Far East calling: Intact GP set for Japan as overseas tour kicks off

The MotoGP World Championship leaves European soil: This weekend, the LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Team's overseas tour kicks off in Japan at the historic Mobility Resort Motegi – marking the start of the decisive phase of the 2025 season, in which Manuel Gonzalez and David Muñoz are still in contention for the title, while Senna Agius and Guido Pini are focused on securing further top results.

Located about 120 kilometres north of Tokyo, the 4.8-kilometre track is one of the most technically demanding courses on the calendar and demands absolute precision with its distinctive braking zones. This is a challenge that David Muñoz is particularly looking forward to after his seventh place finish in San Marino. The young Spaniard has already secured seven podium finishes in the current season which puts him in fourth place in the world championship and, with 150 points still up for grabs, he remains firmly in the title race.
Moto3 rookie Guido Pini is eagerly awaiting his debut at the Motegi Circuit and is looking forward to the overseas weeks with great motivation. The 17-year-old Italian already proved his potential in the first half of the season and recently scored important points with his best result to date in Barcelona (P6). The Intact GP rider wants to continue his scoring streak in the land of the rising sun and, in addition to gaining new experience, take as many World Championship points as possible with him to the season final in November.

For one in the Moto2 box nothing less than defending the World Championship lead is at stake in Japan: Manuel Gonzalez, who has been leading since the start of the season, hopes to repeat his triumphant victory from 2024 in the chaotic rain-affected race at Motegi (his first ever GP win) in Sunday's 19-lap race – and to further extend his lead over his pursuers. He will be joined by Australian Senna Agius, who is determined to contribute further important points for himself and the team standings in the decisive final sprint of the season. The German racing team is currently only 30 points behind the lead in the overall standings.

With a time difference of seven hours to Central Europe, German fans should be sure to set their alarms right, as the Moto3 race starts at 4:00 AM on Sunday morning, followed by the Moto2 race at 5:15 AM.


Schedule (Local time)

Friday, 26th of September
09:00 – 09:35 Moto3 FP1 (02:00 – 02:35 CET)
09:50 – 10:30 Moto2 FP1 (02:50 – 03:30 CET)
10:45 – 11:30 MotoGP FP1 (03:45 – 04:30 CET)

13:15 – 13:50 Moto3 practice (06:15 – 06:50 CET)
14:05 – 14:45 Moto2 practice (07:05 – 07:45 CET)
15:00 – 16:00 MotoGP practice (08:00 – 09:00 CET)

Saturday, 27th of September
08:40 – 09:10 Moto3 FP2 (01:40 - 02:10 CET)
09:25 – 09:55 Moto2 FP2 (02:25 - 02:55 CET)
10:10 – 10:40 MotoGP FP2 (03:10 - 03:40 CET)
10:50 – 11:05 MotoGP Qualifying 1 (03:50 - 04:05 CET)
11:15 – 11:30 MotoGP Qualifying 2 (04:15 - 04:30 CET)

12:45 – 13:00 Moto3 Qualifying 1 (05:45 - 06:00 CET)
13:10 – 13:25 Moto3 Qualifying 2 (06:10 - 06:25 CET)
13:40 – 13:55 Moto2 Qualifying 1 (06:40 - 06:55 CET)
14:05 – 14:20 Moto2 Qualifying 2 (07:05 - 07:20 CET)

15:00 MotoGP-Sprint (12 Laps) (08:00 CET)

Sunday, 28th September
09:40 – 09:50 MotoGP Warm-up (02:40 - 02:50 CET)
11:00 Moto3 race (17 laps) (04:00 CET)
12:15 Moto2 race (19 laps) (05:15 CET)
14:00 MotoGP race (24 laps) (07:00 CET)