{"id":3208,"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2026-10-02T03:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:54:32","slug":"marc-marquez-edges-martin-in-japanese-motogp-fp1-as-nakagami-injury-ends-home-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-edges-martin-in-japanese-motogp-fp1-as-nakagami-injury-ends-home-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc M\u00e1rquez edges Mart\u00edn in Japanese MotoGP FP1 as Nakagami injury ends home weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video class=\"video-js vjs-big-play-centered\" data-gp-vjs=\"1\" controls src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio-portal.b-cdn.net\/2026\/10\/nakagami-queda-tl1-gp-do-japao-motogp.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Takaaki Nakagami crashes during Japanese GP FP1 (Video: MotoGP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marc M\u00e1rquez leads FP1 with a 1:44.073, beating Jorge Mart\u00edn by 0.099s and Marco Bezzecchi by 0.133s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Takaaki Nakagami fractures his left collarbone in an early crash and is ruled out of the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moreira finishes 11th, while Vi\u00f1ales completes 13 laps on his return from injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez struck first at the Japanese Grand Prix<\/strong>, beating championship leader Jorge Mart\u00edn to the fastest time in Friday\u2019s opening <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> practice at Motegi. The Ducati rider delivered a <strong>1:44.073 on his final lap<\/strong>, leaving Mart\u00edn 0.099s behind and Marco Bezzecchi third, just 0.133s from the benchmark. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/10\/01\/motogp-mmarquez-lance-parfaitement-son-week-end-a-motegi\/1145003?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">motogp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result put the championship\u2019s leading trio together at the front after a cautious start in unsettled conditions. M\u00e1rquez completed only 10 laps, while Mart\u00edn managed 14 and Bezzecchi 13. The close times provided an opening indication of their competitiveness on Motegi\u2019s new asphalt, although <strong>FP1 does not determine direct access to Q2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez finished fourth for Gresini, ahead of Johann Zarco\u2019s LCR Honda and Fabio Quartararo\u2019s Yamaha. Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Pedro Acosta completed the top 10, with the Austrian Grand Prix winner 0.711s behind M\u00e1rquez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nakagami\u2019s home weekend ends after early crash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Light rain complicated the opening minutes of the 45-minute session, encouraging most riders to remain in the pits. Bezzecchi survived a moment at Turn 11 before Honda wildcard <strong>Takaaki Nakagami suffered a violent highside at the same corner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakagami walked away holding his left arm, but subsequent medical checks confirmed a <strong>fractured left collarbone<\/strong>. He was declared unfit for the remainder of the weekend without recording a timed lap. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motogp.com\/en\/news\/2026\/10\/02\/nakagami-sidelined-from-home-gp-wildcard\/1145211?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honda confirmed that Nakagami \u201chas sustained a fracture to his left collarbone and has been declared unfit for the weekend.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somkiat Chantra, replacing Joan Mir in the factory Honda team, and Pramac Yamaha riders Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatl\u0131o\u011flu were the only riders to record times in the early stages. Chantra initially led with a 1:49.121 before improving to 1:46.563 as the field waited for conditions to improve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M\u00e1rquez wins late exchange with Mart\u00edn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More riders joined the session as the circuit dried, and Bezzecchi moved ahead with a 1:45.572 before lowering his best to 1:45.037. The appearance of sunshine brought further improvements, with \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez taking first place on a 1:44.631.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreira briefly climbed to second with a <strong>1:44.865<\/strong>, showing encouraging speed for LCR Honda at the manufacturer\u2019s home event. That remained his best lap, however, and the late improvements elsewhere pushed him back to 11th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bezzecchi subsequently reclaimed the lead on a 1:44.375, before Marc M\u00e1rquez moved ahead with a 1:44.214. Mart\u00edn responded with a 1:44.172, but the Ducati rider\u2019s final attempt settled the contest. Bezzecchi also improved to a 1:44.206, leaving the top three separated by little more than a tenth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f1ales completed his first Grand Prix session since his injury absence, finishing <strong>18th with 13 laps<\/strong> for Tech3 KTM. Chantra recorded the most laps of anyone, completing 21 and finishing 14th on the factory Honda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-55564424000_4790816cb3_h-1024x635.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020316550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-55564424000_4790816cb3_h-1024x635.webp 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-55564424000_4790816cb3_h-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-55564424000_4790816cb3_h-768x476.webp 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-55564424000_4790816cb3_h-150x93.webp 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-55564424000_4790816cb3_h.webp 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jorge Mart\u00edn (Photo: Michelin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn retains his <strong>12-point championship lead over M\u00e1rquez<\/strong>, with no points awarded in practice. Their opening-session contest adds to <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/martin-leads-motogp-into-motegi-what-is-at-stake-in-the-2026-title-fight\/\">what is at stake in the Motegi title fight<\/a>, ahead of Saturday\u2019s Sprint and Sunday\u2019s Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The separate one-hour Friday Practice session determines the 10 riders who advance directly to Q2. Qualifying begins on Saturday at 10:50 JST, followed by the Sprint at 15:00. The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/japanese-motogp-2026-full-motegi-schedule-sprint-and-race-start-times\/\">full Japanese Grand Prix schedule<\/a> includes local times for the main international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Japanese MotoGP 2026: FP1 results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Rider<\/th><th>Team\/Bike<\/th><th>Time<\/th><th>Gap<\/th><th>Laps<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>M M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.073<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>J MART\u00cdN<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>1:44.172<\/td><td>+0.099<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>M BEZZECCHI<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>1:44.206<\/td><td>+0.133<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>A M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Gresini Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.334<\/td><td>+0.261<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>J ZARCO<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>1:44.412<\/td><td>+0.339<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>F QUARTARARO<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>1:44.504<\/td><td>+0.431<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>R FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td><td>1:44.662<\/td><td>+0.589<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>F BAGNAIA<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.686<\/td><td>+0.613<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>F DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.756<\/td><td>+0.683<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>P ACOSTA<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>1:44.784<\/td><td>+0.711<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>D MOREIRA<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>1:44.865<\/td><td>+0.792<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>F MORBIDELLI<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>1:45.075<\/td><td>+1.002<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>A OGURA<\/td><td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td><td>1:45.082<\/td><td>+1.009<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>S CHANTRA<\/td><td>Honda HRC<\/td><td>1:45.219<\/td><td>+1.146<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>F ALDEGUER<\/td><td>Gresini Ducati<\/td><td>1:45.355<\/td><td>+1.282<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>T RAZGATLIO\u011eLU<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>1:45.360<\/td><td>+1.287<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>B BINDER<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>1:45.420<\/td><td>+1.347<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>M VI\u00d1ALES<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>1:45.515<\/td><td>+1.442<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>E BASTIANINI<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>1:45.541<\/td><td>+1.468<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>L MARINI<\/td><td>Honda HRC<\/td><td>1:45.575<\/td><td>+1.502<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>A RINS<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>1:45.873<\/td><td>+1.800<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>J MILLER<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>1:45.975<\/td><td>+1.902<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC<\/td><td>T NAKAGAMI<\/td><td>Honda HRC<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MotoGP is racing this weekend, from 2\u20134 October, in Japan. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action at Motegi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the Japanese MotoGP race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing 1.363s ahead of Jorge Mart\u00edn. Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium, while M\u00e1rquez secured a weekend double after also winning Saturday\u2019s Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the MotoGP championship after the Japanese GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn remains the MotoGP championship leader with 333 points, just 2 ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez on 331. M\u00e1rquez\u2019s two victories in Japan reduced the gap from 12 points at the start of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next MotoGP race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next MotoGP race is the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika on Sunday, 11 October 2026. The weekend runs from 9\u201311 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Takaaki Nakagami racing in the Japanese Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Nakagami fractured his left collarbone in an FP1 crash and was declared unfit for the remainder of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Posi\u00e7\u00e3o<\/th><th>Piloto<\/th><th>Equipe<\/th><th>Tempo<\/th><th>Dif<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>M M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.073<\/td><td>0.000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>J MART\u00cdN<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>1:44.172<\/td><td>0.099<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>M BEZZECCHI<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>1:44.206<\/td><td>0.133<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>A M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Gresini<\/td><td>1:44.334<\/td><td>0.261<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>J ZARCO<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>1:44.412<\/td><td>0.339<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>F QUARTARARO<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>1:44.504<\/td><td>0.431<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>R FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>Trackhouse<\/td><td>1:44.662<\/td><td>0.589<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>F BAGNAIA<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.686<\/td><td>0.613<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>F DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>1:44.756<\/td><td>0.683<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>P ACOSTA<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>1:44.784<\/td><td>0.711<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>D MOREIRA<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>1:44.865<\/td><td>0.792<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>F MORBIDELLI<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>1:45.075<\/td><td>1.002<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>A OGURA<\/td><td>Trackhouse<\/td><td>1:45.082<\/td><td>1.009<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>S CHANTRA<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>1:45.219<\/td><td>1.146<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>F ALDEGUER<\/td><td>Gresini<\/td><td>1:45.355<\/td><td>1.282<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>T RAZGATLIOGLU<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>1:45.360<\/td><td>1.287<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>B BINDER<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>1:45.420<\/td><td>1.347<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>M VI\u00d1ALES<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>1:45.515<\/td><td>1.442<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>E BASTIANINI<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>1:45.541<\/td><td>1.468<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>L MARINI<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>1:45.575<\/td><td>1.502<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>A RINS<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>1:45.873<\/td><td>1.800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>J MILLER<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>1:45.975<\/td><td>1.902<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC<\/td><td>T NAKAGAMI<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ducati\u2019s reigning champion beats the Aprilia riders in a close opening session at Motegi, while Diogo Moreira finishes 11th and Maverick Vi\u00f1ales returns in 18th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020316523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Marc M\u00e1rquez","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Ducati","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[586,104,646,32,315],"42wp_author":[140],"class_list":["post-3208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-japanese-gp","tag-marc-marquez","tag-motegi","tag-motogp","tag-motogp-2026","42wp_author-kaio-esteves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3209,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208\/revisions\/3209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020316523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3208"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}