2018 Malaysian Moto2 and Moto3 Friday Results
Moto 2
Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex) topped both Moto2 sessions, a good omen for the Spaniard yet to win a race this year. Marquez was inside the lap record, but with times close – 13 within one second – the focus was on the championship rivals.
Points leader Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex) narrowly had the upper hand, placed fourth; Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM) was ninth, xxxx slower.
Bagnaia leads by 36 points, and will be champion if he loses no more than 11 points to Oliveira. Thus if the latter repeats his victory of last year, fifth place will be enough for the Italian to clinch the title, having racked up eight wins to just one for Oliveira.
Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up) was second, ahead of Bagnaia’s team-mate Luca Marini; fifth and sixth went to Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Kalex) and a revived Sam Lowes (SII KTM). Then Oliveira, Baldassarri (HP40 Kalex) and Remy Gardner (Tech 3); with Phillip Island winner Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) completing the top ten.
American Joe Roberts (RW Racing NTS) was 16th.
SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018
Sepang, Friday, November 02, 2018
| 1 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 263.9 | 2’06.928 | |
| 2 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 262.7 | 2’06.958 | 0.030 / 0.030 |
| 3 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 267.2 | 2’07.089 | 0.161 / 0.131 |
| 4 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 263.6 | 2’07.106 | 0.178 / 0.017 |
| 5 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 266.7 | 2’07.107 | 0.179 / 0.001 |
| 6 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 260.5 | 2’07.315 | 0.387 / 0.208 |
| 7 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 262.6 | 2’07.551 | 0.623 / 0.236 |
| 8 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 267.0 | 2’07.605 | 0.677 / 0.054 |
| 9 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 262.0 | 2’07.644 | 0.716 / 0.039 |
| 10 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 263.1 | 2’07.685 | 0.757 / 0.041 |
| 11 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 264.9 | 2’07.797 | 0.869 / 0.112 |
| 12 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 263.8 | 2’07.808 | 0.880 / 0.011 |
| 13 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 263.7 | 2’07.819 | 0.891 / 0.011 |
| 14 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 264.0 | 2’07.991 | 1.063 / 0.172 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 266.2 | 2’08.128 | 1.200 / 0.137 |
| 16 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 258.5 | 2’08.171 | 1.243 / 0.043 |
| 17 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 262.5 | 2’08.237 | 1.309 / 0.066 |
| 18 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 263.8 | 2’08.250 | 1.322 / 0.013 |
| 19 | 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | SWI | SAG Team | Kalex | 261.1 | 2’08.632 | 1.704 / 0.382 |
| 20 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 260.6 | 2’08.663 | 1.735 / 0.031 |
| 21 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 262.3 | 2’08.732 | 1.804 / 0.069 |
| 22 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 261.8 | 2’08.826 | 1.898 / 0.094 |
| 23 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex | 259.8 | 2’09.013 | 2.085 / 0.187 |
| 24 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 261.5 | 2’09.120 | 2.192 / 0.107 |
| 25 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 264.7 | 2’09.184 | 2.256 / 0.064 |
| 26 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 265.4 | 2’09.507 | 2.579 / 0.323 |
| 27 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 262.7 | 2’09.538 | 2.610 / 0.031 |
| 28 | 30 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | INA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 259.8 | 2’09.665 | 2.737 / 0.127 |
| 29 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 258.0 | 2’10.949 | 4.021 / 1.284 |
| 30 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 260.9 | 2’11.055 | 4.127 / 0.106 |
| 31 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 262.0 | 2’12.217 | 5.289 / 1.162 |
| 32 | 50 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 256.9 | 2’13.167 | 6.239 / 0.950 |
Moto3
Moto3 lost the morning session to treacherous drying conditions, but made the most of the dry start to the afternoon, before rain came again, with close times putting 20 out of 26 runners within a second of the top time, which was still 1.5 seconds off the lap record.
Names were still shuffling when the rain flags came out, with Italian Tony Arbolino (Marinelli Honda) ending up a hundredth ahead of Scotsman John McPhee (CIP Green Power KTM); and Aron Canet (EG Honda) third.
The three title contenders were well in the mix, with Jorge Martin (Del Conca Honda) fourth, ahead of Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Honda) and Andrea Migno (Angel Nieto KTM); Marco Bezzecchi (Redox KTM) eighth, and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Honda) 13th, half-a-second off provisional pole. Martin is 12 points ahead of Bezzecchi; Di Giannantonio another eight back.
SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018
Sepang, Friday, November 02, 2018
| 1 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 225.2 | 2’14.227 | |
| 2 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 220.4 | 2’14.237 | 0.010 / 0.010 |
| 3 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 219.8 | 2’14.247 | 0.020 / 0.010 |
| 4 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 214.7 | 2’14.251 | 0.024 / 0.004 |
| 5 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 221.0 | 2’14.349 | 0.122 / 0.098 |
| 6 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 220.9 | 2’14.352 | 0.125 / 0.003 |
| 7 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 224.2 | 2’14.355 | 0.128 / 0.003 |
| 8 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 215.0 | 2’14.382 | 0.155 / 0.027 |
| 9 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 221.4 | 2’14.547 | 0.320 / 0.165 |
| 10 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 219.5 | 2’14.548 | 0.321 / 0.001 |
| 11 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 225.8 | 2’14.709 | 0.482 / 0.161 |
| 12 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 218.6 | 2’14.775 | 0.548 / 0.066 |
| 13 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 222.0 | 2’14.782 | 0.555 / 0.007 |
| 14 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 215.2 | 2’14.916 | 0.689 / 0.134 |
| 15 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 223.7 | 2’15.002 | 0.775 / 0.086 |
| 16 | 31 | Celestino VIETTI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 218.3 | 2’15.028 | 0.801 / 0.026 |
| 17 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 214.3 | 2’15.059 | 0.832 / 0.031 |
| 18 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 227.5 | 2’15.125 | 0.898 / 0.066 |
| 19 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 220.4 | 2’15.154 | 0.927 / 0.029 |
| 20 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 218.4 | 2’15.199 | 0.972 / 0.045 |
| 21 | 77 | Vicente PEREZ | SPA | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | KTM | 221.6 | 2’15.632 | 1.405 / 0.433 |
| 22 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 216.0 | 2’15.741 | 1.514 / 0.109 |
| 23 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 220.4 | 2’15.961 | 1.734 / 0.220 |
| 24 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 214.1 | 2’16.166 | 1.939 / 0.205 |
| 25 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 215.3 | 2’16.286 | 2.059 / 0.120 |
| 26 | 81 | Stefano NEPA | ITA | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 214.8 | 2’16.674 | 2.447 / 0.388 |
| 9 | Apiwath WONGTHANANON | THA | VR46 Master Camp Team | KTM | ||||
| 76 | Makar YURCHENKO | KAZ | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda |
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