Record time for Loris

500 – Loris Capirossi flies to the Suzuka track and with his Honda shatters the record for the fastest lap in the 500 class. The Italian centaur won the first "pole" of the year during the second official test for the grand prix of Japan with a time of 2:04.777. Second is the Japanese Shinya Nakano, new to the category, on Yamaha.
The pace held today will not be the pace of tomorrow's race, but the result obtained allows the Bolognese to start in an advantageous position in a race that is expected to be particularly tough due to the high level of the bikes and riders. Among the front rows there will also be another Italian, Max Biaggi, who set the best time in free practice yesterday with his Yamaha. He also holds the circuit record with 2:06.746.