2023 Japanese Moto2 Grand Prix, Motegi - Friday Practice Results
Friday Practice results from the 2023 Japanese Moto2 Grand Prix at Motegi.
Somkiat Chantra, Moto2, San Marino MotoGP, 9 September
| 2023 Moto2 Motegi - Practice (2) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 50.396s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 50.433s |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 50.546s |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 50.646s |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 50.804s |
| 6 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 50.818s |
| 7 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.025s |
| 8 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.044s |
| 9 | Izan Guevara | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.064s |
| 10 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 51.082s |
| 11 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.095s |
| 12 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 51.237s |
| 13 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.358s |
| 14 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 51.362s |
| 15 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.399s |
| 16 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 51.563s |
| 17 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.604s |
| 18 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 51.632s |
| 19 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 51.636s |
| 20 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.678s |
| 21 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.711s |
| 22 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.712s |
| 23 | Taiga Hada | JPN | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.769s |
| 24 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 52.018s |
| 25 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 52.227s |
| 26 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 52.411s |
| 27 | Rory Skinner | GBR | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 52.434s |
| 28 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 52.672s |
| 29 | Mattia Casadei | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 53.029s |
| 30 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 53.339s |
Day one double for Somkiat Chantra.
Rain is forecast for Saturday.
| 2023 Moto2 Motegi - Practice (1) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 50.477s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 50.617s |
| 3 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 50.925s |
| 4 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.013s |
| 5 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.221s |
| 6 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 51.226s |
| 7 | Izan Guevara | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.251s |
| 8 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 51.295s |
| 9 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.368s |
| 10 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.382s |
| 11 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.414s |
| 12 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 51.422s |
| 13 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.531s |
| 14 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 51.567s |
| 15 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 51.619s |
| 16 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 51.671s |
| 17 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.682s |
| 18 | Taiga Hada | JPN | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 51.773s |
| 19 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.810s |
| 20 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 51.888s |
| 21 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 51.926s |
| 22 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 51.926s |
| 23 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 52.005s |
| 24 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 52.472s |
| 25 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 52.647s |
| 26 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 52.676s |
| 27 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 52.825s |
| 28 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 53.121s |
| 29 | Rory Skinner | GBR | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 53.312s |
| 30 | Mattia Casadei | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 54.490s |
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