2024 – MotoGP™ – Rd 19 – Race – Malaysia
– 3rd November
Race Summary:
– A crash on Lap 1 between Fabio Quartararo, Brad Binder, and Jack Miller led to a red flag and race restart; Miller and Binder did not feature in the restart
– Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) won the restarted race, keeping his World Championship hopes alive
– The race featured a thrilling early battle between Bagnaia and Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing)
– After an intense battle, Bagnaia maintained the lead and held off Martin to reduce the Championship gap to 24 points
– Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) secured third place, strengthening his bid for third in the Championship
– Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) crashed out from third and restarted
– Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) held off Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) for fourth; Quartararo was close behind
– Martin began closing the gap in the final laps, but a mistake at Turn 9 ended his late charge