MotoGP Malaysia SPRINT LIVE: The turning point of the Championship? Jorge Martin wins ahead of Marc Marquez, Bagnaia on the mat!

The Malaysian Grand Prix saw a sensational clash between Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, who locked horns for pole position. Pramac ace Martin looked set to secure top spot, but the world champion pulled off a major upset with a masterful lap.

The day also saw Johann zarco, pilot of the LCR Honda, shine by qualifying brilliantly for the second decisive qualifying session. Brad Binder, of the team KTM, set the second fastest time in Q1, while five DucatiTwo Yamaha Two KTM, a Aprilia and Honda gave their all to achieve the best time.

bagnaia, true to his status as favourite, opened the show with an impressive time, but it was then that George Martin set the track alight with an incredible lap in 1'56, beating the reigning champion's old record by almost a second. Enea Bastianini a, for its part, took third place, followed by Marc Marquez, which effectively took advantage of the aspiration of bagnaia.

Behind them, Franco Morbidelli et fabio quartararo ranked fourth and sixth respectively, although they were significantly behind Martin. While everyone thought that the time of Martin would remain unmatched, Francis Bagnaia emerged three minutes from the end of Q2 to set a dream lap of 1'56.337, taking pole position.

Martin tried everything to regain command, but was unable to beat the time of bagnaia. Alex Marquez brilliantly confirmed his form by taking the last place in the first row. The second row will be occupied by Morbidely et Marquez, While bastianini, despite a fall in the last corner, will have to settle for sixth place.

Jack Miller managed to place his KTM in seventh position, followed by Yamaha de Quarterly et Kidneys. Brad Binder will complete the fourth line. On the other hand, Johann zarco, despite having shone in Q1, could not do better than an eleventh time, while Maverick Vinales had to face difficulties in qualifying.

As the tension builds for the race, bagnaia et Martin will face off again, promising a thrilling battle on the track! What will this Sprint in Sepang? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

MotoGP™ Malaysia, Sepang	2023	2024
FP1	1'59.513 Jorge Martin (See here)	1'58.795 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
Practice	1'57.823 Alex Marquez (See here)	1'57.679 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
FP2	1'58.960 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'58.658 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
Q1	1'57.823 Fabio Di Giannantonio (See here)	1'57.635 Johann Zarco (See here)
Q2	1'57.491 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)	1'56.337 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
Sprint	Alex Marquez, Martin, Bagnaia (See here)	Martin, Marc Marquez, Bastianini (See here)
Warm Up	1'59.218 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	(See here)
Course	Bastianini, A. Marquez, Bagnaia (See here)	(See here)
All time lap record	1'57.491 Francesco Bagnaia 2023 (See here)	1'56.337 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)

It's Sprint day...in 30 minutes, madness will invade us to make us vibrate to the sound of GP motorcycles

Small drops of rain are starting to appear as preparations for the race are well underway.

Good morning everyone…it’s up to you to play, to make your predictions…

Grid layout!!

10 laps will be completed…rain or no rain….??

Minute of silence in tribute to the Spanish victims..Not very respected…? No??

Warming round…

The track is declared dry…but riders are allowed to change bikes (white flag) if necessary.

30° in the air and 40° on the track

It's off and Martin takes the lead ahead of Bagnaia and MMarquez. Bastianini and AMarquez complete the top 5

Quartararo is 7th

Bastianini, very fast, passes AMarquez and takes 4th position

At 9 laps, the top 10 is composed of: Martin at 0.191s, Bagnaia, MMarquez, Bastianini, AMarquez, Quartararo, Binder, Morbidelli, Miller and Acosta

Bagnaia falls! He loses the front..

With 7 laps to go, Martin has a 0.943s lead over Marquez and Bastianini.

It's a disaster for Bagnaia...Martin now has a 29-point lead in the championship...He could be crowned champion tomorrow...

With 4 laps to go, the top10 is made up of: Martin, MMarquez, Bastianini, AMarquez, Quartararo, Morbidelli, Binder, Miller, Acosta and Bezzecchi

Zarco retired due to technical problem…engine failure!

Fight for 8th position between Miller and Acosta… in this little game, it’s Miller who has the last word…

Quartararo, 6th..

Last round!!

Martin leads the dance ahead of MMarquez and Bastianini.

Martin wins ahead of Marquez and Bastianini

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Classification credit: MotoGP.com

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