italian pilot Francesco Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22) scores Scoring and winning the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix on Sepang circuit, but his opponent for the title did not fail, and the Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1) took the podium, who did not. Japan’s Ai Ogura (Kalex), who fell in the final lap of the Moto2 race and “returned” the championship lead, passed to fourth-placed Spaniard Augusto Fernández (Kalex).
“The Numbers” said a Bagnaia victory with Quartararo off the podium would give the Italians a world title.but the Frenchman knew how to recover from the twelfth position he occupied in the starting line-up to finish on the podium and thus offend his opponent’s spoils. He does nothing in a race where he finished tenth after taking the position from the Italian multiplier Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha YZR M 1).
No one surprised Jorge Martín at the start, but Bagnaia rebounded seven places from ninth to second at the end of the straight and dived in and beat several of his opponents, including Marc Márquez himself (Repsol Honda RC 213 V). He was trying to do the same with the Italian Enea Bastianini (Ducati Desmosedici GP21), and like Bagnaia, the Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1) won seven places in the first round, but not Aleix Espargaro.
The speed imposed by Jorge Martín was brutal, As in the official classification, where he beat Bagnaia, Bastianini and Márquez to break the track’s absolute record, Quartararo tried to link them a little further behind, but Martín crashed on lap six. gained a significant advantage and Bagnaia found himself leading the race.
Here’s the MotoGP standings after the Australian GP:
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Francesco Bagnaia – Ducati – 258
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Fabio Quartararo – Yamaha – 235
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Aleix Espargaró – Aprilia – 212
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Enea Bastianini – Ducati – 211
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Jack Miller – Ducati – 189
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Brad Binder – KTM – 168
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Johann Zarco – Ducati – 166
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Alex Rins – Ducati – 148
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Miguel Oliveira – KTM – 138
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Jorge Martin – Ducati – 136