Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Motegi 2023
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Motegi 2023

Japanese MotoGP at Motegi - LIVE UPDATES

Result declared early due to poor weather at the Japanese MotoGP, handing Jorge Martin the victory!

01 Oct 2023
07:56

And it's over. The race has been declared over and it's full points. Jorge Martin is the winner of the Japanese MotoGP ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.

07:55

The red flags are out again before the start.

07:54

The warm-up lap is underway for the second time today. 

07:51

Riders are heading back onto the circuit but the rain is still very heavy.

07:44

There will be a quick re-start procedure in five minutes before getting back underway. 

07:41

The rain has eased up and there's a chance we could get a restart.

07:29

Red flag as riders were beginning to aquaplane. The red flags didn't come out in time for Johann Zarco who crashed on lap 13. 

07:25
Lap 12

It's raining much, much more as Martin increases his lead to 1.5 seconds.

07:21

Bezzecchi has just taken half a second out of Bagnaia on lap 9. 

07:19
Lap 9

Martin is putting on another stunning performance as he's dropped Bagnaia by nearly a second. 

07:15

Martin leads. The Spaniard's pace is unrelenting at the moment. 

07:14

Martin is through on Bagnaia for second and is lining up a move for the lead.

07:14
Lap 6

Brad Binder has crashed in sector one. 

07:11
Lap 5

Pirro pits as Aleix Espargaro becomes the new race leader. 

07:10
Lap 4

Morbidelli is still out but the entire lead group has overtaken him. Pirro still leads however.

07:08

Big mistake from Martin at turn three as he's lost multiple positions, including one to Bagnaia. 

07:06

Michele Pirro, Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli, Cal Crutchlow and Stefan Bradl stayed out. 

07:05

Everyone is in the pits. This is a dramatic opening lap.

07:04

Jorge Martin leads as Aleix Espargaro has made a cracking start. The Aprilia rider has gone through on Bagnaia for P3.

07:03
Lap 1

Contact at turn one as Maverick Vinales has gone down. 

07:01

The formation lap is underway as rain is falling. 

06:55

There's rain in the air ahead of the race start at Motegi. 

06:54

Good morning and welcome to the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi. The Grad Prix is set to kick off at 7am UK time.