Dandelion Racing driver Makino, who topped follow earlier on Saturday, posted a greatest lap of 1m22.063s on the finish of the Q2 pole shootout to eclipse Group Mugen rival Lawson by 0.179 seconds.
It marks Makino’s first pole place since he made his Tremendous Method debut at Suzuka again in 2019.
His rookie team-mate Kakunoshin Ota underlined Dandelion’s turnaround by qualifying in third – in addition to qualifying high of his Q1 group.
Ren Sato made it an all-Honda high 4 in his greatest qualifying efficiency of the yr for Nakajima Racing, with championship chief Ritomo Miyata (TOM’S) the most effective of the Toyota runners in fifth.
Two bonus factors for Lawson imply that Miyata heads into Sunday’s race with a diminished 10-point cushion on the head of the drivers’ standings.
Becoming a member of Miyata on the third row can be Naoki Yamamoto, finishing a powerful displaying from Nakajima.
Reigning two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri may handle no higher than seventh place, six tenths off pole, forward of Kenta Yamashita (Kondo Racing) and Hiroki Otsu, who’s deputising for an injured Toshiki Oyu at TGM Grand Prix.
Title contender Sho Tsuboi was a disappointing eleventh, instantly behind Inging team-mate Sena Sakaguchi.
Impul did not get both of its drivers by to Q2, with Yuhi Sekiguchi lining up thirteenth and Ryo Hirakawa languishing down in twentieth with the second-slowest time in his Q1 group.
Ukyo Sasahara, making his first race look of the yr for TOM’S after being handed Giuliano Alesi’s seat for the remainder of the season, was additionally eradicated in Q1 and can begin sixteenth.