2024 Malaysian GP Race Results

The penultimate race of the 2024 MotoGP season saw a tremendous spectacle on the opening laps. After an initial start that produced a red flag for a crash involving Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Fabio Quartararo on the second corner, the race was resumed with a distance one lap less than initially planned. Bagnaia and Martín exchanged overtaking moves early on, until the Italian managed to get a slight advantage that allowed him to impose his pace and achieve his tenth win of the year, with Jorge Martín in second position.

Third on the podium was Enea Bastianini, who gained ground in the standings on Marc Márquez -a crasher in the first half of the race who finally crossed the finish line in twelfth position. Fourth was Álex Márquez after a late pass on Pedro Acosta. Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Viñales, Álex Rins, Marco Bezzecchi and Augusto Fernández completed the Top 10.

Luca Marini scores another point

The Malaysian Grand Prix was a difficult weekend for the Repsol Honda Team riders. In the main race of the weekend, Joan Mir made a good start from twentieth position on the grid and moved up as high as sixteenth, but on the sixth lap he suffered a crash and was unable to continue.

Luca Marini also managed to gain two positions on the first lap, rising to seventeenth. As the laps went by, the Italian managed to increase his pace, regaining ground on the riders ahead of him. He finished the race in fifteenth position, earning another point in the overall standings.

The MotoGP World Championship will end in two weeks’ time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, a round that will replace the Valencian GP after last week’s terrible floods in the Spanish region.

Malaysian GP: Race Results (19 laps)

General Standings

Statements

Joan Mir:

“I made a really good start with the first go of the race and I was running with the top ten! Unfortunately, I made some contact with Miller, so I was quite worried, it was a relief to see the images of him in pit lane and then I went to his box after and he was typical Jack. This is the most important. During the race I wasn’t able to ride in a good way and I fell, unharmed, but our race was over. It hasn’t happened again, so we need to check and be sure. Like the last few races, I was able to overtake many of the riders but starting in the back complicates things. One more chance to do some more.”

Luca Marini:

“The race was a little bit hot. From the physical side I am happy with my performance. The grip was quite low with the heat so we struggled for some traction during the race. With the quick start procedure everything also got hotter which complicated some things for the second start. During the race, our tyre management was quite good and I was able to make up ground later, especially under braking. We started far back so it’s difficult to catch up. I am not happy with P15, the position doesn’t show all the work that we have done nor the race that I did today. Points are good, but we want more because everyone is working very hard inside Honda.”