MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix: Bagnaia wins at Sepang, defends title

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia took victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix, significantly reducing Jorge Martin’s championship lead. Martin, riding for Pramac Racing, finished second but his early championship hopes were dashed. The game featured an intense early battle between Bagnaha and Martin. However, the Ducati rider prevailed, claiming his tenth victory of the season. A red flag was raised on the first lap due to a multi-man incident involving KTM riders Brad Binder and Jack Miller and Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo . Miller was taken to the medical center but later returned to the pits, while Binder missed the restart with a shoulder injury. The race was subsequently shortened to 19 laps and restarted with the original starting order.

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MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix: Race Results

Enea Bastianini secured the Ducati Factory Team’s only podium finish at a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix. The Italian driver took advantage of the misfortune of Marc Marquez and Franco Morbidelli, who both crashed early in the race.

Alex Marquez finished fourth on the second Gresini Ducati, maintaining a steady pace throughout the race. He faced brief pressure from Pedro Acosta, who charged strongly from 13th onwards. However, Acosta’s momentum faded in the final laps.

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo finished sixth with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales and Yamaha’s Alex Rins ) followed closely. Marco Bezzecchi finished ninth for the Mooney VR46 Racing Team, narrowly beating out Tech3 KTM’s Augusto Fernandez.

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Honda’s Johann Zarco finished 11th, while Marc Marquez, despite an earlier crash, recovered to finish 12th ahead of Aprilia ( Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia. Franco Morbidelli came back into action in 14th, while Luca Marini brought home the factory Honda in 15th.