MotoGP News: Binder tops Marquez in practice 2 at Motegi

South African Brad Binder set the pace in practice 2 for the Motul Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi ahead of Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin.

After a lack of valuable running in FP1 due to spots of rain, Practice 2 delivered a vital 60 minutes for teams and riders on the Motegi road course, with Brad Binder climbing to the top of the timesheets after an impressive 1m43.436s.

The South African improved on his 20^th lap of the session, allowing the #33 to clinch a 0.033s advantage over Marc Marquez, who delivered an incredible final flying lap.

It was a tense end to Friday for the eight-time World Champion, ending Practice ahead of current Championship leader Jorge Martin, who claimed third.

There was drama from the beginning, with Augusto Fernandez suffering an early fall at Turn 10 before Enea Bastianini crashed at Turn 13 in the opening 30 minutes – riders OK.

😱 @Bestia23 hits the deck halfway through the session!

And he runs to the pits 🏃🏃🏃#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/I9Ighjtk89

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 4, 2024

2024 Japanese MotoGP, Motegi – Practice 2 Results

* Rookie