Archive for September, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Tetsuta Nagashima made solid progress on day one of free practice for the Grand Prix of Thailand as he pulled on the LCR Honda IDEMITSU colours for the first time. The Japanese rider is standing in for injured compatriot Takaaki Nakagami at the Chang International Circuit this weekend and put in a competitive showing on […]

Sep 25, 2022

Takaaki Nakagami rode through the pain barrier to bravely finish the Grand Prix of Japan in front of his home fans on Sunday. Despite suffering immense discomfort from the hand injury he sustained in Aragon, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider battled through 24 laps of the Motegi circuit to take the chequered flag in 20th […]

Sep 24, 2022

Takaaki Nakagami will start his home Grand Prix from the back of the grid after a thunderstorm disrupted Saturday’s MotoGP schedule at Motegi. Still suffering with the hand injury he sustained in Aragon, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider saw his qualifying hopes ended by a fall in a soaking wet Q1 and will now look […]

Sep 23, 2022

Taka Nakagami narrowly missed a top 10 spot after a courageous performance in Friday’s sole free practice session at his home GP at Motegi. Suffering with the hand injury he sustained in Aragon, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU star rode through the pain barrier in front of his fans and was unfortunate not to claim an […]

Sep 18, 2022

Taka Nakagami’s hopes at the Grand Prix of Aragon were ended on the opening lap of Sunday’s race at MotorLand Aragon by a racing incident with Marc Márquez. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider came together with his HRC colleague and went down heavily, but fortunately avoided serious injury following the dramatic incident at turn eight. […]

Sep 17, 2022

Taka Nakagami qualified as the leading Honda bike for the Grand Prix of Aragon after securing a spot on the fourth row of the grid at MotorLand Aragon. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider was the only HRC representative to advance to Q2 and will now look for a strong showing in Sunday’s MotoGP race after […]

Sep 16, 2022

Taka Nakagami made an encouraging start as free practice for the Grand Prix of Aragon got underway in sunny conditions in north-east Spain on Friday. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider was competitive throughout both sessions at the Motorland Aragon circuit and now has his sights firmly set on a spot in Q2 tomorrow. Boosted by […]

Sep 13, 2022

Ahead of this weekend’s AragonGP, Takaaki Nakagami and HRC have signed a contract extension that will keep the 30-year-old riding for the LCR Honda IDEMITSU team in the MotoGP class in 2023. Born in Chiba in 1992, Takaaki Nakagami made his MotoGP™ debut in 2018 with the LCR Honda IDEMITSU Team and 2023 will be […]

Sep 07, 2022

Takaaki Nakagami was pleased the progress he was able to make during the official two-day MotoGP test at Misano this week. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider clocked up over 150 laps at the Italian venue as he worked tirelessly to improve the set-up of his RC213v ahead of the final six rounds of the 2022 […]

Sep 04, 2022

Takaaki Nakagami fought his way to a points finish at the San Marino Grand Prix after a tough 27-lap MotoGP race at Misano. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider showed trademark determination throughout as he ensured he took something from round 14 of the 2022 World Championship on the Rimini riviera. Starting from the eighth row, […]