Ducati rider Jorge Lorenzo will start this afternoon's Grand Prix of Japan, round 15 of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, from the second row of the grid.
The Spanish rider was fifth quickest during the Q2 qualifying session, which was held on a partially damp track, with a lap of 1'54.235.
He confirmed his fourth place in FP3 to go directly through to the afternoon's all-important 15-minute Q2 run and he is happy enough with his overall performance and he is hoping it stays wet all race.
โI was just a few tenths off improving my fifth place, but at any rate starting from the second row is not so bad. Conditions in qualifying were not ideal for us, because the track was drying, and I think that if the track had been wetter we could have got a better result," he said.
"In any case the most important thing is to be in a good position for the start, also because tomorrow it will probably rain and in these conditions I think we've got a good base set-up. We've worked well and I feel good on the bike."
"The key to the race could be the choice of tyres: if the track dries, it'll be vitally important to manage the tyre wear in the best possible way, and if the track stays wet until the very end I think we can certainly fight for the podium.โ
