2018 Malaysian Moto2 and Moto3 Saturday Results
Moto2 – Record-Breaker Marquez
The circuit best lap was pulverised in Moto2 qualifying, with Australian Remy Gardner (Tech 3) the first to get underneath the 2015 record set by Thomas Luthi. But the son-of-a-champion was consigned to fourth at the end.
Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex) ran fully seven tenths faster to take his third pole of the year, almost half-a-second clear. The other two were right at the start of the year, and Marc’s younger brother has just two races left to take a first win of a year of problems and disappointment. Alex dominated all free practice sessions as well.
Alongside on the front row: Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Kalex) and Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up); while alongside Gardner is Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Kalex) and Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex).
Bagnaia has the chance to tie up the championship tomorrow, starting out 36 points ahead of closest rival Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM), and needing to leave only 25 points ahead.
Oliveira qualified just six hundredths and one place down, to head the third row from Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex) and second KTM rider Brad Binder, fresh from his third win in Australia.
American Joe Roberts (RW NTS) qualified 23rd, one place ahead of team-mate Steven Odendaal.
SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto2 Qualifying Classification 2018
Sepang, Saturday, November 03, 2018
| 1 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 267.2 | 2’05.629 | |
| 2 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 267.9 | 2’06.117 | 0.488 / 0.488 |
| 3 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 266.7 | 2’06.295 | 0.666 / 0.178 |
| 4 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 265.2 | 2’06.347 | 0.718 / 0.052 |
| 5 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 266.4 | 2’06.439 | 0.810 / 0.092 |
| 6 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 265.8 | 2’06.549 | 0.920 / 0.110 |
| 7 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 265.8 | 2’06.617 | 0.988 / 0.068 |
| 8 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 266.7 | 2’06.687 | 1.058 / 0.070 |
| 9 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 269.3 | 2’06.741 | 1.112 / 0.054 |
| 10 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 269.5 | 2’06.742 | 1.113 / 0.001 |
| 11 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 265.1 | 2’06.878 | 1.249 / 0.136 |
| 12 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 268.0 | 2’06.901 | 1.272 / 0.023 |
| 13 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 265.9 | 2’06.964 | 1.335 / 0.063 |
| 14 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 265.0 | 2’07.041 | 1.412 / 0.077 |
| 15 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 267.0 | 2’07.086 | 1.457 / 0.045 |
| 16 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 270.6 | 2’07.220 | 1.591 / 0.134 |
| 17 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 268.2 | 2’07.243 | 1.614 / 0.023 |
| 18 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 268.1 | 2’07.251 | 1.622 / 0.008 |
| 19 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 264.7 | 2’07.251 | 1.622 |
| 20 | 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | SWI | SAG Team | Kalex | 264.7 | 2’07.365 | 1.736 / 0.114 |
| 21 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 262.5 | 2’07.379 | 1.750 / 0.014 |
| 22 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 265.2 | 2’07.494 | 1.865 / 0.115 |
| 23 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 262.4 | 2’07.516 | 1.887 / 0.022 |
| 24 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 263.6 | 2’07.566 | 1.937 / 0.050 |
| 25 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 265.9 | 2’07.683 | 2.054 / 0.117 |
| 26 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex | 262.5 | 2’08.425 | 2.796 / 0.742 |
| 27 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 265.4 | 2’08.500 | 2.871 / 0.075 |
| 28 | 30 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | INA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 260.7 | 2’08.769 | 3.140 / 0.269 |
| 29 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 265.2 | 2’08.989 | 3.360 / 0.220 |
| 30 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 264.1 | 2’09.524 | 3.895 / 0.535 |
| 31 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 261.9 | 2’09.942 | 4.313 / 0.418 |
| 32 | 50 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 259.9 | 2’10.553 | 4.924 / 0.611 |
Moto3 – Martin Edges It Again
Jorge Martin seized his 11th pole of the season in fully dry Moto3. But the Del Conca Gresini Honda rider was only 0.032 of a second clear of his main title rival Marco Bezzecchi (Redox Pruestel KTM).
The top three riders were all inside the track’s previous best-ever lap, set last year by champion Joan Mir.
The times came in the usual session-end flurry, with long-time leader John McPhee (CIP Green Power KTM) consigned to fourth, leading row two, in spite of improving himself. Tony Arbolino (Marinelli Snipers Honda) took third, for his first front-row start since he was on pole in Argentina.
Spaniard Martin leads Bezzecchi by 12 points, after the Italian was knocked down and out a week ago in Australia … for a second time in the last three races. But Martin also fell a fortnight ago in Japan, and the title battle is as tense as it could be.
Australian GP winner Albert Arenas (Angel Nieto) was fourth, with Enea Bastianini (Leopard Honda) completing row two, and Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Honda) heading the third from fellow Honda riders Kazuki Masaki and Ayumu Sasaki.
The rejuvenated Darryn Binder (Red Bull KTM) was 11th, just over a second away from pole.
SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto3 Qualifying Classification 2018
Sepang, Saturday, November 03, 2018
| 1 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 223.7 | 2’11.731 | |
| 2 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 224.6 | 2’11.763 | 0.032 / 0.032 |
| 3 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 226.2 | 2’12.065 | 0.334 / 0.302 |
| 4 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 225.4 | 2’12.081 | 0.350 / 0.016 |
| 5 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 224.1 | 2’12.211 | 0.480 / 0.130 |
| 6 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 225.3 | 2’12.222 | 0.491 / 0.011 |
| 7 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 224.9 | 2’12.543 | 0.812 / 0.321 |
| 8 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 225.3 | 2’12.627 | 0.896 / 0.084 |
| 9 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 225.7 | 2’12.637 | 0.906 / 0.010 |
| 10 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 225.4 | 2’12.679 | 0.948 / 0.042 |
| 11 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 224.5 | 2’12.748 | 1.017 / 0.069 |
| 12 | 31 | Celestino VIETTI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 224.8 | 2’12.763 | 1.032 / 0.015 |
| 13 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 226.8 | 2’12.797 | 1.066 / 0.034 |
| 14 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 225.6 | 2’12.812 | 1.081 / 0.015 |
| 15 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 220.9 | 2’12.873 | 1.142 / 0.061 |
| 16 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 226.7 | 2’12.940 | 1.209 / 0.067 |
| 17 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 218.2 | 2’12.975 | 1.244 / 0.035 |
| 18 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 224.3 | 2’13.089 | 1.358 / 0.114 |
| 19 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 224.5 | 2’13.113 | 1.382 / 0.024 |
| 20 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 226.8 | 2’13.160 | 1.429 / 0.047 |
| 21 | 77 | Vicente PEREZ | SPA | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | KTM | 227.1 | 2’13.181 | 1.450 / 0.021 |
| 22 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 224.1 | 2’13.644 | 1.913 / 0.463 |
| 23 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 222.7 | 2’13.679 | 1.948 / 0.035 |
| 24 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 224.3 | 2’13.718 | 1.987 / 0.039 |
| 25 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 225.7 | 2’13.955 | 2.224 / 0.237 |
| 26 | 9 | Apiwath WONGTHANANON | THA | VR46 Master Camp Team | KTM | 225.6 | 2’14.502 | 2.771 / 0.547 |
| 27 | 81 | Stefano NEPA | ITA | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 224.7 | 2’14.692 | 2.961 / 0.190 |
| 28 | 76 | Makar YURCHENKO | KAZ | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 223.7 | 2’14.868 | 3.137 / 0.176 |
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