2024 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang - Sprint Race Results
Sprint race results from the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang, round 19 (of 20) in the 2024 world championship.
| 2024 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang - Sprint Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | 19m 49.23s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.913s |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +2.010s |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +6.575s |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +7.917s |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +8.957s |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +11.015s |
| 8 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +11.834s |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | +12.091s |
| 10 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +12.840s |
| 11 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +14.901s |
| 12 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +15.224s |
| 13 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | +17.115s |
| 14 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +18.603s |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +19.090s |
| 16 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +20.204s |
| 17 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +21.711s |
| 18 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +23.814s |
| 19 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +25.898s |
| 20 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +29.778s |
| Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
| Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | DNF | |
* Rookie
Jorge Martin puts one hand on the 2024 MotoGP title after victory in the Malaysian Sprint is combined with a crash for Francesco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia, who beat Martin to pole in an epic qualifying battle, walked away with his head in his hands after falling from second - between Martin and Marc Marquez - on lap 3 of 10.
The reigning double world champion suffered his eighth DNF of the season when he lost the front at the slow Turn 9 left-hander.
Gigi Dall’Igna and Davide Tardozzi left the Ducati garage to flank Bagnaia as he walked down pitlane.
Bagnaia is now 29 points behind Martin, who will be crowned champion tomorrow if he can increase his lead to 38 points.
Marc Marquez kept second, finishing within one second of Martin, while Bagnaia’s exit handed the final podium place to his factory team-mate Enea Bastianini.
Last year’s Sprint winner Alex Marquez, who started alongside Bagnaia and Martin on the front row, was fourth.
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Martin's team-mate Franco Morbidelli, then the KTMs of Brad Binder, Jack Miller and Pedro Acosta completed the top nine.
As if the tension wasn’t already high enough raindrops began falling on the grid, prompting the race to be declared a flag-to-flag. However, the moisture soon cleared.
Andrea Iannone finished his first MotoGP race since 2019, and first ever Sprint, in 19th place.
All riders used the soft front and medium rear tyre options.
A minute’s silence was held before the Sprint for the victims of the flooding in Spain.
The flood devastation in Valencia has also forced the cancellation of MotoGP’s planned season finale. The replacement venue is still to be announced.
Miguel Oliveira continues to be sidelined by fractures to his right wrist in Mandalika and is replaced at Trackhouse by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori.
Iannone has been called up to ride Fabio di Giannantonio’s bikes at VR46, with Diggia requiring shoulder surgery.
Revised tyre pressure rules for 2024 mean riders must stay above a lower front minimum of 1.8 bar (instead of 1.88) for 60% (instead of 50%) of a Grand Prix distance, or 30% of a Sprint.
The punishment for failing to meet the minimum in a Grand Prix is a 16-second post-race time penalty, or an 8-second penalty for a Sprint/short race.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
