Takumi Takahashi has had a positive first day in Motegi riding for Team HRC Nissin aboard the Honda RC213V.

Takumi was fifteenth fastest in this morning’s FP1 with his time of 1’47.079 (lap 7/18) and then this afternoon the Japanese wildcard rider improved and finished the day 18th in the combined times with his best lap of 1’46.650 (lap 5/20) – his fastest ever lap around Motegi.