MotoGP Japanese GP: Martin Edges Out Marquez to Claim Back-to-Back Pole Positions
Martin lowered the lap record to take his third pole of the season, while Marquez and Acosta completed the front row.
- On Saturday, championship leader Jorge Martin secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi with a record-breaking 1m42.371s lap, marking his third pole of the season.
- Marc Marquez set the early pace, briefly smashing the circuit record before ultimately qualifying second, finishing just a tenth of a second behind Martin.
- Rounding out the front row, Austrian Grand Prix winner Pedro Acosta secured third aboard his factory KTM, with Marco Bezzecchi fourth and Alex Marquez fifth in the final order.
- Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia qualified 13th after missing the Q2 cutoff, while Trackhouse duo Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura advanced from Q1 to finish eighth and 11th respectively.
- Franco Morbidelli finished 14th, Somkiat Chantra placed 15th, and Brad Binder qualified 17th after a late crash, with Yamahas of Jack Miller, Alex Rins, and Toprak Razgatlioglu completing the field.
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Marc Marquez's frustration colored Jorge Martin's success in securing pole position for the 2026 Japanese MotoGP at the Motegi Circuit this morning.
MotoGP Japanese GP: Martin edges out Marquez to claim back-to-back pole positions
MotoGP’s championship leader Jorge Martin claimed pole position in a thrilling qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, beating Marc Marquez to the top spot by a tenth of a second.Martin had been the slower of the two factory Aprilia riders for much of the weekend, but he upped the pace in Q2, lowering the circuit record to 1m42.371s to secure his third pole position of the season and second ...Keep reading
On October 3rd, the second day of the 2026 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix, Round 16, took place at Mobility Resort Motegi. In the MotoGP class qualifying, Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) secured his fourth pole position of the season. [...]
MotoGP: Martin On Pole Position At Motegi - Roadracing World Magazine
Jorge Martin earned pole position during MotoGP qualifying 2 Saturday at Mobility Resort Motegi, in Japan. Riding his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26 on the 2.98-mile (4.8 km) track, Martin turned a 1:42.371. Not only was that good enough to top the 22-rider field and claim pole position, it was also good enough to eclipse Alex Marquez’s 2026 All-Time Lap Record of 1:42.811 he set yesterday during the practice session. Marc Marquez was the best of the re…
A resounding Jorge Martin has centered the pole position in the qualifications of the Grand Prix of Japan, sixteenth appointment of the MotoGP World Championship 2026, laying the best bases for the continuation of his weekend. On the track of Motegi Jorge Martin (Aprilia) he printed an excellent 1:42.371 going to put 110 thousandths of advantage between himself and Marc [...]
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