Pedrosa heads second free practice in Japan
At the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who went quickest on the first day of free practice in the afternoon session ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso. Read more.

Stoner comeback slowed with bike issues as Pedrosa leads the pack
The Repsol Honda Team has laid down the marker on the first day of free practice for the Grand Prix of Japan, with Dani Pedrosa on top and Casey Stoner in seventh position. Read more.

Second for Lorenzo on day one in Japan
Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies made a strong start to the Grand Prix of Japan today in the first free practice sessions. Read more.

Dovizioso makes impressive start in Japan
Andrea Dovizioso made a flying start to Yamaha’s all-important home race in Japan today, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider finishing third fastest in both practice sessions at the Twin Ring Motegi. Read more.

Márquez fastest in second free practice in Motegi
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez put in a terrific performance in the second Moto2™ free practice at the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi to go fastest ahead of Bradley Smith and Scott Redding. Read more.

Cortese tops the timesheets in second Motegi practice
In the second free practice session in the Moto3™ class at the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi it was Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Sandro Cortese who topped the timesheets ahead of Maverick Viñales and Zulfahmi Khairuddin. Read more.

Front-end woes continue to haunt Bautista
As the San Carlo Honda Gresini team headed out on track for the first day of practice at Motegi, Álvaro Bautista continued to struggle with a jumping front end. Read more.

Fifth-best for Rossi in Motegi free practice, Hayden tenth
The Ducati Team got the Japanese Grand Prix weekend off to a good start, with Valentino Rossi fifth at the end of the first two free-practice sessions. Read more.

Bradl quick off the mark in Motegi
LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl put in an impressive performance on day one of the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan by placing his bike 4th. Read more.

Barberá confirms Avintia Blusens CRT for 2013
Pramac Racing Team’s Héctor Barberá has confirmed at Motegi that he has sorted out his future ride next season with the Avintia Blusens team, yet has not signed anything. Read more.