Race 1 of 16 races in the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
7 April 2002
Official name
SKYY Vodka Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
Location
Suzuka Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
5.821 km (3.617 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Valentino Rossi
Time
2:04.226
Fastest lap
Rider
Valentino Rossi
Time
2:19.105 on lap 21
Podium
First
Valentino Rossi
Second
Akira Ryō
Third
Carlos Checa
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Fonsi Nieto
Time
2:08.049
Fastest lap
Rider
Osamu Miyazaki
Time
2:25.896 on lap 16
Podium
First
Osamu Miyazaki
Second
Daisaku Sakai
Third
Randy de Puniet
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
Daniel Pedrosa
Time
2:13.957
Fastest lap
Rider
Stefano Bianco
Time
2:30.798 on lap 6
Podium
First
Arnaud Vincent
Second
Mirko Giansanti
Third
Manuel Poggiali
The 2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 April 2002 at Suzuka. The race was historic in that it was the first race of the MotoGP class, with engine capacities raised to 990cc from 500cc.
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