ROUND 16 / OCTOBER 4-6, 2024
MOTEGI MOBILITY RESORT / MOTEGI, JAPAN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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30 TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI
DNF/13TH MOTOGP
"It was a very emotional race," Naka-
gami said. "I've enjoyed it a lot, and
I wanted to give my best to my fans.
I knew I had nothing to lose starting
from the back of the grid and scoring
points is always nice. I gave my best
until the end. If I had two laps extra,
maybe I can catch the group in front.
But I enjoyed the end of the race. I'm
proud of myself. I will never forget
today. That cooldown lap was a very
nice feeling. I want to thank every-
body for supporting me."
23 ENEA BASTIANINI
2ND/4TH MOTOGP
"The race didn't go as I'd hoped,"
Enea Bastianini said. "After the
overtake by Brad [Binder] I lost a few
more positions as he made me go
wide at turn 10 and others took ad-
vantage. After that, I tried to do [my]
best, but it was too late already; the
two at the front had pulled away al-
ready and Marc managed to overtake
Binder much quicker than I did. It took
me a lot longer and stressed the rear
tire the many attempts—and this im-
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