Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Motorbikes MotoGP

Marquez eases to Sepang sprint win, Martin outruns Bagnaia

by Kyle Francis
2 years ago
A A
0
Marquez eases to Sepang sprint win, Martin outruns Bagnaia
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Alex Marquez put together an emphatic ride to secure victory in the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix sprint race, while Jorge Martin narrowed Francesco Bagnaia’s series lead further.

Marquez made a strong start from fourth on the grid to claim third as the field exited the opening corner as Martin fell to fourth, though he soon managed to wrangle away second from Enea Bastianini and ended the opening lap sat in the runners-up position.

With his Ducati looking more agile than Bagnaia’s, Marquez looked left and right for a way to the lead. He first tried at the final bend, though he ran wide and allowed Martin – who by this point had also moved clear on Bastianini – ahead of him.

Marquez soon redressed the balance and restarted his pursuit of the leadership, a quest that would bear fruit after the Gresini man dived through on Bagnaia at Turn 10 just past mid-distance.

RelatedPosts

Joan Mir will ‘go to bed satisfied’ after seventh-place Aragon MotoGP finish

Joan Mir will ‘go to bed satisfied’ after seventh-place Aragon MotoGP finish

2 days ago
Ducati and Alvaro Bautista expected to part ways after 2025 WorldSBK season – report

Ducati and Alvaro Bautista expected to part ways after 2025 WorldSBK season – report

2 days ago

An opportunistic Martin took the chance to swiftly demote Bagnaia to third just a couple bends later, though the Pramac man was powerless to do anything about Marquez up ahead as he began to escape.

Building a lead of over a second in just two laps, Marquez ultimately took the chequered flag 1.589s clear of Martin to secure his second sprint race success of the year at the Sepang International Circuit.

Bagnaia meanwhile held onto third just behind his title rival, though Bastianini clearly looked faster and likely played the team game as he held off the advances of a charging Brad Binder on the final lap.

Bagnaia’s lead over Martin has thus been reduced to 11 points ahead of Sunday’s full-length grand prix event.

Binder managed to pass Bastianini at the final bend on the last lap after he ran wide, though due to this the Italian got a much better exit and sling-shotted back past the KTM into fourth by the time the duo had crossed the line.  

Jack Miller looked quick in the early laps before eventually fading back to sixth ahead of VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi, while the points scorers were completed by the other Pramac entry of Johann Zarco and the sister VR46 Ducati of Luca Marini.

Maverick Vinales was the first to miss out on points, the Aprilia man completing the top ten just ahead of Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli.

Fabio Quartararo could manage only 16th after a bad start dropped him towards the back of the pack, the Yamaha racer struggling to make ground behind GasGas duo Augusto Fernandez and Pol Espargaro.

The only two crashers in the race came in the shape of the Repsol Honda men. Marc Marquez went down at Turn 14 just a few laps into the contest, while Joan Mir fell victim to Turn 15 just a couple tours after.

Both re-mounted their RC213Vs and took the chequered flag in 21st and 23rd respectively, Marquez getting the better of Ducati wildcard Alvaro Bautista as he hit trouble towards the end.

Tags: DucatiGresiniMalaysianGPMarquezMotoGPSepang
Share198Tweet124Share

Related Posts

The McLaren drivers don't expect Max Verstappen to change his approach
Formula 1

Why McLaren feels Max Verstappen will ‘fight more’ despite threat of F1 race ban

42 minutes ago
Charles Leclerc has denied he is considering leaving Ferrari amid rumours
Formula 1

Charles Leclerc responds to report he is mulling Ferrari F1 exit

10 hours ago
Alex Lynn takes Le Mans pole as Cadillac locks out front row
24H Le Mans

Alex Lynn takes Le Mans pole as Cadillac locks out front row

12 hours ago
Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Joan Mir will ‘go to bed satisfied’ after seventh-place Aragon MotoGP finish
MotoGP

Joan Mir will ‘go to bed satisfied’ after seventh-place Aragon MotoGP finish

June 11, 2025
WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu switches to Pramac Yamaha for 2026 MotoGP season
MotoGP

WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu switches to Pramac Yamaha for 2026 MotoGP season

June 10, 2025

Riders’ Standings

#RiderPoints
1Alex Marquez140
2Marc Marquez139
3Francesco Bagnaia120
4Franco Morbidelli84
5Fabio Di Giannantonio63
6Fabio Quartararo50
7Johann Zarco43
8Ai Ogura37
9Marco Bezzecchi36
10Pedro Acosta33

Click here for full Riders’ Standings

Motorsport Week

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • 2025 F1 Calendar
    • 2025 F1 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2025 FE Calendar
    • 2025 FE Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
    • 2025 WRC Standings
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd