Yamaha Factory Racing will start the Suzuka 8 Hours from pole position after a stunning Superpole lap from MotoGP's Pol Espargaro. Despite being unfamiliar with the single lap Superpole format, the Spaniard - the 13th of 20 riders to take his turn on track - blasted to a time of 2m 6.000s. That proved too much for the others to match, although team-mate Katsuyuki Nakasuga later got to within just 0.059s of Espargaro's effort. “It was amazing. I'm still shaking! It was a team effort. Everyone has been an amazing but the big thing is tomorrow,” said Espargaro. Kawasaki's Kazuki Watanabe, fastest heading into qualifying, was 0.287s slower than Espargaro with retired double MotoGP champion...
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