2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

  2002 Japanese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 16 races in the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	7 April 2002
Official name	SKYY Vodka Grand Prix of Japan
Location	Suzuka
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.821 km (3.617 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position Rider Valentino Rossi Time 2:04.226 Fastest lap Rider Valentino Rossi Time 2:19.105 Podium First Valentino Rossi Second Akira Ryo Third Carlos Checa
250 cc
Pole position Rider Fonsi Nieto Time 2:08.049 Fastest lap Rider Osamu Miyazaki Time 2:25.896 Podium First Osamu Miyazaki Second Daisaku Sakai Third Randy de Puniet
125 cc
Pole position Rider Dani Pedrosa Time 2:13.957 Fastest lap Rider Stefano Bianco Time 2:30.798 Podium First Arnaud Vincent Second Mirko Giansanti Third Manuel Poggiali

Pole position
Rider	Valentino Rossi
Time	2:04.226
Fastest lap
Rider	Valentino Rossi
Time	2:19.105
Podium
First	Valentino Rossi
Second	Akira Ryo
Third	Carlos Checa

Pole position
Rider	Fonsi Nieto
Time	2:08.049
Fastest lap
Rider	Osamu Miyazaki
Time	2:25.896
Podium
First	Osamu Miyazaki
Second	Daisaku Sakai
Third	Randy de Puniet

Pole position
Rider	Dani Pedrosa
Time	2:13.957
Fastest lap
Rider	Stefano Bianco
Time	2:30.798
Podium
First	Arnaud Vincent
Second	Mirko Giansanti
Third	Manuel Poggiali

The 2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 April 2002 at Suzuka. The race was historic in that it was the first race of the MotoGP class, with engine capacities raised to 990cc from 500cc.

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