Overview

• Francesco Bagnaia secured pole at Motegi with a 1:42.911 lap, the new MotoGP record for the circuit.
• The Sprint opened with a first-lap crash that took down Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin, who both got up in visible pain.
• Bagnaia converted pole into clear race pace, stretching his Sprint advantage to more than two seconds over Pedro Acosta late on.
• Marc Marquez qualified third and held a front‑group position in the Sprint as he remains in range to clinch the title this weekend.
• Pedro Acosta posted fourth in qualifying despite a technical issue, all Ducati GP25s advanced directly to Q2, and Alex Marquez recovered from Q1 to start eighth.