{"id":3210,"date":"2026-10-02T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:00:42","slug":"video-nakagami-fractures-collarbone-in-japanese-motogp-practice-and-misses-home-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/video-nakagami-fractures-collarbone-in-japanese-motogp-practice-and-misses-home-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Nakagami fractures collarbone in Japanese MotoGP practice and misses home race"},"content":{"rendered":"\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 Nagakami sofre queda no in\u00edcio do TL1 do GP do Jap\u00e3o (V\u00eddeo: MotoGP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Takaaki Nakagami fractured his left collarbone<\/strong> in Japanese GP FP1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Honda rider was declared unfit for the remainder of the weekend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nakagami was making a wildcard appearance at his home event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Takaaki Nakagami has been ruled out of the Japanese Grand Prix after fracturing his left collarbone<\/strong> in Friday\u2019s opening <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> practice session at Motegi. The injury ended the Honda development rider\u2019s home appearance before he could complete a timed lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakagami suffered a highside at Turn 11 during the early stages of FP1 on <strong>Friday, 2 October<\/strong>. He walked away from the crash holding his left arm before undergoing a medical assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honda subsequently confirmed the fracture and announced that <strong>he would take no further part in the weekend<\/strong>. That rules Nakagami out of qualifying, Saturday\u2019s Sprint and Sunday\u2019s grand prix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately Nakagami has sustained a fracture to his left collarbone and has been declared unfit for the weekend,\u201d Honda announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Injury ends Nakagami\u2019s home wildcard appearance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakagami was competing at Motegi as a <strong>Honda wildcard<\/strong>, alongside his work developing the manufacturer\u2019s machinery. His appearance offered another opportunity to race in front of the Japanese fans, but it ended within the opening minutes of track activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese rider had also competed at the previous round in Austria, where he replaced the injured Joan Mir. At Motegi, he returned in a separate wildcard entry rather than occupying Mir\u2019s regular seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No recovery timetable was provided in the initial injury announcement.<\/strong> The confirmation established that Nakagami could not continue at Motegi, without specifying when he would be able to ride again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese GP continues with qualifying and the Sprint on Saturday, followed by the main race on Sunday. Readers can consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/japanese-motogp-2026-full-motegi-schedule-sprint-and-race-start-times\/\">complete Motegi schedule, including Sprint and race start times<\/a>.<\/p>\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\">What injury did Takaaki Nakagami suffer at Motegi?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakagami fractured his left collarbone after crashing in Friday\u2019s opening practice session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honda\u2019s wildcard rider has been ruled out of the Motegi weekend after an early crash in Friday\u2019s opening practice session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020315453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Takaaki Nakagami","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Honda","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[35,586,555],"42wp_author":[59],"class_list":["post-3210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-honda","tag-japanese-gp","tag-takaaki-nakagami","42wp_author-fabricio-carvalho"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210","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=3210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3211,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210\/revisions\/3211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020315453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3210"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}