2024 Malaysian MotoGP as it happened

incident 

Marc Marquez has crashed out of third at the last corner. Bastianini now third.

incident 

Morbidelli has crashed at Turn 9 but is back on his bike. 

Martin can't win the championship today if he is second behind Bagnaia, but can still be champion if he finishes second behind Bagnaia in all the remaining races.

lap 7/19

Bagnaia's lead is up to over a second. 

incident 

Joan Mir has crashed at Turn 9. He's ok.

One has to wonder how much of Bagnaia's lead is Martin trying to cool his front tyre. 

lap 6/19

Bagnaia leads by 0.8s over Martin with another fastest lap of the race. He was half a second quicker than Martin in second. 

Big lap from Bagnaia.

Bagnaia is now trying to break Martin. Bagnaia does have the soft front tyre, so will that become a factor later on?

lap 5/20

Bagnaia sets the fastest lap of the race and leads over the line. Marquez is closing on Martin. 

Bagnaia is far enough ahead of Martin to hold the lead at the end of lap four.

Lap 4/20

Bagnaia leads into Turn 1 and Martin is not close enough to lunge at Turn 3. Marquez still third behind this.

Bagnaia goes up the inside of Martin at Turn 15 and takes the lead.

Again Martin wide at Turn 4 but he gets the lead at Turn 5. Wow!

lap 3/20

They almost touch on the main straight, but Martin holds the lead into Turn 1. 

But Martin is wide and Bagnaia leads now. Marquez close behind. 

Finally, we're getting a good scrap between the title duo. Martin goes through again at Turn 14. They almost touch but Martin holds firm!

Martin goes through at Turn 4 but is wide again. Bagnaia leads. 

lap 2/20

Martin was wide at the last corner and let Bagnaia back through, but outdrags him over the line. Bagnaia now back in front at Turn 1.

Martin goes again on the inside at Turn 14 and gets the lead!

Martin is clearly not going to just settle this afternoon. 

Martin goes up the inside at Turn 6 but runs wide. Bagnaia leads still.

Race start - lap 1/20

Bagnaia gets the better start over Martin and holds firm into Turn 1. Marc Marquez is third. 

Binder appears not to be starting due to his physical condition. 

Warm-up lap 

Riders are away on their warm-up lap.

Binder is back in pitlane. Unclear what the issue is. 

Quartararo and Binder have made it out for the restart. But if there is a flag-to-flag scenario, they will likely not have a bike to swap to.