2017 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Malaysian
Flag:Malaysia
Official Name:Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[1]
Location:Sepang International Circuit
Course Mi:3.444
Course Km:5.543
Race No:17
Season No:18
Date:29 October
Year:2017
Pole Rider Motogp:Dani Pedrosa
Pole Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:59.212
Fast Rider Motogp:Andrea Dovizioso
Fast Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Fast Time Motogp:2:13.084 on lap 13
First Rider Motogp:Andrea Dovizioso
First Rider Motogp Country:ITA
First Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Second Rider Motogp:Jorge Lorenzo
Second Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Third Rider Motogp:Johann Zarco
Third Rider Motogp Country:FRA
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Rider Moto2:Franco Morbidelli
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:2:06.406
Fast Rider Moto2:Miguel Oliveira
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:PRT
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:KTM
Fast Time Moto2:2:06.952 on lap 8
First Rider Moto2:Miguel Oliveira
First Rider Moto2 Country:PRT
First Rider Moto2 Bike:KTM
Second Rider Moto2:Brad Binder
Second Rider Moto2 Country:ZAF
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:KTM
Third Rider Moto2:Franco Morbidelli
Third Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Rider Moto3:Joan Mir
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Pole Time Moto3:2:12.078
Fast Rider Moto3:Adam Norrodin
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:MYS
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Fast Time Moto3:2:12.775 on lap 3
First Rider Moto3:Joan Mir
First Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
First Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Second Rider Moto3:Jorge Martín
Second Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Third Rider Moto3:Enea Bastianini
Third Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda

The 2017 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2017 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 29 October 2017.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati2044:51.497325
299 Jorge LorenzoDucati TeamDucati20+0.743620
35 Johann ZarcoMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha20+9.738216
493 Marc MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda20+17.763713
526 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda20+29.144111
69 Danilo PetrucciOcto Pramac RacingDucati20+30.3801310
746 Valentino RossiMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20+30.76949
843 Jack MillerEG 0,0 Marc VDSHonda20+35.238118
925 Maverick ViñalesMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20+38.05357
1044 Pol EspargaróRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM20+39.847126
1119 Álvaro BautistaPull&Bear Aspar TeamDucati20+42.559155
1238 Bradley SmithRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM20+44.602164
1345 Scott ReddingOcto Pramac RacingDucati20+48.696143
148 Héctor BarberáReale Avintia RacingDucati20+50.058202
1535 Cal CrutchlowLCR HondaHonda20+50.705101
1660 Michael van der MarkMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha20+56.39722
1729 Andrea IannoneTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki20+58.3919
1853 Tito RabatEG 0,0 Marc VDSHonda20+1:25.57119
Ret22 Sam LowesAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia9Retired18
Ret17 Karel AbrahamPull&Bear Aspar TeamDucati8Accident21
Ret76 Loris BazReale Avintia RacingDucati5Accident17
DSQ42 Álex RinsTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki11Black flag8
Sources:[2] [3] [4]

Moto2

Franco Morbidelli sealed the Moto2 title before the race started on Sunday after Thomas Lüthi was declared unfit and unable to start the race following a qualifying crash that left him with a broken ankle.[5]

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Miguel OliveiraKTM1940:28.955225
241 Brad BinderKTM19+2.387720
321 Franco MorbidelliKalex19+6.878116
454 Mattia PasiniKalex19+21.774913
542 Francesco BagnaiaKalex19+22.086511
655 Hafizh SyahrinKalex19+23.4101010
740 Fabio QuartararoKalex19+23.48839
897 Xavi ViergeTech 319+24.976138
932 Isaac ViñalesKalex19+25.044147
1045 Tetsuta NagashimaKalex19+27.199216
1124 Simone CorsiSpeed Up19+28.614165
1237 Augusto FernándezSpeed Up19+29.125154
135 Andrea LocatelliKalex19+31.978203
1427 Iker LecuonaKalex19+44.346262
152 Jesko RaffinKalex19+45.088231
1657 Edgar PonsKalex19+51.35825
1723 Marcel SchrötterSuter19+59.3286
1815 Alex de AngelisKalex19+1:24.76728
Ret7 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex11Accident19
Ret62 Stefano ManziKalex10Accident17
Ret49 Axel PonsKalex7Retirement11
Ret26 Dimas Ekky PratamaKalex1Accident27
Ret87 Remy GardnerTech 31Accident24
Ret73 Álex MárquezKalex1Accident4
Ret30 Takaaki NakagamiKalex0Accident8
Ret11 Sandro CorteseSuter0Accident12
Ret10 Luca MariniKalex0Accident18
Ret89 Khairul Idham PawiKalex0Accident22
DNS12 Thomas LüthiKalexInjury
WD6 Tarran MackenzieSuterWithdrew
WD77 Dominique AegerterSuterWithdrew
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
136 Joan MirHonda1840:14.545125
288 Jorge Martín Honda18+0.724220
333 Enea BastianiniHonda18+0.763816
411 Livio LoiHonda18+6.868613
517 John McPheeHonda18+11.051311
616 Andrea MignoKTM18+11.0901910
75 Romano FenatiHonda18+11.23879
844 Arón CanetHonda18+11.671128
921 Fabio Di GiannantonioHonda18+11.959117
1064 Bo BendsneyderKTM18+12.06246
117 Adam NorrodinHonda18+12.572155
1271 Ayumu SasakiHonda18+13.581144
1358 Juan Francisco GuevaraKTM18+14.885183
1419 Gabriel RodrigoKTM18+18.73652
1596 Manuel PaglianiMahindra18+21.986201
1665 Philipp ÖttlKTM18+23.36524
1742 Marcos RamírezKTM18+23.52417
1841 Nakarin AtiratphuvapatHonda18+25.90827
1912 Marco BezzecchiMahindra18+26.17326
2027 Kaito TobaHonda18+40.61221
2184 Jakub KornfeilPeugeot18+40.77222
2214 Tony ArbolinoHonda18+43.11028
234 Patrik PulkkinenPeugeot18+1:00.91830
246 María HerreraMahindra18+1:01.10431
Ret9 Kasma DanielHonda17Accident29
Ret48 Lorenzo Dalla PortaMahindra16Accident23
Ret8 Nicolò BulegaKTM15Retirement16
Ret23 Niccolò AntonelliKTM8Accident10
Ret95 Jules DaniloHonda5Accident9
Ret40 Darryn BinderKTM3Accident25
Ret24 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda1Retirement13
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

MotoGP

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen has concluded.[6]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Marc Márquez282
2 Andrea Dovizioso261
3 Maverick Viñales226
4 Valentino Rossi197
5 Dani Pedrosa185
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda332
2 Ducati303
3 Yamaha301
4 Suzuki87
5 Aprilia64

Moto2

RiderPoints
1 Franco Morbidelli288
2 Thomas Lüthi243
3 Miguel Oliveira216
4 Álex Márquez190
5 Francesco Bagnaia161
6 Mattia Pasini148
7 Takaaki Nakagami128
8 Simone Corsi110
9 Brad Binder109
10 Xavi Vierge98

Moto3

RiderPoints
1 Joan Mir321
2 Romano Fenati235
3 Arón Canet192
4 Jorge Martín171
5 Fabio Di Giannantonio153
6 Enea Bastianini130
7 John McPhee123
8 Andrea Migno118
9 Marcos Ramírez107
10 Philipp Öttl104

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Malaysian MotoGP. 30 October 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com.
  2. Web site: 2017 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 30 October 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 November 2018.
  3. Web site: SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2017. Motogp.com. 13 November 2018. 13 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181113170016/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2017/MAL/MotoGP/RAC. dead.
  4. Web site: SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2017. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 13 November 2018.
  5. News: Moto2: Champion Morbidelli crowned early as Luthi ruled unfit. Simon. Patterson. Motorcycle News. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd.. 29 October 2017. 29 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Standings . 2017. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-27.