The Latest Breaking News from Japanese Grand Prix

MotoGP Japanese GP: Full starting grid

Check out the full starting grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, which takes place on 4 October 2026

Motorsport · Oct 3

2026 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

MotoGP travels to Motegi on 2-4 October for the 16th round of the season. Here's the full schedule for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport · Oct 1

Franco Colapinto "not happy" with Oliver Bearman's reaction to F1 Japanese GP crash

Bearman suffered a 50G crash at the Japanese Grand Prix and has since been scathing in his review of Colapinto's role in the incident

Motorsport · Apr 30

Oscar Piastri enjoys 'one of his best' F1 weekends but still work to do for McLaren

The McLaren driver took his first podium of 2026 with second at the Japanese Grand Prix

Motorsport · Mar 29

F1 drivers demand urgent action after Oliver Bearman’s ‘scary’ crash at Japan GP

Leading figures in Formula One have called for an urgent safety review after the British driver Oliver Bearman was involved in a 190mph accident at the Japanese Grand Prix

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29

Max Verstappen considering shock F1 retirement after eighth-place finish at Japanese Grand Prix

The four-time F1 world champion, one of the modern greats, is not enjoying driving the sport’s new generation of car

The Independent UK · Mar 29

George Russell’s frustration builds after bad luck in Japan GP: ‘It’s one thing after the other’

Russell finished fourth in Japan while Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli took the lead of the world championship

The Independent UK · Mar 29

Ollie Bearman ‘fine’ after lucky escape in dramatic Japanese Grand Prix crash

Bearman lost control of his Haas as he deployed his boost button to overtake Franco Colapinto at Spoon Curve.

The Independent UK · Mar 29

Oscar Piastri's deadpan "Mario Kart" joke wins the Japanese Grand Prix cooldown room

The 2026 engine regulations have been heavily criticised for feeling like a video game, but it took one deadpan comment from the McLaren star to make the meme official

Motorsport · Mar 29

Toto Wolff explains George Russell's costly Mercedes issue after Japanese Grand Prix

Toto Wolff revealed that a software 'bug' in George Russell’s Mercedes cost him a place to Charles Leclerc during the Japanese Grand Prix

Motorsport · Mar 29