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MotoGP Japanese GP: Resurgent Francesco Bagnaia takes pole, Marc Marquez third

Factory Ducati and Honda riders shine in qualifying, while Alex Marquez continues to lag behind

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Bezzecchi explains how he went from crashing twice to topping Japanese GP practice

Marco Bezzecchi wrecked both his Aprilia bikes at the start of on-track running in Motegi, but ended the day at the top of the timesheets

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen fends off McLaren pair for flawless victory

Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025 in a flawless performance, crossing the line with a 1.4s advantage.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen resists the McLarens to claim first 2025 win

Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025, crossing the line with a 1.4-second advantage.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen grabs surprise pole to defeat the McLarens

Max Verstappen stormed to a surprise pole position at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix as the reigning world champion defeated both McLarens to grab top spot.

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F1 Japanese GP: Norris leads McLaren 1-2 as grass fires interrupt practice

Lando Norris closed out Japanese Grand Prix practice with the fastest time, just 0.026 seconds ahead of McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri, as the session faced two red flags due to grass fires.

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F1 Japanese GP: Norris leads Piastri as grass fires interrupt practice again

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FIA taking action after smoking grass halts FP2 at F1's Japanese GP

The FIA is attempting to prevent a repeat of the grass fires that derailed the second practice outing at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix.

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Assessing Tsunoda's first day in the Red Bull cockpit at F1's Japanese GP

After the expectation comes the reality. Yuki Tsunoda’s first day actually driving Red Bull's diva-ish RB21 Formula 1 machine, as opposed to piloting an ersatz version of it in a simulator, answered some questions while leaving others hanging.

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F1 Japanese GP: Norris fastest in FP1, Tsunoda sixth for Red Bull

Lando Norris headlined the opening practice session of Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix, as Yuki Tsunoda was just a tenth behind Max Verstappen in his first official run for Red Bull.

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Haas fast-tracks floor update for F1 Japanese GP to fix aero issues

Haas has introduced a small upgrade to its VF-25 Formula 1 car's floor for the Japanese Grand Prix in a bid to solve its aero oscillation issue in high-speed corners, which emerged at the Melbourne season opener.

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Red Bull reveals special Japanese GP livery as Honda tribute

Red Bull has unveiled a special livery for Formula 1’s upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, paying tribute to its engine partner Honda.

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Red Bull pays tribute to Honda with special Japanese GP livery

Red Bull has unveiled a special livery for Formula 1’s upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, paying tribute to its engine partner Honda.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Acosta gifts Bagnaia maximum points with sprint crash

Francesco Bagnaia took a six-point bite out of Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points advantage as he led a 1-2 for the factory Ducati team in the Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Bagnaia grabs sprint win after Acosta's crash

Francesco Bagnaia took a six-point bite out of Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points advantage as he led a 1-2 for the factory Ducati team in the Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.

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2024 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

Ducati has won the last two editions of the Japanese GP, with then-factory rider Jack Miller triumphing in 2022 and Jorge Martin taking the top spot last year for Pramac.

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10 things we learned from the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Was the final result of the Japanese Grand Prix predictable? Ultimately, yes, but how this year's Formula 1 race at Suzuka unravelled wasn't entirely typical thanks to the variance in strategies across the field. Max Verstappen chalked up a third win as he embarks upon a seemingly inevitable march towards…

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Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Japanese GP race

As expected after the Australian GP hiccup, the three-time world champion took his third straight win in a row at Suzuka, leading from pole to finish over 11 seconds ahead of Sergio Perez.

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Rating the 2024 F1 Japanese GP race

As expected after the Australian GP hiccup, the three-time world champion took his third straight win in a row at Suzuka, leading from pole to finish over 11 seconds ahead of Sergio Perez.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen breezes to victory in Red Bull 1-2

Carlos Sainz completed the podium ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who popped up in Perez's race and gained several places from his mid-pack grid spot by completing a rare Suzuka one-stop strategy.

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F1’s dirty air problem means track position will be king in Japanese GP

But teams and drivers are already bracing themselves for what could be a game of patiently follow-the-leader thanks to the growing dirty air problem that F1 is experiencing right now.

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Cherry blossoms and champions: Suzuka still sets F1 pulses racing

Drivers revel in the venue for Sunday’s Japanese GP, a circuit that is the perfect combination of risk and reward, where the bold and exacting shine

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2024 F1 Japanese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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F1 Japanese GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

The F1 world champion led a Red Bull 1-2 in opening practice which was red-flagged midway through as Logan Sargeant crashed heavily, which ruled him out of FP2 as his Williams car was repaired.But the American driver missed relatively little running as damp conditions meant no representative running in the…

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F1 Japanese GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Max Verstappen set the pace for Red Bull in FP1, which was the only representative session on Friday, as he posted a time of 1m30.056s in his RB20.

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