 |
| 21 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 254.7 | 1’51.862 | 1.103 / 0.040 |
| 22 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 252.1 | 1’51.899 | 1.140 / 0.037 |
| 23 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 253.4 | 1’52.258 | 1.499 / 0.359 |
| 24 | 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | SWI | SAG Team | Kalex | 249.0 | 1’52.378 | 1.619 / 0.120 |
| 25 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 253.2 | 1’52.505 | 1.746 / 0.127 |
| 26 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NED | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 251.2 | 1’52.549 | 1.790 / 0.044 |
| 27 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 252.5 | 1’52.625 | 1.866 / 0.076 |
| 28 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex | 254.5 | 1’52.775 | 2.016 / 0.150 |
| 29 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 248.7 | 1’53.222 | 2.463 / 0.447 |
| 30 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 253.5 | 1’53.755 | 2.996 / 0.533 |
| 31 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 252.8 | 1’53.870 | 3.111 / 0.115 |
| 32 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 248.3 | 1’54.199 | 3.440 / 0.329 |
Moto3
Argentine rider Gabriel Rodrigo denied perennial pole man Jorge Martin in the last seconds of an exciting Moto3 qualifying session, claiming a first pole of the year, the third in his career.
The RBA team rider headed an all-KTM front row, with CIP-Green Power rider John McPhee grabbing second, also at the end of the session; with erstwhile title challenger Marco Bezzecchi third.
This dropped earlier leader and championship front man Martin (Del Conca Gresini Honda) to lead the second row, less than three tenths down.
Alongside, Darren Binder (Red Bull KTM) was a career-best fifth, as he finds form late in the season. Enea Bastianini (Leopard Honda) completed row two; Thai podium finisher Dennis Foggi (SKY VR46 KTM) leads row three.
Thai winner Fabio Di Giannantonio’s hopes of outranking Bezzecchi in the championship took a blow, with the Del Conca Honda rider qualified 15th, at the far end of the fifth row.
MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
Moto3 Qualifying Classification 2018
Motegi, Saturday, October 20, 2018
| 1 | 19 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 216.1 | 1’56.894 | |
| 2 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 216.0 | 1’56.969 | 0.075 / 0.075 |
| 3 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 218.8 | 1’57.014 | 0.120 / 0.045 |
| 4 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 213.2 | 1’57.118 | 0.224 / 0.104 |
| 5 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 214.7 | 1’57.120 | 0.226 / 0.002 |
| 6 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 217.7 | 1’57.194 | 0.300 / 0.074 |
| 7 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 215.5 | 1’57.202 | 0.308 / 0.008 |
| 8 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 219.3 | 1’57.260 | 0.366 / 0.058 |
| 9 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 216.9 | 1’57.410 | 0.516 / 0.150 |
| 10 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 217.1 | 1’57.453 | 0.559 / 0.043 |
| 11 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 216.4 | 1’57.476 | 0.582 / 0.023 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 217.8 | 1’57.507 | 0.613 / 0.031 |
| 13 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 218.0 | 1’57.610 | 0.716 / 0.103 |
| 14 | 77 | Vicente PEREZ | SPA | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | KTM | 221.4 | 1’57.627 | 0.733 / 0.017 |
| 15 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 216.0 | 1’57.636 | 0.742 / 0.009 |
| 16 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 213.6 | 1’57.692 | 0.798 / 0.056 |
| 17 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 215.8 | 1’57.755 | 0.861 / 0.063 |
| 18 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 214.3 | 1’57.862 | 0.968 / 0.107 |
| 19 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 215.2 | 1’57.910 | 1.016 / 0.048 |
| 20 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 213.6 | 1’58.002 | 1.108 / 0.092 |
| 21 | 5 | Jaume MASIA | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 215.8 | 1’58.020 | 1.126 / 0.018 |
| 22 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 216.2 | 1’58.034 | 1.140 / 0.014 |
| 23 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 215.5 | 1’58.107 | 1.213 / 0.073 |
| 24 | 31 | Celestino VIETTI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 217.1 | 1’58.236 | 1.342 / 0.129 |
| 25 | 81 | Stefano NEPA | ITA | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 216.9 | 1’58.315 | 1.421 / 0.079 |
| 26 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 213.4 | 1’58.411 | 1.517 / 0.096 |
| 27 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 215.8 | 1’58.659 | 1.765 / 0.248 |
| 28 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 216.7 | 1’58.659 | 1.765 |
| 29 | 13 | Shizuka OKAZAKI | JPN | Kohara Racing Team | Honda | 203.6 | 2’03.453 | 6.559 / 4.794 |
| 30 | 36 | Yuto FUKUSHIMA | JPN | Team Plus One | Honda | 201.1 | 2’03.584 | 6.690 / 0.131 |
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