The first free live practice sessions!



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02:39 am

MOto3 FT1: Suzuki on the ground

Tatsuki Suzuki just turned curve 3, just like fate. The Japanese must be brought back to the garage by scooter, but nothing happened to him during the accident.


2:38 am

Moto3 FT1: Öttl in the top 5

The German has made a big improvement in the last minutes. He managed to push with a time of 1: 58.358 in the top 5 and lead to the next round equal to the fastest time in the sector.


2:36 am

Moto3 FT1: grain arrow at the top

At the end of the session, Kornfeil takes over the KTM. He clocked 1: 57.740 minutes, 0.485 seconds shorter than the rest of the pack. Behind them, Bezzecchi was able to reach Canet.

The fastest time in Moto3 ever recorded at Motegi: 1: 56,443 minutes, set by Hiroki Ono 2016.


2:27

Moto3 FT1: conditions

For Friday there are some rain showers. Even in the morning it was still cool and wet, but now it's warmer than expected. Temperatures: 18.3 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees of track temperature. It even seems like the sun right now. Let's see how long this beautiful weather lasts.


2:20

Moto3 FT1: Öttl in P20

Philipp Öttl has already completed six laps in this session and finished the first run. Canet, Tony Arbolino, John McPhee, Jakub Kornfeil, Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini, Gabriel Rodrigo, Marco Bezzecchi, Niccolo Antonelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio.

In turn 3, Arbolino has also just fallen. He managed to get back on the Honda and continue.


2:16 am

Moto3 FT1: first accidents

Canet is still leading with a time of 1: 58.426 minutes, but he just as well had to deal with a crash in turn 9. Nothing happened to him, his forehead suddenly folded when he turned around.

Previously, Adam Norrodin fell at turn 14, he also seems to be unscathed.


02:12 am

Moto3: Canet back, Bulega absent

The Moto3 guys have already taken the track. At the top, Aron Canet has arrived. With a time of 1: 58.839 minutes, he is currently leading the pack. The Spaniard is back with him after a break in Thailand following an injury.

Nicolo Bulega is missing for that. The Italian is injured during the break playing with his dog (and fell on a glbad table). He will be replaced in the VR46 team by Celestino Vietti.

On the track, we also saw two wildcard drivers this weekend: Shizuka Okazaki is back with a driver and Yuto Fukushima will also be there.


2:06

Konnichiwa!

Welcome to the MotoGP live ticker at the 16th weekend of the 2018 season! This time, the upper clbad is on two wheels in Japan. In Motegi, Honda rider Marc Marquez could already crown himself world champion. But before that, free practice, qualifying and the race must be done first. We also accompany each live session here in the Ticker this weekend – and start immediately with the first Moto3 free practice. Let's go!

The Friday schedule:
02:00 – 02:40 am: Moto3 FT1
02:55 – 03:40 am: MotoGP FT1
03:55 – 04:40 am: Moto2 FT1

06:10 – 06:50: Moto3 FT2
07h05 – 07h50: MotoGP FT2
08:05 – 08:50: Moto2 FT2

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