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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.
It would prove to be a mixed day of fortunes for Aston Martin during qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso qualified in an impressive second place, but Lance Stroll failed to make it out of Q1.