MotoGP Motegi live ticker: Will Marc Marquez reclaim the championship lead?

In Saturday’s MotoGP Sprint, the battle for the top spot in the World Championship intensified with Marc Marquez (Ducati) taking victory and overall championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia) finishing third, whilst the chasing pack lost further points. Marco Bezzecchi, third in the championship, crossed the finish line in sixth place, whilst Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) came away empty-handed after being taken out by Alex Marquez (Ducati), who will have to serve a two-lap penalty in the Grand Prix as a result.

Jorge Martin will start from pole position in the Japanese Grand Prix at 7.00 CET, with Marc Marquez and Acosta lining up alongside him. In row 2 we see Bezzecchi, Alex Márquez and Di Giannantonio. Row 3 is made up of Enea Bastianini (KTM), Raúl Fernández (Aprilia) and Honda prospect Diogo Moreira, who surprisingly finished second in the sprint. Pecco Bagnaia, who was in a class of his own at Motegi last year, qualified only 13th. Three-time Superbike World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu must once again start from the back of the grid after a botched qualifying session.

Find out what happens in Sunday’s Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture in SPEEDWEEK.com’s comprehensive live ticker.

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