MotoGP Japan: what time will qualifying take place this Saturday?

This Japanese Grand Prix is off to a good start for Ducati at Motegi, the track which hosts this 16th stage of the MotoGP season. The best time was set by Jack Miller, who propelled the Desmosedici factory to the top of the time table with a time of 1'44.509, followed by his teammate Pecco Bagnaia who is only 28 thousandths behind, to complete a Ducati double .

Third time for the Yamaha de Fabio Quartararo, leading for a long time in a session longer than usual, given that only one FP1 took place this Friday. The leader of the world championship standings is very close to the Ducati, only 21 thousandths behind bagnaia and 49 thousandths of Miller. Aleix Espargaró isn't far either. With his Aprilia, the third in the championship achieved the fourth best time with a time of 1'44.577, just 68 thousandths from the top.

Excellent session also for Luca marini, fifth with the Ducati of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team and ahead of a Marc Marquez (Honda) who, physically, seemed more in difficulty with his right arm. Remember that the Spaniard from Honda only returned last week, more than 100 days after his fourth arm operation.

🤠 @marcmarquez93 is already busy taming his Honda as light rain spots hit the track 💦#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/ESpzaX9Rfu

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Enea Bastianini and Johann Zarco have already made things difficult for themselves in Japan

The teammate of Marc Marquez, his compatriot Pol Espargaro, the KTMs of Brad Binder et Miguel Oliveira and the Aprilia of Maverick Vinales close the Top Ten. The conqueror of Aragon, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Gresini) is only 14th after a fall without consequences and with weather forecasts promising rain which could complicate the rest of the weekend for the Rimini rider. John Zarco is in the same situation, having fallen and settling for eleventh place.

Improved performances but not positions compared to previous races for a Franco Morbidelli, who finished 16th with Yamaha, but just over half a second from the top. The best rookie was Darryn Binder (Yamaha WithU RNF) 18th, followed by Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team) 19th, Raul fernandez (KTM Team Tech 3) 21st, Remy Gardner (KTM Team Tech 3) 23rd and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati Gresini) 24th.

En Moto3, the rookie Moreira is in the lead while Moto2, the championship leader Augusto Fernandez leads the way in front of the local stage and its championship rival Ai Ogura. What will this Saturday have in store for us, the highlight of which will be the qualifications for the three categories? To find out, you won't have to miss anything from the following program...