RiderTua MotoGP – Gelaran MotoGP Sepang Malaysia sempat alami gangguan cuaca saat sesi kualifikasi. Sehingga untuk antisipasi kondisi cuaca yang buruk jam balap dimajukan. Pole Position yang awalnya diperoleh Marc Marquez harus di anulir akibat manuvernya menghalangi pembalap lain ( Iannone) sehingga harus turun 6 grid. Urutan start GP Sepang baris pertama adalah Johann Zarco – Valentino Rossi – Andrea Iannone. Dan berikut hasil MotoGP Sepang Malaysia 2018..
Jalannya Balapan MotoGP Sepang Malaysia 2018
Valentino Rossi mengawali balapan dengan bagus start dari posisi 2 memimpin hampir diseluruh balapan namun ketika kurang dua putaran Valentino Rossi crash.
1: Rossi, Zarco, Miller, Marquez, Dovi. Iannone jatuh di tikungan 15
2: Rossi, Zarco, Marquez, Miller, Dovi. Marquez salip Miller
3: Rossi, Zarco, Marquez, Miller, Dovi.
4: Rossi, Zarco, Marquez, Dovi, Miller. Dovi salip Miller.
5: Rossi, Zarco, Marquez, Dovi, Miller.
6: Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Pedrosa, Dovi. Miller disalip Pedrosa. Marquez salip Zarco. Pedrosa salip Dovi.
7: Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Pedrosa, Rins. Rins salip Dovi.
8-11 : Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Pedrosa, Rins.
12: Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Rins, Pedrosa. Rins salip Pedrosa.
13: Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Rins, Pedrosa.
14: Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Rins, Vinales. Vinales salip Pedrosa.
15-16: Rossi, Marquez, Zarco, Rins, Vinales.
17: Marquez, Zarco, Rins, Vinales, Pedrosa. Rossi jatuh di tikungan 1.
18-19: Marquez, Zarco, Rins, Vinales, Pedrosa.
Las lap: Marquez, Rins, Zarco, Vinales, Pedrosa. Rins salip Zarco.
Hasil MotoGP Sepang Malaysia 2018
Pos. | Points | Rider | Nation | Team | Time/Gap |
1 | 25 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 40’32.372 |
2 | 20 | Alex RINS | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1,898 |
3 | 16 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2,474 |
4 | 13 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 4,667 |
5 | 11 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 6,19 |
6 | 10 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | 11,248 |
7 | 9 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Angel Nieto Team | 15,611 |
8 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | 19,009 |
9 | 7 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | 22,921 |
10 | 6 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 26,919 |
11 | 5 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 29,503 |
12 | 4 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 30,933 |
13 | 3 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda CASTROL | 35,322 |
14 | 2 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 37,912 |
15 | 1 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 39,675 |
16 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 41,82 | |
17 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Reale Avintia Racing | 43,978 | |
18 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 58,288 | |
19 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | +1’00.191 | |
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Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 4 Laps | ||
Michele PIRRO | ITA | Ducati Team | 15 Laps | ||
Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Angel Nieto Team | 17 Laps |
Akhirnya seri Sepang dimenangkan oleh Juara dunia 2018 Marc Marquez.