Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo will start from pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi after an amazing battle for pole with points-leading teammate Valentino Rossi. Lorenzo is 14 points behind Rossi in the championship standings, and is riding this weekend with a sprained shoulder. Rossi had lagged well behind Lorenzo throughout free practice, but jumped right up to his pace level in FP4. They traded pole position multiple times throughout the 15-minute Q2 session, Lorenzo only sealing it on his very last lap by 0.081s. Story of the session Lorenzo set the benchmark of 1m44.768s, but had Rossi following his every move behind him, and was just 0.017s clear of his rival after their...
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