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Marc Marquez will start in front of Johann Zarco and Valentino Rossi at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. A Grand Prix that will not be attended by Jorge Lorenzo, who still suffers from the wrist. On the other hand, Alex Marquez had the time to sign the pole in Moto2 and Jorge Martin in Moto3.
MOTO / GRAND PRIX OF MALAYSIA
Qualifying Session – Saturday, November 3, 2018
MOTOGP
After an hour and a half of forced break due to the rain, the qualifying session of the Malaysian Grand Prix was finally able to take place this Saturday, and it is Marc Marquez, crowned world champion for two weeks, who will go on pole . 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. What to forget his abandonment last week, after a collision with Johann Zarco? Marquez will start right in front of the Frenchman, who will be on the front row for the third week in a row. Valentino Rossi, who has not been on a podium since mid-July, completes this promising first line, while Marquez's current runner-up, Andrea Dovizioso, was fifth fastest. 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, fastest time), replaced by Italian Michele Pirro, Ducati driver Jordi Torres, who fell in the rain and broke a metacarp also.
1- Marc Marquez (ESP / Honda) in 2'12 "161
2- Johann Zarco (FRA / Yamaha) at 0 "548
3- Valentino Rossi (ITA / Yamaha) at 0 "848
4- Andrea Iannone (ITA / Suzuki) at 0 "936
5- Andrea Dovizioso (ITA / Ducati) at 1 "022
6- Jack Miller (AUS / Ducati) at 1 "113
7- Danilo Petrucci (ITA / Ducati) at 1 "252
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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