october 09, 2015 - Honda Moto

Honda, MotoGP - Takahashi makes debut in MotoGP at Japanese GP

Takumi Takahashi has had a positive first day in Motegi riding for Team HRC Nissin aboard the #honda RC213V.

Takumi was fifteenth fastest in this morning’s FP1 with his time of 1’47.079 (lap 7/18) and then this afternoon the Japanese wildcard rider improved and finished the day 18th in the combined times with his best lap of 1’46.650 (lap 5/20) – his fastest ever lap around Motegi.

Takumi Takahashi 72
Rider – MotoGP
"I am very happy to be here #racing with Team HRC Nissin. Today was a positive day and I was able to do my best ever time around Motegi by almost half a second and using the harder tyre, however, the gap to the front riders is still too big. We will work hard tomorrow to reduce this gap as much as we can."