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MotoGP Japanese GP: Binder tops second practice as KTM threatens Ducati dominance
KTM rider Brad Binder leads the way in a dry second session at Motegi
Richard Asher
Edited: Oct 4, 2024, 11:58 AM
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2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
2024 Japanese GP - Friday
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Brad Binder was fastest for KTM Factory Racing in second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi today, while Ducati-mounted title rivals Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia also booked their spots in Saturday’s Qualifying 2.
With Pedro Acosta (Tech 3 KTM) fourth-fastest in the dry second session, there was some indication that Ducati will not have it all its own way this weekend. The KTMs showed they can give the Italian bikes a run for their money on top speed, an important metric at this circuit.
Watch: What We Learned on Friday | 2024 #JapaneseGP
Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati) clocked a late flier to go second-quickest, 0.033s shy of Binder’s 1m43.436s lap.
This was despite the Spaniard appearing frustrated and animated in the garage for much of the day, which began with an inconclusive damp squib of a Free Practice 1.
Martin (Pramac) was third quickest, with his nearest championship chaser Bagnaia (Ducati Team) only seventh.
Enea Bastianini, the rider third in the world championship standings, lost the front end of his Ducati at a high speed halfway through the session.
While the Italian walked away from the Turn 14 crash unscathed, his bike tumbled through the gravel and sustained a fair degree of damage. He did well to return to action before the chequered flag and ensure he would be in Q2 with the fifth-fastest time.
Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing) was sixth-quickest ahead of Bagnaia, Alex Marquez (Gresini) and VR46 Ducati duo of Fabio di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi.
Home rider Takaaki Nakagami, racing in Japan for the last time as a full-time MotoGP racer, had his LCR Honda inside the top 10 until the very final minute, but was bumped down to 12th at the last.
A frustrated Jack Miller (KTM) was unable to capitalise on the RC16's pace after crashing inside the last five minutes, and had to settle for 11th place on the timesheets.
Franco Morbidelli (Pramac) and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha Factory Racing) rounded out a top 14 that was covered by a single second.
MotoGP Japanese GP - Second practice results:
Main Information Additional Data Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Rider # Bike Laps Time Interval km/h Speed Trap 1 B. Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33
KTM 22
1'43.436
167.094 313 2 M. Marquez Gresini Racing 93
Ducati 21
+0.033
1'43.469
0.033 167.041 308 3 J. Martin Pramac Racing 89
Ducati 24
+0.132
1'43.568
0.099 166.881 311 4 P. Acosta Tech 3 31
KTM 22
+0.147
1'43.583
0.015 166.857 314 5 E. Bastianini Ducati Team 23
Ducati 19
+0.169
1'43.605
0.022 166.822 312 6 M. Viñales Aprilia Racing Team 12
Aprilia 22
+0.284
1'43.720
0.115 166.637 311 7 F. Bagnaia Ducati Team 1
Ducati 20
+0.318
1'43.754
0.034 166.582 315 8 A. Marquez Gresini Racing 73
Ducati 22
+0.597
1'44.033
0.279 166.135 312 9 F. Di Giannantonio Team VR46 49
Ducati 20
+0.646
1'44.082
0.049 166.057 310 10 M. Bezzecchi Team VR46 72
Ducati 25
+0.773
1'44.209
0.127 165.855 311 11 J. Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 43
KTM 20
+0.803
1'44.239
0.030 165.807 310 12 T. Nakagami Team LCR 30
Honda 25
+0.822
1'44.258
0.019 165.777 308 13 F. Morbidelli Pramac Racing 21
Ducati 22
+0.890
1'44.326
0.068 165.669 310 14 F. Quartararo Yamaha Factory Racing 20
Yamaha 24
+0.965
1'44.401
0.075 165.550 306 15 A. Espargaro Aprilia Racing Team 41
Aprilia 18
+1.034
1'44.470
0.069 165.440 313 16 J. Mir Repsol Honda Team 36
Honda 20
+1.234
1'44.670
0.200 165.124 309 17 J. Zarco Team LCR 5
Honda 18
+1.249
1'44.685
0.015 165.101 311 18 R. Fernández Trackhouse Racing Team 25
Aprilia 17
+1.258
1'44.694
0.009 165.086 312 19 A. Fernandez Tech 3 37
KTM 17
+1.433
1'44.869
0.175 164.811 310 20 A. Rins Yamaha Factory Racing 42
Yamaha 21
+1.514
1'44.950
0.081 164.684 309 21 L. Marini Repsol Honda Team 10
Honda 23
+1.682
1'45.118
0.168 164.420 308 22 L. Savadori Trackhouse Racing Team 32
Aprilia 19
+2.427
1'45.863
0.745 163.263 308 23 R. Gardner Yamaha Factory Racing 87
Yamaha 22
+3.280
1'46.716
0.853 161.958 307 View full results
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