Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Motegi 2023
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Motegi 2023

Japanese MotoGP at Motegi - LIVE UPDATES

Result declared early due to poor weat🐼her at the Japanese MotoGP, handing Jorge Martin the victory!

07:56

And it's over. The race has been declared over and it's full points. Jorge Martin is the winner of the Japanese MotoGP ahead🌟 of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.

07:55

The red flags are out again before the start.

07:54

The warm-up lap is un💙derway for the second time today.🧸 

07:51

Riders are heading back𒁃 onto the circuit but the rain is still very heavy.

07:44

There will be a quick re-start procedure in five minutes before getting ba🀅ck🧔 underway. 

07:41

The rain has eased up and th💧ere's a chance we 🅠could get a restart.

07:29

Red flag as riders were beginning to aquaplane. The red♑ flags didn't come out ♌in time for Johann Zarco who crashed on lap 13. 

07:25
Lap 12

It's raining much, much more as Martin increases his le✃ad to🌜 1.5 seconds.

07:21

Bezzecc🌄hi has just taken half a second out♛ of Bagnaia on lap 9. 

07:19
Lap 9

Martin is pu🅺tting on another stunning performance as he's dropped Bagnaia by nearly a second. 

07:15

Martin👍♑ leads. The Spaniard's pace is unrelenting at the moment. 

07:14

Martin is throu♑gh on Bagnaia for second and is lining up a move for 🎐the lead.

07:14
Lap 6

Brad Binder has crashed in sector one. 

07:11
Lap 5

Pirro pi𝐆ts as🍒 Aleix Espargaro becomes the new race leader. 

07:10
Lap 4

Morbidelli is stil❀l out but the entire lead group has overtaken him. Pirro still leads how꧙ever.

07:08

Big mistake from Martin at turn three as he's lost multiple po𓂃sitions, including one to Bagnaia. 

07:06

Michele Pirro, Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidell꧂i, Cal Crutchlow and Stefan Bradl stayed out. 

07:05

Everyone i𒁏s in the pits. This is a dramatic op♍ening lap.

07:04

Jorge Martin leads as Aleix Espargaro has made a cracking start🧸. The Aprilia rider has gone through on🐭 Bagnaia for P3.

07:03
Lap 1

Contact at tu♉rn one as Maverick Vinales has gone down. 

07:01

The formation lap is underway 🐠as rain is 🐬falling. 

06:55

There's rain in the air ahea♏d of 🌃the race start at Motegi. 

06:54

Good🍷 morning and welcome to the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi. The Grad Prix 🐟is set to kick off at 7am UK time.