{
  "id": 11588375,
  "title": "MotoGP Japanese GP: Jorge Martin edges out Marc Marquez to claim back-to-back pole positions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/motogp-japanese-gp-jorge-martin-edges-out-marc-marquez-to-claim-back",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T02:50:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/motogp-japanese-gp-martin-pole-aprilia-marquez/10861231/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jorge Martin secured pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, beating Marc Marquez by a tenth of a second. According to Motorsport.com, Martin's lap time was 1m42.371s, a new circuit record and his third pole position of the season. This is his second consecutive pole position.\n\nThe championship leader, Martin, holds a 12-point lead over Marc Marquez with seven rounds remaining. In an earlier practice session, Alex Marquez set a new lap record of 1 minute 42.81 seconds, but Motorsport.com did not report this. Marquez's brother, Marc, was third fastest in that session.\n\nLocal rider Ai Ogura's bike spewed smoke and oil during practice, causing a temporary suspension of the session. Takaaki Nakagami, a Japanese wild card, was ruled out of the remainder of the weekend after fracturing his collarbone in a crash during morning free practice.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "MotoGP Japanese GP: Alex Marquez heads the field at Motegi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/motogp-japanese-gp-alex-marquez-heads-the-field-at-motegi",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:35:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}