Veda Ega Pratama Produces Late Lap Surge to Break Into Moto3 Top Eight

Veda Ega Pratama produced a late flying-lap surge in Moto3 Practice at Motegi to secure eighth place after briefly dropping outside the Q2 qualification zone.

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Veda Ega Pratama produced a dramatic late improvement in Moto3 Practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Honda Team Asia rider surging into eighth place after briefly falling outside the direct Q2 qualification zone.

Veda began the session with a lap of around 1:56.9 and remained well outside the leading battle. David Munoz initially set the pace with a 1:55.561.

As the session progressed, Veda continued to cut his lap time. He improved to around 1:56.6 but remained outside the top 10. Even after dropping his time to approximately 1:56.4, he was still down in 15th place.

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Veda then began closing the gap to the leaders. He moved up to 11th after getting within 0.674 seconds of Munoz, although he subsequently dropped one position.

The leading time later changed hands when Alvaro Carpe posted a 1:55.419. At that stage, Veda was still 0.816 seconds away from the benchmark.

With five minutes remaining, Veda slipped to 14th, putting him on the final position for riders seeking to secure direct passage into Q2.

He briefly climbed to 12th before dropping back to 14th and then 15th in the closing moments. Just when his position appeared increasingly vulnerable, Veda found a significant improvement on his final flying lap.

Veda pushed on his last flying lap to break into the top eight, finishing Practice in eighth with a reported gap of 0.317 seconds to the fastest time.

Marco Morelli topped the session with a 1:55.280, just 0.016 seconds ahead of Ryusei Yamanaka. Brian Uriarte was third, followed by Alvaro Carpe and Valentin Perrone.

MOTOGP JAPAN 2026 SESI: PRACTICE

POS	RIDER / TEAM	TIME / GAP
1	Marco MorelliCFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team	1:55.280s Argentina
2	Ryusei YamanakaAEON Credit MT Helmets MSI	1:55.296s Jepang
3	Brian UriarteRed Bull KTM Ajo	1:55.364s Spanyol
4	Alvaro CarpeRed Bull KTM Ajo	1:55.393s Spanyol
5	Valentin PerroneRed Bull KTM Tech3	1:55.412s Argentina
6	Maximo QuilesCFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team	1:55.509s Spanyol
7	David MuñozLiqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP	1:55.561s Spanyol
8	Veda PratamaHonda Team Asia	1:55.597s Indonesia
9	Matteo BertelleLEVEL UP MTA	1:55.616s Italia
10	David AlmansaLiqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP	1:55.630s Spanyol
11	Adrian FernandezLeopard Racing	1:55.799s Spanyol
12	Joel EstebanLEVEL UP MTA	1:55.820s Spanyol
13	Joel KelsoGRYD Racing	1:55.920s Australia
14	Adrian CrucesCIP Green Power	1:55.940s Spanyol
15	Rico SalmelaRed Bull KTM Tech3	1:56.107s Finlandia
16	Casey O'GormanSIC58 Squadra Corse	1:56.216s Irlandia
17	Hakim DanishAEON Credit MT Helmets MSI	1:56.268s Malaysia
18	Zen MitaniHonda Team Asia	1:56.392s Jepang
19	Jesus RiosRivacold Snipers Team	1:56.395s Spanyol
20	Ryota OgiwaraCODE Motorsports	1:56.466s Japan
21	Scott OgdenCIP Green Power	1:56.599s Britania Raya
22	Eddie O'SheaGRYD Racing	1:56.754s Britania Raya
23	Guido PiniLeopard Racing	1:56.841s Italia
24	Leo RammerstorferSIC58 Squadra Corse	1:56.947s Austria
25	Kiattisak SinghapongRivacold Snipers Team	1:57.679s Thailand
26	Ruche MoodleyCODE Motorsports	1:58.074s Afrika Selatan