Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang - Full Qualifying Results
Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 1'57.790s | 6/6 | 334k |
2 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +0.456s | 3/7 | 336k |
3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.664s | 5/6 | 330k |
4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | +0.700s | 7/7 | 326k |
5 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.785s | 7/7 | 332k |
6 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.789s | 3/7 | 332k |
7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.864s | 6/6 | 327k |
8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.976s | 3/7 | 329k |
9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +1.072s | 3/5 | 332k |
10 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +1.145s | 2/5 | 330k |
11 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.355s | 2/6 | 331k |
12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.425s | 3/6 | 330k |
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13 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1'59.053s | 7/7 | 330k |
14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 1'59.064s | 2/5 | 332k |
15 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 1'59.256s | 7/7 | 327k |
16 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | 1'59.278s | 7/7 | 330k |
17 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'59.363s | 5/6 | 320k |
18 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 1'59.69s | 2/6 | 331k |
19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1'59.699s | 7/7 | 325k |
20 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 1'59.803s | 3/6 | 324k |
21 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 2'0.008s | 2/4 | 326k |
22 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 2'0.077s | 3/7 | 323k |
23 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 2'0.803s | 6/6 | 327k |
24 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 2'10.717s | 2/6 | 325k |
Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 58.303s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 2m 0.606s (2015)
Unofficial Sepang MotoGP lap record:
Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati 1m 58.131s (2022 testing)
Jorge Martin took pole position for the 2022 Malaysian MotoGP with a new lap record at Sepang, as a day of drama for the world championship battle ended with another fall for Bagnaia, Aleix Espargaro also on the ground and the injured Fabio Quartararo 12th and last in Qualifying 2.
Bagnaia was on course for pole when he fell at Turn 4 in the closing minutes, leaving him ninth on the grid, with Aprilia's Espargaro sliding off at Turn 8 - the same corner that caught out Bagnaia and Quartararo earlier today - and dropping to tenth, while Quartararo saved a scare during his worst qualifying of the year.
Riding with bandages on his left middle finger after the final pratice fall, for which he will need further medical checks, Quartararo had billed today's session as his most important of the year so far as he tries to close a 14-point gap to Bagnaia.
Bagnaia, who can win Ducati's first MotoGP title since 2007 on Sunday, was forced to take part in Q1 after a dramatic end to FP3, where he was held up by Franco Morbidelli, fell as the rain flags were waved and was then pushed out of the top ten by none other than Morbidelli, who exactly matched Bagnaia's best time on his final lap (but had a better next-best time).
But the factory Ducati star confidently led Qualifying 1 and was joined by Marc Marquez in progressing to Q2, while Bagnaia's team-mate Jack Miller suffered a nasty highside,
Morbidelli was later given a double long-lap penalty to serve in Sunday's race for disturbing Bagnaia and Marc Marquez in FP3: "This is now the third time this season you have been observed riding slow on line and disturbing other riders," read a statement from the FIM MotoGP Stewards.
Pol Espargaro will have a three-place grid penalty for 're-joining the track unsafely and creating a dangerous situation for another rider' (Johann Zarco) in FP1.
- Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix, Sepang - Qualifying Results
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- What result does Francesco Bagnaia need to be MotoGP champion at Sepang?
After more title twists in Phillip Island, Francesco Bagnaia not only leads the MotoGP standings for the first time but can be crowned champion this weekend.
A 14-point advantage over Fabio Quartararo and 27-point lead over Aleix Espargaro means Bagnaia will become Ducati’s first champion since Casey Stoner if he scores at least 11 points more than Quartararo on Sunday and loses no more than 2 points to Espargaro.
That means Bagnaia must at least finish in the top five, which would also automatically rule Enea Bastianini (42 points behind and the final rider still in mathematical contention) out of the championship fight with only the Valencia finale to go.
Takaaki Nakagami is again absent due to hand injuries from Aragon and is replaced at LCR by Honda test rider Tetsuta Nagashima.
Covid restrictions forced the cancellation of the Malaysian MotoGP in 2020 and 2021, meaning ten of the full-time riders have no premier-class race experience at Sepang: Brad Binder, Alex Marquez, Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini, plus this year’s rookies Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio di Giannantonio, Darryn Binder, Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez.
However, all riders and teams took part in official pre-season testing at the track in February.
Malaysian MotoGP full schedule (UK time)
Friday October 21
2am - Moto3 FP1
2.55am - Moto2 FP1
3.50am - MotoGP FP1
6.15am - Moto3 FP2
7.10am - Moto2 FP2
8.05am - MotoGP FP2
Saturday October 22
2am - Moto3 FP3
2.55am - Moto2 FP3
3.50am - MotoGP FP3
5.35am - Moto3 Q1
6am - Moto3 Q2
6.30am - Moto2 Q1
6.55am - Moto2 Q2
7.25am - MotoGP FP4
8.05am - MotoGP Q1
8.30am - MotoGP Q2
Sunday October 23
3am - Moto3 warm-up
3.20am - Moto2 warm-up
3.40am - MotoGP warm-up
5am - Moto3 race
6.20am - Moto2 race
8am - MotoGP race
Phillip Island, Australia: New 2022 MotoGP World Championship standings | ||||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. | |
1 | ^1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 233 | |
2 | ˅1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 219 | (-14) |
3 | = | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 206 | (-27) |
4 | = | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | 191 | (-42) |
5 | = | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 179 | (-54) |
6 | = | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 160 | (-73) |
7 | = | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 159 | (-74) |
8 | ^3 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 137 | (-96) |
9 | = | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 136 | (-97) |
10 | ˅2 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 135 | (-98) |
11 | ˅1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 122 | (-111) |
12 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 111 | (-122) |
13 | = | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 104 | (-129) |
14 | = | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | 93 | (-140) |
15 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 77 | (-156) |
16 | ^1 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 54 | (-179) |
17 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 50 | (-183) |
18 | = | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 46 | (-187) |
19 | = | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 31 | (-202) |
20 | = | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | 23 | (-210) |
21 | = | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 15 | (-218) |
22 | = | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 12 | (-221) |
23 | = | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 10 | (-223) |
24 | = | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 9 | (-224) |
25 | = | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 6 | (-227) |
26 | = | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 2 | (-231) |