Even the riders leave their homes to gather on the island of Honshu, but they do so on the opposite coast, to race at Mobility Resort Motegi. This venue has already hosted 25 Grands Prix, although the 4 editions from 2000 to 2003 were called the Pacific Grand Prix and only the later ones the Japanese Grand Prix.

According to Brembo engineers, who for the 11th year in a row have worked closely with all the MotoGP teams, the 4.801 km-long Mobility Resort Motegi falls into the category of circuits that are highly demanding on brakes. On a scale of 1 to 6, it has a difficulty index of 6. Of the 8 braking sections per lap, lasting a total of 31 seconds, as many as 5 are in the Hard category, 2 are Medium, and only one is Light. All 8 require more than two and a half seconds.

The hardest corner for the braking system at Mobility Resort Motegi is Turn 11: the MotoGP bikes go from 307 km/h to 85 km/h in 4.8 seconds, during which they cover 233 metres thanks to a load of 5.9 kg on the brake lever. The deceleration the riders are subjected to at that moment is 1.5 g, the Brembo brake fluid pressure reaches 12.7 bar, while the temperature of the carbon discs rises to 750 °C.

In the event of a race declared dry by the Race Director, riders must choose between 340 mm and 355 mm carbon discs. They will also use carbon discs in the rain, as has happened since the 2017 Japanese GP, marked by rainfall and a track temperature that did not rise above 15 °C. It was a historic race because, despite these conditions, those who opted for carbon gained greater benefits than those who used steel: winner Andrea Dovizioso, as well as the entire Top 9 at the finish and 13 of the 15 points-scoring riders, including at least one from each motorcycle manufacturer, used Brembo carbon discs.