The 2023 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Motul Grand Prix of Japan) was the fourteenth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi on 1 October 2023.
After Somkiat Chantra's win in the Moto2 class, Kalex secured its eleventh straight Constructors' Championship.
Practice
MotoGP
Combined Free Practice 1-2 Free Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday do not determine riders to qualify for Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2172 Marco BezzecchiDucati 1:45.510 1:44.62221 Francesco BagnaiaDucati 1:45.631 1:44.989343 Jack MillerKTM 1:45.902 1:45.007449 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati 1:46.160 1:45.021533 Brad BinderKTM 1:45.747 1:45.058693 Marc MárquezHonda 1:46.033 1:45.089789 Jorge MartínDucati1:45.192 1:45.148841 Aleix EspargaróAprilia 1:46.229 1:45.160925 Raúl FernándezAprilia 1:45.966 1:45.1851012 Maverick ViñalesAprilia 1:45.819 1:45.1861188 Miguel OliveiraAprilia 1:46.198 1:45.2021221 Franco MorbidelliYamaha 1:46.027 1:45.2451337 Augusto FernándezKTM 1:45.330 1:45.3181420 Fabio QuartararoYamaha 1:45.952 1:45.335155 Johann ZarcoDucati 1:46.018 1:45.3431644 Pol EspargaróKTM 1:46.181 1:45.5371736 Joan MirHonda 1:45.685 1:45.8621830 Takaaki NakagamiHonda 1:46.334 1:46.009196 Stefan BradlHonda 1:46.2872035 Cal CrutchlowYamaha 1:46.302 1:46.4902151 Michele PirroDucati 1:47.132 1:46.6172242 Álex RinsHonda 1:47.587 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Practice session
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. BikerConstructorTime results133 Brad BinderKTM1:43.48921 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:43.518341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:43.784489 Jorge MartínDucati1:43.843572 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:43.945649 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:43.94775 Johann ZarcoDucati1:44.062812 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:44.117944 Pol EspargaróKTM1:44.2191043 Jack MillerKTM1:44.2611188 Miguel OliveiraAprilia 1:44.3171236 Joan MirHonda1:44.4281320 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:44.5201493 Marc MárquezHonda1:44.5741521 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:44.6571635 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:44.7091725 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:44.8111830 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:44.9281937 Augusto FernándezKTM1:45.2312051 Michele PirroDucati1:45.8662142 Álex RinsHonda1:47.236 OFFICIAL MOTOGP PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto2
Combined Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorP1P2P3135 Somkiat ChantraKalex 1:50.477 1:50.396 1:49.978279 Ai OguraKalex1:51.2261:50.8041:50.255337 Pedro AcostaKalex1:50.6171:50.6461:50.382440 Arón CanetKalex1:51.3681:50.4331:51.020522 Sam LowesKalex1:51.6821:50.5461:50.486654 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro1:51.2951:51.5631:50.586716 Joe RobertsKalex1:51.3821:51.0951:50.628842 Marcos RamírezKalex 1:51.8881:50.8181:50.646914 Tony ArbolinoKalex1:51.4141:51.6781:50.6761018 Manuel GonzálezKalex1:51.0131:51.0441:50.7301111 Sergio GarcíaKalex1:51.9261:52.2271:50.7391271 Dennis FoggiaKalex1:52.0051:51.0251:50.849137 Barry BaltusKalex1:51.6711:51.3621:50.8941412 Filip SalačKalex1:50.9251:51.7121:50.9261564 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:51.5311:51.3581:50.9431696 Jake DixonKalex 1:51.221 1:51.399 1:50.9971728 Izan GuevaraKalex1:51.2511:51.0641:51.6501875 Albert ArenasKalex1:51.5671:51.0821:51.0761921 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro1:51.6191:51.2371:51.1832084 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:51.9261:51.6361:51.2012152 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:51.8101:51.6041:51.2812215 Darryn BinderKalex1:51.4221:51.6321:51.6732323 Taiga HadaKalex1:51.7731:51.7691:51.468245 Kohta NozaneKalex1:52.6761:51.7111:51.5442533 Rory SkinnerKalex1:53.3121:52.4341:51.891264 Sean Dylan KellyForward1:52.6471:52.411 1:51.9922767 Alberto SurraForward1:52.4721:52.0181:53.107289 Mattia CasadeiKalex1:54.4901:53.0291:52.4042972 Borja GómezKalex1:52.8251:52.6721:52.417308 Senna AgiusKalex1:53.121 1:53.3391:52.709 Source : OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto3
Combined Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorP1P2P315 Jaume MasiàHonda1:57.495 1:57.068 1:56.148296 Daniel HolgadoKTM1:57.7561:57.2261:56.632353 Deniz ÖncüKTM1:58.1111:57.2771:56.660410 Diogo MoreiraKTM 1:57.2601:58.7221:56.66156 Ryusei YamanakaGas Gas1:57.9151:57.5241:56.813671 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna1:57.7351:57.1911:56.900744 David MuñozKTM1:57.4661:57.7751:56.942880 David AlonsoGas Gas1:57.7731:57.6721:57.007927 Kaito TobaHonda1:58.7871:57.3841:57.0281082 Stefano NepaKTM1:57.7451:57.3111:57.1311124 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda1:58.3231:57.6761:57.1561218 Matteo BertelleHonda1:58.0561:58.5031:57.1711382 Iván OrtoláKTM1:58.1441:57.1761:57.1871495 Collin VeijerHusqvarna1:59.0741:57.7471:57.2501566 Joel KelsoCFMoto1:58.6121:58.0651:57.2521672 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:58.7001:57.5911:57.3151799 José Antonio RuedaKTM1:58.7361:57.4731:57.3501854 Riccardo RossiHonda1:58.4851:57.7421:57.5321919 Scott OgdenHonda1:59.4321:58.1691:57.7842092 David AlmansaHonda1:58.6811:57.8121:58.3542163 Syarifuddin AzmanKTM1:58.8031:58.0941:57.843227 Filippo FarioliKTM1:58.5481:58.4991:58.0302364 Mario AjiHonda2:00.0171:59.1311:58.1792443 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto1:58.5301:58.4701:58.7652520 Lorenzo FellonKTM1:59.4811:59.6591:58.7652670 Joshua WhatleyHonda1:59.3941:59.1711:58.9442722 Ana CarrascoKTM1:59.8411:59.2671:59.016 Source : OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying
MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2189 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q2 1:43.1981 121 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:43.3692343 Jack MillerKTM Qualified in Q21:43.5513472 Marco BezzecchiDucati Qualified in Q21:43.6244 2533 Brad BinderKTM Qualified in Q21:43.7095649 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati Qualified in Q21:43.8086793 Marc MárquezHonda 1:43.9971:43.8127 3812 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:43.8158941 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:43.8229105 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:43.85110 41125 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:44.0491:44.054111244 Pol EspargaróKTM Qualified in Q21:44.096121337 Augusto FernándezKTM1:44.129N/A1351420 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:44.138N/A141536 Joan MirHonda1:44.150N/A151688 Miguel OliveiraAprilia1:44.427N/A1661721 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:44.521N/A171830 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:44.626N/A181935 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:45.273N/A197206 Stefan BradlHonda1:45.451N/A202151 Michele PirroDucati1:45.707N/A21 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on 30 September. RiderTeamConstructorTime/RetiredPoints189 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati12 21:00.734112233 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM12 +1.3905931 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati12 +5.27927443 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM12 +6.1943655 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati12 +6.315105672 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati12 +8.91944793 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda12 +9.29873849 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati12 +10.18962912 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia12 +12.404811025 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia12 +15.366111144 Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM12 +15.473121237 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM12 +15.592131336 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda12 +17.052151488 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia12 +18.092161520 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha12 +19.333141621 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha12 +19.645171730 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda12 +21.862181835 Cal Crutchlow Yamalube RS4GP Racing TeamYamaha12 +26.026191951 Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati12 +27.91121206 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda CastrolHonda12 +28.17820Ret41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia8 Cylinder bank9WD42 Álex Rins LCR Honda CastrolHonda WithdrewFastest sprint lap: Jorge Martín (Ducati) – 1:44.033 (lap 2) OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT Álex Rins competed during the Friday practice sessions, but withdrew from the race citing right leg pain. He was replaced by Stefan Bradl for the rest of the weekend.
Warm up practice
MotoGP Jack Miller set the best time 1:46.047 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Marc Márquez and Fabio Quartararo.
Race MotoGP
The race, scheduled to be run for 24 laps, was red-flagged during lap 13 due to adverse weather conditions on the track. The race was supposed to be restarted over the remaining 12 full laps with the grid based on the classification after lap 12. However, the race was again red-flagged during the warm-up lap of the second race, and race direction decided not to start the race again. Per regulations, full points were awarded since 50% or more of the original race distance (i.e. 12 full laps) were completed. RiderTeamConstructorTime/RetiredPoints189 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati12 24:06.31412521 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati12 +1.413220393 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda12 +2.013716472 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati12 +2.943413541 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia12 +3.181911643 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM12 +6.837310737 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM12 +7.587139849 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati12 +8.60268925 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia12 +11.2291171020 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha12 +12.2441461130 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda12 +14.7141851236 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda12 +14.9241541335 Cal Crutchlow Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team Yamaha12 +16.057193146 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda CastrolHonda12 +17.2532021544 Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM12 +24.9211211651 Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati12 +33.962211721 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha12 +1:14.934171888 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia11 +1 lap161912 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia11 +1 lap8NC5 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati12 +6.191 / Accident10Ret33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM5 Accident5WD42 Álex Rins LCR Honda CastrolHonda WithdrewFastest lap: Johann Zarco (Ducati) – 1:55.903 (lap 3) OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT Johann Zarco crashed out during lap 13, but was able to return to the pits when the race was red-flagged. However, he was deemed ineligible to restart the race for returning to the pits in an improper manner (i.e. using a shortcut). Thus, he was not classified for the final results despite finishing sixth in lap 12 (the lap where the final results were based).
Moto2 RiderConstructorTime/RetiredPoints135 Somkiat ChantraKalex19 35:19.273125279 Ai OguraKalex19 +1.353220337 Pedro AcostaKalex19 +3.080416496 Jake DixonKalex19 +5.065313512 Filip SalačKalex19 +10.492511618 Manuel GonzálezKalex19 +12.9611010724 Marcos RamírezKalex19 +14.352129840 Arón CanetKalex19 +16.36078984 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex19 +17.6921571015 Darryn BinderKalex19 +19.4051861114 Tony ArbolinoKalex19 +20.6611351216 Joe RobertsKalex19 +20.8091141321 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro19 +21.303631428 Izan GuevaraKalex19 +21.477192157 Barry BaltusKalex19 +24.0321711652 Jeremy AlcobaKalex19 +25.623231764 Bo BendsneyderKalex19 +26.803211875 Albert ArenasKalex19 +27.371201923 Taiga HadaKalex19 +29.412242067 Alberto SurraForward19 +33.82528218 Senna AgiusKalex19 +34.103292254 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro19 +34.2919234 Sean Dylan KellyForward19 +36.473252472 Borja GómezKalex19 +39.63526 2533 Rory SkinnerKalex19 +43.06927269 Mattia CasadeiKalex19 +45.50830Ret11 Sergio GarcíaKalex9 Accident14Ret71 Dennis FoggiaKalex8 Accident16Ret5 Kohta NozaneKalex7 Accident22Ret22 Sam LowesKalex6 Accident8Fastest lap: Somkiat Chantra (Kalex) – 1:50.679 (lap 3) OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
Moto3