Motegi SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the grand finale, which begins at 1pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9). Motorsport · Nov 2, 2023
Could Lawson's Suzuka F1 outing boost his Super Formula title hopes? Red Bull junior Lawson returns to his main commitments in Japan's premier single-seater series after making five grand prix appearances for AlphaTauri in place of an injured Daniel Ricciardo since the previous Super Formula round at Motegi in August. Autosport · Oct 23, 2023
Could Lawson's Suzuka F1 outing boost his SF title hopes? Red Bull junior Lawson returns to his main commitments in Super Formula after making five grand prix appearances for AlphaTauri in place of an injured Daniel Ricciardo since the previous round of the Japanese series at Motegi in August. Motorsport · Oct 23, 2023
Honda’s Yamamoto GT500 stand-in faces steep learning curve Kimura has been recruited to join Tadasuke Makino aboard the Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT at both Autopolis and next month's Motegi season finale in the wake of Yamamoto's major crash last time out at Sugo. Motorsport · Oct 14, 2023
Crutchlow wants better plan to continue as Yamaha MotoGP tester The British rider, who returned to the Yamaha fold in 2021 after his career as a full-time rider came to an end following the 2020 season, made the remarks in the wake of his wildcard outing in last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. Autosport · Oct 9, 2023
Where KTM’s updated MotoGP bike still lacks compared to Ducati Binder was given two of the new RC16s for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, following test rider Dani Pedrosa’s successful wildcard outing at Misano with the updated bike that signifies a shift away from KTM’s long-standing steel trellis frame philosophy. Autosport · Oct 8, 2023
Quartararo explains slicks-in-wet “challenge” in MotoGP Japanese GP Rainfall prior to the start of Sunday’s grand prix at Motegi led to the entire field running the entire first lap on slicks as conditions rapidly deteriorated. Autosport · Oct 3, 2023
Bezzecchi’s Motegi MotoGP Turn 1 clash stopped Bagnaia ‘flight’ The VR46 Ducati rider launched from fourth on the grid in last Sunday’s flag-to-flag grand prix at Motegi and would ultimately go on to finish there. Autosport · Oct 3, 2023
How five metres led to "angry" Zarco being thrown out of Motegi MotoGP result The 24-lap race on Sunday at Motegi was red-flagged at the beginning of the 14th tour owing to heavy rain. Motorsport · Oct 2, 2023
Martin "wouldn't have won" wet Japan MotoGP race "thinking about championship" The Pramac Ducati rider completed his second sprint/grand prix double in three rounds at Motegi last weekend to cut Francesco Bagnaia's championship lead down to three points. Autosport · Oct 2, 2023
Martin wouldn't have won Japan MotoGP race "thinking about championship" The Pramac Ducati rider completed his second sprint/grand prix double in three rounds at Motegi last weekend to cut Francesco Bagnaia's championship lead down to three points. Motorsport · Oct 2, 2023
“I couldn’t see anything” - Why Oliveira lost Motegi MotoGP top-six finish RNF Aprilia rider Oliveira had been excelling in the wet conditions at Motegi, rising from 16th on the grid to run as high as fourth at one stage after pitting for his wet tyre-shod bike. Motorsport · Oct 1, 2023
"I couldn’t see anything" - Why Oliveira lost Motegi MotoGP top-six finish Oliveira had been excelling in the wet conditions at Motegi, rising from 16th on the grid to run as high as fourth at one stage after pitting for his wet tyre-shod bike. Autosport · Oct 1, 2023
Binder buoyed after setting Motegi lap record on new KTM chassis KTM turned heads at the San Marino GP earlier this month when test rider Dani Pedrosa completed the weekend as a wildcard on the new carbon fibre frame. Motorsport · Sep 29, 2023
Autosport · Sep 28, 2023 Bagnaia ‘watching videos until 3am’ to understand Ducati MotoGP braking woes Since the sprint race at the Barcelona round earlier this month, Bagnaia has seen his championship lead whittled down from 66 points to just 13 ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.
Autosport · Sep 28, 2023 Rins to make MotoGP comeback at Motegi after injury layoff Rins sustained a broken right leg in a crash in the sprint race during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, and has subsequently missed the last seven grand prix weekends, including last weekend's Indian round.
Autosport · Sep 26, 2023 Why Honda MotoGP team wouldn't block Marc Marquez's exit Although the Spaniard has recently been speaking about his intention, or rather hope, to reveal where he will race in 2024 during this weekend's grand prix at Motegi, there is no certainty that by the end of the race on Sunday he will have been able to resolve the dispute…
Motorsport · Sep 13, 2023 What we learned about SUPER GT's 2024 cars in Motegi test After two days of running at Okayama in late July, the 2024 GT500 machines of Nissan, Honda and Toyota again shared the track last week at Motegi, as the final 2023 tyre test involving all four manufacturers also took place.
Motorsport · Aug 20, 2023 Makino leaves hospital after heavy Super Formula crash at Motegi Makino was running inside the top 10 on the opening lap when Red Bull junior Liam Lawson suffered a spin while battling with Mugen team-mate Tomoki Nojiri for the lead.
Motorsport · Aug 20, 2023 Motegi Super Formula race stopped as Lawson spin causes crash With front-row starter Kakunoshin Ota stalling on the grid, Lawson got on the aggressive and tried to pass polesitter Tomoki Nojiri for the lead of the race.
Motorsport · Aug 15, 2023 TOM’S braced for points swing towards Lawson at Motegi With three rounds left this season, TOM’S driver Miyata sits a single point clear of Mugen rival Lawson in the drivers’ standings.
Autosport · Aug 3, 2023 Super GT reveals eight-round 2024 calendar Announced on Thursday, the schedule has a similar look to this year's version, with two visits each to Fuji and Suzuka and single fixtures for Okayama, Sugo, Autopolis and Motegi.
Motorsport · Aug 3, 2023 SUPER GT reveals eight-round calendar for 2024 Announced on Thursday, the schedule has a similar look to this year's version, with two visits each to Fuji and Suzuka and single fixtures for Okayama, Sugo, Autopolis and Motegi.
Motorsport · May 3, 2023 Fuji SUPER GT: Honda takes pole on Toyota's home turf Free of any success ballast following a disastrous result in the season opener, Makino lapped the Toyota-owned circuit in 1m26.420s in the #100 Honda NSX-GT Type S to take Team Kunimitsu team’s first pole position since last year’s finale at Motegi.
Motorsport · Dec 3, 2022 The Top 10 SUPER GT/Super Formula drivers of 2022 After another memorable season in Japan's two top motorsport categories, it's time to look back on the top performers across both SUPER GT and Super Formula in 2022.