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Furusato Scores Points in Chaotic Mandalika Race as Aji finishes P20 his home GP Read Report
Race
Moto2 2026
Round 17

Furusato Scores Points in Chaotic Mandalika Race as Aji finishes P20 his home GP

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Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia concluded the 17th round of the 2026 Moto2 World Championship at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit with Taiyo Furusato securing P14 and two valuable championship points after a demanding and interrupted race. The Japanese rookie had been running as high as P8 before a red flag brought the original race to a halt following a major incident. After the restart, Furusato fought through an intense battle to finish inside the points, continuing his progression in his rookie Moto2 season... Read more

Furusato Makes Qualifying Progress as Aji Prepares for Home GP Challenge Read Report
Qualifying
Moto2 2026
Round 17

Furusato Makes Qualifying Progress as Aji Prepares for Home GP Challenge

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Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia completed qualifying for the 17th round of the 2026 Moto2 World Championship at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, with Taiyo Furusato making a clear step forward to secure a P15 starting position for Sunday's race. The Japanese rookie progressed from Q1 after finishing third, then qualified P16 in Q2 with a best lap of 1’32.730. Following grid penalties for other riders, Furusato will start the Indonesian Grand Prix from P15... Read more

Double DNF Ends Difficult Japanese GP for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Read Report
Race
Moto2 2026
Round 16

Double DNF Ends Difficult Japanese GP for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia

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Mobility Resort Motegi

The 16th round of the 2026 Moto2 World Championship ended in disappointment for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, with both Mario Suryo Aji and Taiyo Furusato not finishing the Japanese Grand Prix Race at Mobility Resort Motegi. A dramatic start to the day saw Aji crash during the sighting lap, but the team worked quickly to repair his machine and allow him to take his place on the grid. However, both riders would ultimately crash during the race... Read more

Promising Pace, Tight Margins: Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Ready for Motegi Race Read Report
Qualifying
Moto2 2026
Round 16

Promising Pace, Tight Margins: Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Ready for Motegi Race

JP

Mobility Resort Motegi

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia will start Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix from P20 and P21, with Taiyo Furusato and Mario Suryo Aji respectively, after a closely fought Q1 session at Mobility Resort Motegi. Both riders showed a clear step forward compared with Friday, finishing sixth and seventh in Q1, but the extremely tight margins prevented them from advancing to Q2... Read more

Aji P17 and Furusato P18 as Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Heads to the Asian Tour Read Report
Race
Moto2 2026
Round 15

Aji P17 and Furusato P18 as Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Heads to the Asian Tour

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Red Bull Ring - Spielberg

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia completed the 15th round of the 2026 Moto2 World Championship at the Red Bull Ring with Mario Suryo Aji finishing P17 and Taiyo Furusato P18. Both riders showed promising race pace and spent significant portions of the race fighting around the points-paying positions, but ultimately fell just short of scoring... Read more

Improved Pace, Tough Grid: Aji & Furusato Ready to Fight in tomorrow’s race in Austria Read Report
Qualifying
Moto2 2026
Round 15

Improved Pace, Tough Grid: Aji & Furusato Ready to Fight in tomorrow’s race in Austria

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Red Bull Ring - Spielberg

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia will start Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix from P18 and P21, with Mario Suryo Aji and Taiyo Furusato respectively, after a challenging qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring. Despite the starting positions not reflecting their progress, both riders showed improved feeling and pace compared with Friday and will aim to turn that progress into a strong race performance. Furusato gains one position on the starting grid following the withdrawal of another rider, moving from his qualifying position of P21 to P20 for Sunday’s race... Read more

Close Gaps but Difficult Positions for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia at Misano Read Report
Qualifying
Moto2 2026
Round 14

Close Gaps but Difficult Positions for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia at Misano

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Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia will face a challenging starting position for Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix, with Mario Suryo Aji qualifying 20th and Taiyo Furusato 24th at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Furusato has subsequently received a penalty for slow riding and will therefore start the race from the back of the grid... Read more