KTM\u2019s Brad Binder beat Motegi's long-standing lap record to top second practice for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix as both Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo crashed.
KTM’s Brad Binder beat Motegi's long-standing lap record to top second practice for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix as both Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo crashed.After it made its race debut at the San Marino GP with wildcard Dani Pedrosa, KTM has brought its new carbon fibre chassis to Japan for factory riders Binder and Jack Miller.
The Q1 session in qualifying will feature all three previous champions prior to Bagnaia in 2022, as crashes for Yamaha’s Quartararo and Honda’s Marquez left both outside of the top 10. Binder then hit the top of the times 1m45.060s, before Pramac’s Jorge Martin took over with a 1m44.724s inside the first 10 minutes of the 75-minute session.
He was immediately deposed by Binder on a 1m44.255s, before Gresini Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio – whose future remains uncertain amid rumours of Marquez taking his seat – made a surprise leap to the top of the order with a 1m43.947s. Di Giannantonio secured a rare Q2 appearance in sixth from Pramac’s Johann Zarco and Vinales, while Pol Espargaro and KTM’s Miller – who crashed midway through the session – rounded out the top 10.
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