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
- Álex Rins was disqualified for taking a shortcut to enter the pit lane following a crash.
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]
- Thomas Lüthi did not start the race following a crash at the end of qualifying that left him injured, whilst both Kiefer Racing riders Tarran Mackenzie and Dominique Aegerter withdrew following the death of team boss Stefan Kiefer on October 27.
Moto3
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
- Constructors' Championship standings
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Moto2
Moto3
Notes and References
- Web site: 2017 Malaysian MotoGP. 30 October 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com.
- Web site: 2017 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 30 October 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 November 2018.
- 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.
- Web site: SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2017. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 13 November 2018.
- News: Moto2: Champion Morbidelli crowned early as Luthi ruled unfit. Simon. Patterson. Motorcycle News. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd.. 29 October 2017. 29 October 2017.
- Web site: Standings . 2017. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-27.