2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Japan  2006 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 17 races in the
2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date24 September 2006
Official nameA-Style Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:45.724
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi
Time 1:47.288
Podium
First Italy Loris Capirossi
Second Italy Valentino Rossi
Third Italy Marco Melandri
250cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo
Time 1:51.374
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Hiroshi Aoyama
Time 1:52.800
Podium
First Japan Hiroshi Aoyama
Second San Marino Alex de Angelis
Third Spain Jorge Lorenzo
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Álvaro Bautista
Time 1:57.231
Fastest lap
Rider Finland Mika Kallio
Time 1:57.666
Podium
First Finland Mika Kallio
Second Spain Álvaro Bautista
Third Spain Julián Simón

The 2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 22 –24 September 2006 at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.

  1. ^ "2006 Japanese MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Twin Ring Motegi | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.