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Warm-up results from the 2019 Japanese Moto3 Grand Prix at Motegi, round 16 of 19.

Marquez takes his first-ever MotoGP pole position in Japan ahead of the Petronas Yamaha riders, during a qualifying session that saw slick tyres used on a damp Motegi track.

Franco Morbidelli has given credit to both team-mate Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha for recent performance gains as he secures a first front-row start since the Catalan round back in June.

Fabio Quartararo concedes he beat his own expectations by qualifying on the front row for the Japanese MotoGP as he maintains his front-running momentum in mixed conditions.

Suzuki admitted that a 'misunderstanding' of the rules led to Sylvain Guintoli using a prototype 2020 engine during Friday practice for the Japanese MotoGP.

Tito Rabat has been handed a five-second plus pit lane start penalty for the Japanese MotoGP for exceeding engine allocations. The Avintia Ducati rider sat out FP4 and qualifying in Motegi after a heavy fall during the wet FP3 session.

Jack Miller will start Sunday's Japanese MotoGP from sixth on the grid, as the top Ducati, and with his sights set on a podium finish in Sunday's race.

Despite securing a record-breaking pole position at Motegi, Marc Marquez is already expecting a difficult Japanese MotoGP after struggling with his Repsol Honda.

Full Japanese MotoGP qualifying results at Motegi

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Crutchlow heads Qualifying 1 for the Japanese MotoGP, which saw riders running slicks on the damp track.

Marquez leads a damp final practice for the Japanese MotoGP, which saw riders switch from wets to slicks on the drying track. Rabat was absent after injuring his wrist this morning. Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten after third free practice, will now get underway.

Luca Marini was untouchable in qualifying, claiming pole by over a second ahead of the Japanese Moto2 Grand Prix.

Suzuki wild-card rider Sylvain Guintoli has been disqualified from yesterday's MotoGP practice sessions at Motegi, due to use of a 2020 engine.

Qualifying results from the 2019 Japanese Moto2 Grand Prix at Motegi round 16 of 19.

Niccolo Antonelli used his Q1 experience to help him find the speed to push for pole in qualifying for the Moto3 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi

Qualifying results from the 2019 Japanese Moto3 Grand Prix at Motegi, round 16 of 19.

A wet session - delayed due to standing water - which meant no changes to the top ten riders receiving direct access to the second and final part of today's qualifying. Miller had a technical problem that kept him in the pits for much of the session.

Full Japanese MotoGP FP3 results at Motegi

Remy Gardner has confirmed rumours that he was approached by KTM about a MotoGP ride in 2020.

Valentino Rossi has explained his decision to revert back to the standard Yamaha exhaust and swingarm at this weekend's Japanese MotoGP. The Italian was the only M1 rider to race with the factory's new double exhaust and carbon fibre swingarm for the past two rounds.

Free Practice (3) results from the 2019 Japanese Moto2 Grand Prix at Motegi, round 16 of 19.

Free Practice (3) results from the 2019 Japanese Moto3 Grand Prix at Motegi, round 16 of 19.

Quartararo moves to the top during Friday afternoon practice for the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.