MotoGP
Published on November 12, 2023 • 10:39 AM by Oléna Champlain

MotoGP Malaysia Championship: Pecco Bagnaia is 14 points ahead, with 74 to go, but he has also been warned about tire pressure

Pecco Bagnaia did very well in this Malaysian Grand Prix, consolidating his one-point lead over Jorge Martin, but watch out for the tires.

Pecco Bagnaia

Pecco Bagnaia had lost two points on Saturday at the end of the Sprint race at Sepang, but after this Sunday and this Malaysian Grand Prix, he leaves this eighteenth round of the championship with finally a point taken from his rival Jorge Martin. A grand final seems promised to us for the last round in Valencia, unless everything is decided next weekend in Qatar...      

Pecco Bagnaia resumed this Sunday in Sepang the two points left Martin at the end of the Saturday Sprint. The official Ducati landed in Malaysia with thirteen points ahead, and he returns home with capital increased to 14 units. 74 of these remain to be played before the end. The difference is slight, the tension remains strong. At this rate, the World Championship will end at Valencia on November 26. Two weeks of fire await us with the Qatar between …

Otherwise, in Malaysia, MotoGP has found a Enea Bastianini winner, 420 days after his last victory which dates back to Aragon in 2022. The official Ducati who intends to remain in control Alex Marquez, winner of the Sprint on Saturday.

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Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin no longer have a joker regarding tire pressure

Pecco Bagnaia got on the podium in third place, but was warned about tire pressure. Which means that, in this respect, it is on par with George Martin : at the next infraction, the two men will have to give three seconds at the finish... Incidentally, Baptist et Marini were also warned.

That being said, the duel between the two contenders for the title seems to have been played out in two battles of which Pecco Bagnaia emerged victorious with authority. Concerning the rest of the ranking, Johann zarco took an option on the final fifth place while fabio quartararo can eye the eighth position of a Luca marini who will be a Repsol Honda rider in 2024.

Next weekend, the Losail track will write a new chapter in this exciting 2023 MotoGP campaign...

Championship: general classification

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Credit classification motogp.com

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