All leaders except Guevara failed in Japan

The Japanese Grand Prix of motorcycling that took place on Sunday at the Motegi “Twin Ring” circuit recorded the failure of the leaders of all categories except Moto3, the Spanish It’s Guevara (GasGas) who won with solvency to extend his lead in the championship, something the Frenchman also did Fabio Quartararo in MotoGP, but achieved more than a cautious eighth position.

The current world champion and leader of the provisional championship table luckily failed his most direct rivals, for one reason or another, which allowed him to extend his advantage in the standings by eight points but with more than careful performance.

The Japanese circuit showed the weaknesses of a Yamaha YZR M 1 that was far from equal to the Ducati, which won again, this time at the hands of the Australian. Jack Millerwho climbed to the top of the podium for the first time this season, while his teammate and title contender, the Italian Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaiafailed miserably.

However, the most positive news of the weekend is visible Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V) returned to the top of the category, in the first place by achieving a “pole position” three years later and, as it happened, it was in the same stage where he achieved the last one before suffering of his serious right humerus injury.

Marc Márquez He took the opportunity that the rain gave him, when all performance levels were leveled, to get the best practice times, but he knew that in dry conditions, as happened on Sunday, he would have to suffer, and so it was, although not by much, because at the end of the Japanese race he could not hide his face of satisfaction for the fourth place achieved (and fought for) ahead of the Portuguese. Miguel Oliveira (KTMRC16).

As he himself said after his successful training day, little by little “brighter lights are visible at the end of the tunnel”, and this is absolutely true, because despite everything, the Repsol Honda rider’s career is, together with the of Jack Millerthe winner, Brad Binder and Jorge Martinwhich ended up behind him, one of the most serious and effective.

On the opposite pole and for the first time, there was Aprilia’s electronic failure, which left Aleix Espargaro without the possibility of reducing his differences in the points table, because in the same warm-up lap his bike was blocked with the engine limited to 80 km/h. and although he tried everything, he was forced to go into his workshop and change motorcycles, which caused him to leave late and be eliminated from any match. All this in a day where there was nothing Quartararo neither bagnaia they are right, so Alex unable to take a step forward in the championship.

In Moto2, Augusto Fernandez He continues to lead by two points, which he still takes over the Japanese Ai Ogura (Kalex), who acted as a prophet in his own country and won with authority, although the Spaniard showed the reason for his condition by effectively returning to the second position.

This is not the case Aron Canet (Kalex), who was heading for a clear victory that finally disappeared when he experienced a new crash, the pilot’s error, when he already had a great advantage over his rivals and who gave victory on a plate at ogre.

which does not fail is It’s Guevaramore than the firm leader of Moto3who showed his leadership status with his fifth win of the season.