The Latest Breaking News from Motegi

Motegi repurposes parts of historic oval while retaining the rest for now

The distinctive banking has long been a defining feature of Motegi, but parts of the oval have now been repurposed to offer more seating space

Motorsport · Oct 7

Alex Marquez makes “unacceptable” gear-shifting mistake twice in wretched Japanese GP

It was a weekend to forget for Alex Marquez, who walked away from Motegi without adding a single point to his tally

Motorsport · Oct 5

Why the Motegi tyre drama delivers a lesson MotoGP teams cannot ignore

The strong performance of the hard rear tyre used in the Japanese Grand Prix, which the MotoGP teams only tried for the first time in the Sunday warm-up, has provided them with a lesson they would do well to heed

Autosport · Oct 4

MotoGP Japanese GP: Alex Marquez heads red-flagged practice at Motegi

The Gresini Ducati rider aced Friday Practice, with Ai Ogura the major casualty on home ground

Motorsport · Oct 2

Honda wildcard Takaaki Nakagami ruled out of Japanese GP after fracture

Honda down to four riders at Motegi with wildcard entrant Nakagami forced out after practice crash

Motorsport · Oct 2

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

Honda announces Joan Mir will miss the Japanese and Indonesian Grands Prix

After missing last weekend's Austrian GP, Mir will also be absent from the next two races, at Motegi and Mandalika.

Motorsport · Sep 22

Super Formula Motegi: Ohta scores back-to-back wins

Ohta doubles up in the Motegi season opener after early battle with Oyu

Autosport · Apr 5

Super Formula Motegi: Kakunoshin Ohta makes it two wins in a row

Ohta doubles up in the Motegi season opener after early battle with Oyu

Motorsport · Apr 5

The outlash caused by Bagnaia's smoky MotoGP Japanese GP incident

Bagnaia's Motegi smoke case continues to fuel discussion over clarity in race protocols

Autosport · Nov 11, 2025