MotoGP FP1 Results | Marc Marquez sets the pace as home favorite suffers injury

The first MotoGP session at Motegi began with the track still slippery. Minutes into FP1, Honda's Takaaki Nakagami crashed at Turn 11 and hit his right shoulder. The Japanese rider fractured his collarbone and was declared unfit, Honda announced on social media.

Most riders began to enter the circuit towards the halfway point of the session. After the first set of laps was complete in Motegi, Bezzecchi set the pace ahead of last year's Grand Prix winner Francesco Bagnaia and his teammate Martin with a 1:45.007.

During the final 15 minutes, the riders further improved. In the end, Marc Marquez was the quickest, with the Spaniard topping Aprilia's Martin on his final lap, after the chequered flag had already been waved. The defending world champion improved to a 1:44.0.

Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco completed the top five behind the championship contenders. The best Yamaha rider, Fabio Quartararo, finished sixth, four tenths behind Marquez.

Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez set the pace at Motegi during the first Moto2 session today. The Intact GP rider's best time was a 1:47.5. Two podium finishers at the Red Bull Ring, Filip Salac and future MotoGP rider David Alonso, completed the top three.

In Moto3, Japanese rider Ryusei Yamanaka set the quickest time with a 1:55.6. David Muñoz and Alvaro Carpe also finished inside the top three.