Miguel Oliveira got his first taste of the Twin Ring Motegi today aboard his KTM RC16. Following a decent start in FP1, he suffered a crash in the second session of the day, but luckily managed to go back on track again, plus lowered on his lap time from this morning to conclude Friday 1.079 seconds behind the top 10.

Having completed a hot and difficult Thai Grand Prix just a few days ago, Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Miguel Oliveira and Hafizh Syahrin can’t wait to fly further East for the Japanese round this weekend, which is set to kick off this Friday at 10.50 local time (3.50 CET) with FP1 for the MotoGP class.

Starting from P17 on the grid, Red Bull KTM Tech3’s MotoGP rookie Miguel Oliveira was on the move as soon as the red lights went off. He chased down some contenders during the first phase of the race to arrive nearly in 13^th around half-time, but unfortunately, couldn’t manage to keep this position as his injured shoulder prevented him from fighting. He eventually ended up 0.098 seconds behind the points scoring positions.