SCOTT Redding was disappointed to miss out on a 13th consecutive points scoring finish by less than half a second as he crossed the line at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix in 16th position.

Redding had started strongly, running as the first open class rider in the early stages of the race, before dropping back to 16th after a couple of off track excursions aboard his Open Class Honda RCV1000R.

The 21-year-old Briton now heads to Phillip Island for the Australian Grand Prix, which takes place next weekend.

Redding said: “I struggled to follow the right line under braking. I went deep several times, and ran onto the grass twice, losing a lot of time.

“Over the last five laps the front was pushing a lot, because I’d used the front tyre at the beginning of the race.

“It was difficult to be consistent today, but we’re not sure yet why we had this problem, so we need to look more closely at the data to find a solution ahead of the coming races in Australia and Malaysia.

“It goes without saying that I’m far from happy with today’s result.”