Jorge Martin pips Marc Marquez to Japanese MotoGP pole position

Jorge Martin pipped Marc Marquez to pole position for the Japanese MotoGP round in a sensational qualifying session.

By Eden Hannigan · Motorsport Week

Published: Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 2:58 AM

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Jorge Martin secured pole position for the Japanese MotoGP round with a lap record time of 1:42.371s.
Marc Marquez qualified in second place after Martin edged his previous benchmark time by just over a tenth.
Pedro Acosta finished qualifying in third position to round out the front row.

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Jorge Martin secured pole position for the Japanese MotoGP round after edging out Marc Marquez in a closely contested qualifying session. Martin posted a lap record time of 1:42.371s with two minutes remaining, which held off late sector improvements from Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi to claim his second consecutive pole.

Marquez finished in second place, while Pedro Acosta completed the front row in third position. Bezzecchi led the second row in fourth alongside Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, as title contender Francesco Bagnaia failed to escape Q1 and qualified 13th.

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Jorge Martin pips Marc Marquez to Japanese MotoGP pole position

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