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october 20, 2018 - Honda Racing
Qualifying - Tomorrow to be Marc Marquez’s first chance to clinch 2018 MotoGP Title, at Japanese Grand Prix
Marc Marquez qualified on a very close second row for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix, which will be his first opportunity to clinch the 2018 #motogp Title.
On a sunny Saturday at Twin Ring #motegi, Marc was fourth in this morning’s FP3 session and first in FP4 before setting the sixth-fastest time in qualifying, less than three tenths of a second from pole position.
Dani Pedrosa will start the Grand Prix, which begins at 2 p.m. local time and 7 a.m. Central European time, from the fourth row of the grid.
Marc Marquez
6th 1'44.889
“In FP4 I crashed on the bike that I was feeling very strong and constant with, while my second bike had quite a different setup that I didn’t like as much. We had no time to change it, so I started qualifying expecting to struggle a bit, although still with the aim of earning a start position on the front two rows. That said, we know that our race pace is good for tomorrow, and we’re happy with that. We’ll try to start well, and then we’ll see where we are at the end of the first lap; from then on we’ll try and manage the race well, with the target of getting on the podium and, if possible, of fighting for the victory.”
Dani Pedrosa
11th 1'45.519
“This weekend we tried to improve in qualifying, but it didn’t work out, which is a pity because a good starting position is very important at this track. We’ll have to recover, even if it’s always tough to overtake in the first few laps. We have to make a good tyre choice and start well, and then we’ll see what options we have.”
Marquez – Motegi
5568x3712, 5MB
Pedrosa – Motegi 2
6000x4000, 3MB
Pedrosa – Motegi 3
4930x3287, 2MB
Pedrosa – Motegi 4
7336x4891, 11MB
Pedrosa – Motegi 5
5184x3456, 2MB
Pedrosa – Motegi
4419x2946, 3MB
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