2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
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| 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 Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.