MotoGP, the Malaysian GP in Sepang. Direct-live

Here we are! 5 minutes only at the start. Tension rises in Sepang!

7:45 is now less than a quarter of an hour before departure. But our Sepang Sunday started at dawn in Malaysia, in memory of Afridza Munandar, the 20 year old Indonesian who lost his life on the track during the last race of the Asian Talent Cup. All the drivers, from the youngest to the MotoGP champions, observed a minute of silence on the starting grid of the circuit Malaysian

Poker by Lorenzo Dalla Porta in Moto3, who wins the fourth race of his season and equals the record of three consecutive victories in the light class. First podium for Garcia, with Masia dating from 30th to third. Fifth our Vietti.

It's 7:30 am in Italy, half an hour is missing at the start of the Malaysian GP. Big party at the Marquez house because after Marc in MotoGp his brother Alex has just graduated from Moto2 World Champion . The Spaniard was enough to finish second in the race won by Binder: with 262 points in the standings, at +28 points right on Binder, Alex has an advantage that allows the Spaniard to win the Moto2 title with an early race

Let's take a look at the starting grid of the MotoGP in Sepang

1 Fabio Quartararo 1'58.303
2 Maverick VINALES 1'58.406
3 Franco MORBIDELLI 1'58.432
4 Jack MILLER 1'58.725
5 Cal CRUTCHLOW 1'58.951
6 Valentino ROSSI 1'59.000
7 Alex RINS 1'59.090
8 Danilo PETRUCCI 1'59.097
9 Johann ZARCO 1'59.139
10 Andrea DOVIZIOSO 1'59.173
11 Marc MARQUEZ 1'59.178
12 Francesco BAGNAIA 1'59.640
13 Joan MIR 1'59.374
14 Aleix ESPARGARO ' 1'59.435
15 Pol ESPARGARO ' 1'59.812
16 Karel ABRAHAM 2'00.072
17 Andrea IANNONE 2'00.205
18 Jorge LORENZO 2'00.478
19 Mika Kallio 2'00.644
20 Hafizh SYAHRIN 2'01.045

Friends of Virgilio Sport good morning and good Sunday for this umpteenth but pleasant up early for motor enthusiasts. Welcome to the Live live of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Malaysia, third last stage of the World Championship. Sara Fabio Quartararo with his Team Petronas Yamaha starting in pole position. Front row all Yamaha with Maverick Vinales second e Franco Morbidelli splendid 3rd with the twin bike of that of the poleman. Jack Miller 4th with the best of the Ducati opens the second row with the usual Cal Crutchlow and a Valentino Rossi, 6th finally in front even if last of the Yamaha. Petrucci signed the 8th time with the official Ducati in front of a Andrea Dovizioso 10th and disappointed. Marquez 11th, at the worst qualification of the year, victim of a fall.

World MotoGP, the situation in the standings

The 2019 World Cup has already been archived with great anticipation. Marc Marquez has put its sixth MotoGp World Cup on the bulletin board and currently has 375 points, the result of a sensational roadmap made up of 11 victories and 5 second places on the overall 17 Grand Prix. In second place Andrea Dovizioso on Ducati that has made 240 points and was the only one able to trouble Honda's number 93. Third the Spaniard Alex Rins with 183 points, fourth his compatriot Vinales with 176 points. Fifth the blue Danilo Petrucci with 169 points. Only seventh Valentino Rossi increasingly in crisis of results with only 153 points and a fast of victories that lasts from the very far Assen gp of 2017 and that this year after a promising start has strung together an impressive series of opaque performances aboard a Yamaha never really at the height of rivals. There 2019 MotoGP riders ranking

The characteristics of the Sepang circuit

The Malaysian Grand Prix is ​​held at the Sepang circuit 85 km from Kuala Lumpur. The track is 5.543 m long and is the second longest in the world championship after Silverstone. Are expected 20 rounds. The route is an alternation of fast straights and 15 curves. On one of these, the unforgettable Marco Simoncelli lost his life on 23 October 2011. It is a great prize that puts the braking system to a hard test due to the numerous braking points (11) and the very hot climate. The worst curve is the number 1 that the bikes take at 319 km / h and run at 70 km / h.

VIRGILIO SPORT | 03-11-2019 07:00

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