Pedro Acosta recovered from an early crash to top the second Malaysian MotoGP practice session despite another rain interruption.
Acosta made a difficult start to the second practice session as he crashed for the second time over the weekend at Turn 9, but recovered to
The rain flags came out once more midway through the session, with Alex Rins making a last-ditch attempt to move up to fifth.
Johann Zarco then set the fastest time of the session with his 1:58.129 before compatriot Fabio Quartararo moved ahead at the top of the timesheets by 0.016s.
Alex Marquez also suffered a second crash of the weekend, losing the front at Turn 2 as the conditions began to settle.
The timing tower continued to light up with red sectors, but the rain started to fall heavier, which disrupted any of the riders on a
However, the sun came out once more, allowing a lifeline to some of the riders outside of the top 10.
Acosta took the most risks and it paid off as he topped the timesheets with his time of 1:57.559 at the flag.
Zarco improved on his initial time to take second, while Jack Miller completed a mixed-order top three in third.
Joan Mir also improved on his initial time for fourth, as Quartararo was forced to make an improvement in fifth.
Fabio Di Giannantonio led VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli at the flag, with the pair taking sixth and seventh respectively.
Pol Espargaro crossed the line in eighth, as Alex Marquez recovered from a difficult session to finish ninth.
Alex Rins rounded out the top 10 despite crashing with seconds left in the session.
Luca Marini narrowly missed out on an automatic Q2 spot in 11th, while Francesco Bagnaia also found himself outside the top 10 in 12th.
Fermin Aldeguer looked to be safe as the rain started to fall, but missed out after the session resumed in 13th.
Ai Ogura led the Trackhouse charge as he took 14th over team-mate Raul Fernandez in 16th, with Marco Bezzecchi sandwiched between the pair.
Brad Binder struggled throughout the practice session in 17th and narrowly bested 18th-placed Miguel Oliveira at the flag.
Enea Bastianini completed his session in 19th, with rookie Somkiat Chantra taking 20th over the line.
Lorenzo Savadori and Michele Pirro continued their stand-in duties in 21st and 22nd, while wildcard Augusto Fernandez crashed in the late stages and finished 23rd.
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