KTM rule, Bagnaia bounces back, Aprilia in the mix and Marquez out of Q2: headlines from Day 1 in Japan. One of the longest-standing lap records is no more .
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Brad Binder broke the All-Time Lap Record during MotoGP Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Mobility Resort Motegi, in Japan. Riding his Red Bull KTM RC 16, the South African covered the 3.0-mile (4.8 km) infield road course in 1:43.489, which broke Jorge Lorenzo s mark of 1:43.790, which he set in 2015! Defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia was second-best with a time of 1:43.518 on his Lenovo Team Ducati, and Aleix Espargaro was P3 with a 1:43.784 on his factory Aprilia RS-GP. All of the top three riders were under the previous All-Time Lap Record. The top 10 riders from FP2 go directly to Qualifying Two (Q2) on Saturday. Riders outside of the top 10 in FP2 - including Miguel Oliveira, Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo, and Marc Marquez - will have to go to Qualifying One and then be one of the two fastest riders to advance to Q2 and fight for one of the top 12 grid spots.