MotoGP Malaysia - Qualifying (1) Results

Bautista and Espargaro lead a wet, storm-delayed Qualifying 1 session for the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang.

The pair now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice.

The others will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards.

Jordi Torres suffered a hand injury when a heavy rain shower arrived during FP4 and will miss the rest of the weekend.

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1. Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 2m 13.311s [Lap 6/7] 298km/h (Top Speed)
2. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 13.335s +0.024s [4/7] 303k
3. Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 13.786s +0.475s [6/6] 290k
4. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 2m 13.823s +0.512s [5/6] 292k
5. Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 2m 13.971s +0.660s [7/7] 291k
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 14.132s +0.821s [6/6] 279k
7. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 14.332s +1.021s [3/4] 287k
8. Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 14.843s +1.532s [5/5] 287k
9. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 14.994s +1.683s [7/7] 285k
10. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 15.364s +2.053s [6/7] 285k
11. Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 2m 15.679s +2.368s [6/7] 285k
12. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 2m 16.558s +3.247s [7/7] 282k
13. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 16.825s +3.514s [6/7] 285k

Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 2m 0.606s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1m 59.053s (2015)

Unofficial Sepang MotoGP record:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati 1m 58.830s (2018 pre-season testing)