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Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez secured his first MotoGP pole since 2019 after clocking the fastest time in Q2 at The Japanese Grand Prix.

  • Marquez returns to pole position after three years at Motegi ahead of Johann Zarco and Brad Binder.
  • Quartararo will start at the third row of the grid in ninth place.

Marquez showcased spectacular form on Saturday despite a disastrous comeback last week at Aragon after he collided with Fabio Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami.

The Repsol Honda rider managed to hold off late charges from Johann Zarco and Brad Binder to claim his first pole position this season. 

Marquez set impressive opening laps in tricky conditions before Fabio Quartararo, and Johann Zarco bettered his time. 

However, the Spaniard regained the top spot with another flying lap to get clear of Zarco and Brad Binder. 

Both Zarco and Binder tried to respond in the final minute but lost time compared to Marquez. 

Meanwhile, current title contender Aleix Espargaro finished sixth, while the current championship leader, Quartararo, could only secure the ninth spot. 

Nonetheless, it was a shocking Q2 for the on-form rider, Francesco Bagnaia, as he will start at P12.

 

Selepas menjalani Misano Test dengan cemerlang, lapan kali juara dunia, Marc Marquez akan kembali ke litar lumba MotoGP pada hujung minggu ini di GP Aragon.

Pelumba Repsol Honda itu berjaya melengkapkan Misano Test yang berlangsung selama dua hari sebelum menyambung latihan intensif di rumah.

Berdasarkan keputusan ujian, Marc Marquez dan Honda telah menetapkan pusingan seterusnya di GP Aragon sebagai medan untuk dia kembali berlumba.

Kali terakhir Marquez beraksi adalah 110 hari lalu (29 Mei) di GP Itali. 

Sejak menjalani pembedahan tangan kanan kali keempat, Marquez telah mengikut panduan ketat yang ditetapkan pasukan perubatannya dalam usaha untuk kembali dalam keadaan 100 peratus cergas.

Selepas pelbagai pemeriksaan dan ujian, semua pihak berpuas hati dengan proses pemulihan yang dijalani Marquez.

Difahamkan, objektif utama penyertaan perlumbaan di Aragon adalah usaha untuk mencapai kecergasaan perlumbaan. 

Sewaktu ujian di Misano, Marquez turut menguji jentera RC213V yang dipasang dengan ‘swingarm’ Kalex. Ini merupakan kali pertama Honda mengguna pakai komponen dari pengeluar lain. 

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) announced the signing of 24-year-old Joan Mir ahead of the Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Rivieria di Rimini. 

  • Joan Mir agreed a two-year contract to joined HRC.
  • The Spanish rider will team up with Marc Marquez.

The 2020 MotoGP World Champion will ride alongside six-time MotoGP champion, Marc Marquez on board the Honda RC213V machinery, next year.

According to HRC, the Spaniard has signed a two-year contract thus ending ongoing speculation regarding his future in the premier class.

“Honda Racing Corporation are proud to announce the signing of Joan Mir. 

“The 2020 MotoGP World Champion established himself as a World Champion-level talent from his first full season in Moto3 in 2016. 

“In 2017 the #36 lifted the lightweight class crown aboard a Honda before moving to the intermediate class the following year. 

“Alongside two World Championships, the Spanish rider has claimed 12 Grand Prix wins and 33 podiums,” said HRC in a statement. 

Mir will  joins current teammate, Alex Rins in moving across from Suzuki to Honda at the end of 2022 campaign. 

Marc Marquez hoped that he could return to racing this year after having surgery on his right arm in June.

  • Marc Marquez could make a surprise appearance on the grid this season.
  • The Repsol Honda rider is still the highest-placed Honda rider on the grid.

The six-time MotoGP world champion returns to the paddock for the first time since May and told reporters at the Austrian GP that he is optimistic despite yet to returned to full fitness.

The Spaniard is currently en route to recovery and is increasing his workload. 

“My intention is to make some races this year.

“Next week I will have the answer if it will be possible or not.

“When I feel ready I will come back because it will be important to prepare for 2023,” he said.

Honda surely wants their star rider back on the grid as Marquez remains the highest-placed Honda rider in the championship – at 14th – despite missing six races so far. 

“Then the next two weeks I started to move my arm, with the physio. The last four weeks I started to work a little bit with elastics. Now I start to increase a little bit the weight.

“If I need to wait one more week, I will wait. When I will feel 70 or 80%, when I feel I can ride a MotoGP bike in a more or less good way, I will come back.

“The last part of the rehabilitation, the best way, is to be on the bike. You cannot wait to be 100% before riding the bike,” he added. 

MotoGP returns to action this weekend at the Red Bull Ring. 

 

SHOEI has unveiled an all-new track helmet, the X-SPR PRO replacing the outgoing X-Spirit III.

  • the new SHOEI X-SPR PRO will go on sale soon.
  • Alex and Marc Marquez are among the riders currently wearing the new helmet at the 2022 MotoGP.

The SHOEI X-SPR Pro will be available at worldwide retailers from September 2022 and will replace the old X-Spirit III as the company’s flagship full-face track-focused helmet.

One primary focus of the X-SPR Pro is the development of the airflow and the helmet’s shape.

According to SHOEI, the X-SPR Pro is designed to maximize aerodynamic stability and speed in the straights, achieved by enlarging the shroud at the back compared to the X-Spirit III.

The X-SPR Pro also gets a rear stabilizer and stabilizing flaps.

Meanwhile, seven ventilation inlets around the helmet can be opened and closed accordingly to ensure riders get proper airflow.

Most importantly, the new X-SPR PRO also meets the new ECM 22.06 FIM homologation along with other safety features:

  • AIM+ protective shell
  • modular EPS liner system with multiple densities
  • anti-mist CWR-F2R Pinlock visor
  • Double D-Ring fasteners
  • Emergency Quick Release System (EQRS)

According to SHOEI, the new helmet is available in four different sizes; XS-S, M, L, XL-XXL and will be on sale in September for GBP699.99 (RM3.8k)

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Enea Bastianini menampilkan aksi cemerlang di GP Amerika apabila berjaya mengungguli pusingan kelima MotoGP, pada Ahad.

Pelumba Gresini Racing itu juga muncul pemenang berganda pertama musim ini selepas mendominasi GP Qatar, Mac lalu.

Keputusan itu juga menyaksikan Bastianini kembali mendahului kejuaraan dengan 61 mata, diikuti Alex Rins (56 mata) dan Aleix Espargaro (50 mata).

Bastianini berada di belakang Jack Miller di kebanyakan masa perlumbaan namun ketika aksi berbaki lima lap, Miller mula melakukan kesilapan dan terlepas beberapa apex.

Menyedari perkara itu, Bastianini berjaya memintas Miller di Turn 12 dan terus meninggalkan pelumba Ducati itu.

Miller juga terus terkesan dan pada lap akhir berjaya dipintas wakil Suzuki, Alex Rins. Rins sah tamatkan aksi di tempat kedua diikuti Miller, ketiga.

Sementara itu, enam kali juara dunia MotoGP, Marc Marquez turut mencuri tumpuan apabila berjaya bangkit dari tempat terakhir (P24) untuk menamatkan aksi di kedudukan keenam.

Meskipun terlepas dua pusingan (GP Indonesia, GP Argentina) ekoran kecederaan namun Marquez kembali menunjukan taring sebenar.

Walaupun bermula di petak ke-9, jentera Honda RC213V miliknya seakan alami masalah dan berada pada kedudukan terakhir menuju ke selekoh pertama.

Dia bagaimanapun berjaya memintas tujuh pelumba pada lap sama untuk memulakan misi memperbaiki kedudukan.

Dia kemudiannya memancung Maverick Vinales, Brad Binder, Takaaki Nakagami dan rakan sepasukan Pol Espargaro untuk tempat ke-10.

Menariknya, walaupun berada di kelompok pertengahan, Marquez beberapa kali merekodkan masa lebih pantas berbanding kelompok depan.

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Repsol Honda mengesahkan bahawa Marc Marquez akan kembali bersaing hujung minggu ini di GP Amerika.

Juara dunia lapan kali itu telah pun terlepas dua pusingan sebelum ini sejak mengalami kecederaan serius sewaktu sesi pemanas badan di Litar Mandalika, Mac lalu.

Marquez turut terlepas saingan GP Argentina apabila disahkan mengalami diplopia (pandangan berganda) kali kedua.

Bagaimanapun, pelumba berusia 29 tahun itu telah pun menyempurnakan rawatan konservatif dan akan kembali membuat penampilan pada pusingan 4 di Austin, Texas, bermula dengan sesi ujian bebas pada Jumaat.

Walaupun mempunyai rekod cemerlang di COTA (Circuit of the Americas), Marquez hanya akan memfokuskan pusingan kali ini untuk kembali membiasakan diri dengan jentera RC213V.

Aksi MotoGP kembali bersambung hujung minggu ini dengan pelumba Aprilia, Aleix Espargaro meneruskan saingan selaku pendahulu kejuaraan setelah memenangi pusingan ketiga di Argentina.

Espargaro kini mendahului dengan 45 mata diikuti Brad Binder (KTM), 38 mata dan Enea Bastianini (Pramac) 36 mata manakala pertahan juara, Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) di kedudukan kelima dengan 35 mata.

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