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Posted on November 3, 2018 at 1:30 pm – Updated November 3, 2018 at 1:55 pm
Aurélie SACCHELLI
Johann Zarco will start in pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix this Sunday, following the penalty imposed on world champion Marc Marquez. A Grand Prix that will not be attended by Jorge Lorenzo, who still suffers from the wrist. Alex Marquez took pole in Moto2 and Jorge Martin in Moto3.
MOTO / GRAND PRIX OF MALAYSIA
Qualifying Session – Saturday, November 3, 2018
MOTOGP
It is a Frenchman who will start in pole position of the Malaysian Grand Prix this Sunday! Johann Zarco will start in the lead for the fifth time in his career, after some hectic qualifying. After an hour and a half of forced break because of the rain, the session was finally able to take place this Saturday at 16:30 local time, and it is Marc Marquez, crowned world champion for two weeks, who signed the best time . Always at ease in the rain, despite a small drop without consequence in a turn, the Spanish driver has signed his sixth pole of the season. Except that two hours later, the commissaires decided to inflict a penalty of six places on the starting grid to the world champion, who drove too slowly and embarrbaded Andrea Iannone. Mark being not at his stroke try, so he will leave seventh.
Lorenzo still suffers
Zarco, who will be on the front row for the third week in a row, will start ahead of Valentino Rossi, who has not been on a podium since mid-July, while current Marquez runner-up Andrea Dovizioso has signed the fifth time. Note that due to the weather conditions, the organizers decided to advance the start of races on Sunday: it will be at 10am (3h French time) for Moto3, 11h20 (4:20 French time) for Moto2 and 13h00 (6h00 French time) for MotoGP. A Grand Prix at which Jorge Lorenzo will not participate. The Ducati rider, who suffers from his wrist operated following his crash in practice at the GP of Thailand two weeks ago, has preferred to forfeit, having made 22 laps during practice, where he was dropped in the rankings ( more than 3 "5 seconds behind Alex Rins, author of the best time). He is replaced by the Italian Michele Pirro. The Ducati driver Jordi Torres, who has fallen in the rain and fractured a metacarp, will also be outlawed.
1- Johann Zarco (FRA / Yamaha) at 0 "548
2- Valentino Rossi (ITA / Yamaha) at 0 "848
3- Andrea Iannone (ITA / Suzuki) at 0 "936
4- Andrea Dovizioso (ITA / Ducati) at 1 "022
5- Jack Miller (AUS / Ducati) at 1 "113
6- Danilo Petrucci (ITA / Ducati) at 1 "252
7- Marc Marquez (ESP / Honda) in 2'12 "161
8- Alex Rins (ESP / Suzuki) at 1 "302
9- Alvaro Bautista (ESP / Ducati) at 2 "024
10- Dani Pedrosa (ESP / Honda) at 2 "282
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MOTO2
With two Grand Prix of the end, Francesco Bagnaia is 36 points ahead of Miguel Oliveira and could be sacred Sunday. The two drivers will be exactly one behind the other on the line, but far enough: Bagnaia 6th and Oliveira 7th. The Italian will be able to control the Portuguese, who will have to take all the risks if he still wants to believe in the title. Alex Marquez will take pole position for the third time this season (after Qatar and the United States), ahead of Luca Marini and France's Quartararo, who will be on the front row for the fourth time this year.
1- Alex Marquez (ESP / Kalex) in 2'05 "629
2- Luca Marini (ITA / Kalex) at 0 "488
3- Fabio Quartararo (FRA / Speed Up) at 0 "666
4- Remy Gardner (AUS / Tech 3) at 0 "718
5- Mattia Pasini (ITA / Kalex) at 0 "810
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27- Jules Danilo (FRA / Kalex) at 2 "871
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Moto3
Big suspense in prospect in Moto3! Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi are separated by only twelve points in the overall standings, and the Spaniard will start on pole for the tenth time of the season, just ahead of the Italian. Tony Arbolino completed the first line, which he had not managed to do since his pole in Argentina last April.
1- Jorge Martin (ESP / Honda) in 2'11 "731
2- Marco Bezzecchi (ITA / KTM) at 0 "032
3- Tony Arbolino (ITA / Honda) at 0 "334
4- John McPhee (GBR / KTM) at 0 "350
5- Albert Arenas (ESP / KTM) at 0 "480
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