Suzuki did not arrive empty-handed in front of his home crowd at Motegi. The Hamamatsu firm took advantage of its latest tests in Aragon before returning to the motherland to present GSX-RRs equipped with a new fairing. The result is there with two machines in the top 10 at the end of Friday's Japanese Grand Prix. But be careful what happens next, because the tires won't be new for the rest of the meeting...
With their fairing of the same name, the Suzuki men are curling their mustaches after this Friday in the rain in Motegi. With Iannone seventh and Kidneys tenth, the GRX-RR held their place. All that remains now is to hope for an identical sequel: “ it's undoubtedly our best Friday since the start of the season »Comments Iannone. " We had good tests in Aragon and I think we are working well. We understood a lot of things, we had clearer ideas. We gain experience with the motorcycle. The tires ? We'll do it tomorrow with the ones we used this Friday ».
So worn rubbers… “ I feel good » insists Joe the Maniac. “ The bike doesn't handle that bad. We made some changes which allowed us to progress compared to the morning. We're not bad. We will still have to give our best tomorrow because we are still lacking, particularly in braking. We do not get the full potential of tires ».
However, there is this new fairing: “ It’s definitely a plus. I am very happy that Suzuki brings us these new parts ».
#JapaneseGP MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'54.877 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'54.920 | 0.043 | 0.043 |
| 3 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'55.061 | 0.184 | 0.141 |
| 4 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'55.234 | 0.357 | 0.173 |
| 5 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'55.468 | 0.591 | 0.234 |
| 6 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'55.541 | 0.664 | 0.073 |
| 7 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'55.614 | 0.737 | 0.073 |
| 8 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'55.773 | 0.896 | 0.159 |
| 9 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'56.149 | 1.272 | 0.376 |
| 10 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'56.229 | 1.352 | 0.080 |
| 11 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'56.376 | 1.499 | 0.147 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'56.435 | 1.558 | 0.059 |
| 13 | 31 | Kohta NOZANE | Yamaha | 1'56.453 | 1.576 | 0.018 |
| 14 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'56.680 | 1.803 | 0.227 |
| 15 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'56.776 | 1.899 | 0.096 |
| 16 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'56.827 | 1.950 | 0.051 |
| 17 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'56.853 | 1.976 | 0.026 |
| 18 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'56.872 | 1.995 | 0.019 |
| 19 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'57.250 | 2.373 | 0.378 |
| 20 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'57.259 | 2.382 | 0.009 |
| 21 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'57.540 | 2.663 | 0.281 |
| 22 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | Honda | 1'57.548 | 2.671 | 0.008 |
| 23 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'57.645 | 2.768 | 0.097 |
| 24 | 21 | Katsuyuki NAKASUGA | Yamaha | 1'58.341 | 3.464 | 0.696 |
