Cal Crutchlow will start Sunday’s Grand Prix of Japan from the second row of the grid after another excellent day of qualifying at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit. The LCR Honda man is yet again the Top Independent Team rider on the grid, and will fancy his chances of taking a spot on the podium in the 24-lap race. A small spill in the final moments of the 15-minute qualifying shootout didn’t blot Crutchlow’s copybook too much, and considering the pace he has shown throughout this weekend, there is every chance of another good result tomorrow. The Brit currently sits in sixth place in the MotoGP World Championship standings, and is hopeful of delivering another positive finish at the home of Honda.

Cal Crutchlow:
“Again I think it was a bit of a missed opportunity to get onto the front row, I made a small mistake under braking trying to push to make up for the lack of acceleration and the speed of our bike this weekend. We are doing a good job as a team though, I’m very happy with how we are working and how I’m riding at the moment. I’m looking forward to a good race on Sunday, not only do we need to do a good job for the LCR team but also for Honda and try and help them out in the constructor’s championship if we can. I have to step up a little with Dani Pedrosa being absent. As I said yesterday, we hope that Dani comes back soon, it’s a shame that he’s not here to race this weekend.”

Results Q1 + Q2 combined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc