MotoGP Japan - Full Qualifying Results

Dovizioso takes pole position for the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi ahead of satellite stars Zarco and Miller.

Title leader Marquez - who fell at the end of FP4 - will start from the back of row two, alongside Crutchlow and Iannone.

Marquez currently has a 77-point lead over Dovizioso and 99-point lead over Rossi. If the Honda rider has a championship lead of at least 75-points after Sunday's race, he will claim his fifth MotoGP title with three rounds still to go.

Jorge Lorenzo has withdrawn from the event due to the left wrist fracture in Thailand.

Sylvain Guintoli and Katsuyuki Nakasuga are making their latest wild-card appearances for Suzuki and Yamaha respectively.

Tito Rabat is still recovering from leg fractures at Silverstone and again replaced by WorldSBK rider Jordi Torres. Torres has the GP16 machines of Simeon, who is on Rabat's GP17s.

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Qualifying 2:

1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 44.590s [Lap 7/8] 310km/h (Top Speed)
2. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 44.658s +0.068s [Lap 7/7] 305k
3. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 44.727s +0.137s [Lap 7/8] 306k
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 44.820s +0.230s [Lap 6/7] 308k
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 44.832s +0.242s [Lap 8/8] 306k
6. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 44.889s +0.299s [Lap 7/8] 306k
7. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 45.140s +0.550s [Lap 7/7] 308k
8. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 45.225s +0.635s [Lap 8/8] 305k
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 45.265s +0.675s [Lap 3/7] 306k
10. Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 45.396s +0.806s [Lap 8/8] 307k
11. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 45.519s +0.929s [Lap 8/8] 308k
12. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 46.168s +1.578s [Lap 6/6] 300k

Qualifying 1:

13. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 45.722s 301k
14. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 45.742s 306k
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 45.759s 306k
16. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 45.765s 305k
17. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 45.969s 302k
18. Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 46.072s 304k
19. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 46.183s 303k
20. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 1m 46.441s 305k
21. Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 46.571s 303k
22. Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 1m 46.573s 300k
23. Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 46.817s 302k
24. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 47.106s 305k
25. Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 47.147s 306k

Fastest practice time:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati 1m 45.107s (FP3)

Official Motegi MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 43.790s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 45.350s (2015)