MotoGP News

Final practice for the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to poor weather at Motegi, but qualifying is still planned to take place.

Track action at Motegi has currently been paused as a thunderstorm forced the Moto2 Q2 session to be red-flagged with 9m37s remaining.

MotoGP was due to have a final 30-minute practice at 2:30pm local time, but that has since been cancelled following what is currently a 40-minute delay to the end of the Moto2 qualifying.

As a result, MotoGP has decided to scrap the FP3 session for the premier class but is planning to finish Moto2 qualifying before the MotoGP Q1 and Q2 sessions take place.

No timeline has been given for the resumption of action, but the latest update was that pitlane would not open earlier than 3pm local time.

All MotoGP team managers have been called for a meeting with the teams’ association and Dorna Sports about current proceedings.

MotoGP organisers met with teams this morning to discuss the idea of altering Saturday’s schedule to bring qualifying forward.

This was due to the expected adverse weather brought about by a typhoon battering the region.

The decision was taken not to alter the Saturday schedule, which was on course to be completed before the torrential rain that arrived at the start of Moto2 Q2.