2018 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 18 of 19 races in the 2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 4 November 2018.

Classification
MotoGP
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | 40:32.372 | 7[N 2] | 25 | |
| 2 | 42 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20 | +1.898 | 8 | 20 | |
| 3 | 5 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20 | +2.474 | 1 | 16 | |
| 4 | 25 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +4.667 | 11 | 13 | |
| 5 | 26 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | +6.190 | 10 | 11 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 20 | +11.248 | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 | 19 | Ángel Nieto Team | Ducati | 20 | +15.611 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8 | 43 | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20 | +19.009 | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20 | +22.921 | 6 | 7 | |
| 10 | 55 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20 | +26.919 | 23 | 6 | |
| 11 | 41 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20 | +29.503 | 12 | 5 | |
| 12 | 21 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 20 | +30.933 | 19 | 4 | |
| 13 | 6 | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 20 | +35.322 | 20 | 3 | |
| 14 | 30 | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 20 | +37.912 | 22 | 2 | |
| 15 | 38 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20 | +39.675 | 17 | 1 | |
| 16 | 12 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 20 | +41.820 | 18 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 20 | +43.978 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 46 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +58.288 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 45 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20 | +1:00.191 | 13 | ||
| Ret | 44 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 16 | Lost Power | 16 | ||
| Ret | 51 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 5 | Accident | 14 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Ángel Nieto Team | Ducati | 3 | Electronics | 21 | ||
| Ret | 29 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 0 | Accident | 3 | ||
| DNS | 81 | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | Did not start | ||||
| WD | 99 | Ducati Team | Ducati | Withdrew | ||||
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- Jordi Torres suffered a broken finger in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
- Jorge Lorenzo withdrew from the event following Friday practice due to effects of wrist injury suffered at the Thailand GP and was replaced by Michele Pirro.
Moto2
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Kalex | 18 | 38:25.689 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 44 | KTM | 18 | +1.194 | 7 | 20 | |
| 3 | 42 | Kalex | 18 | +3.020 | 6 | 16 | |
| 4 | 54 | Kalex | 18 | +4.497 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | 20 | Speed Up | 18 | +5.250 | 3 | 11 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kalex | 18 | +5.305 | 13 | 10 | |
| 7 | 73 | Kalex | 18 | +7.690 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8 | 41 | KTM | 18 | +8.943 | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | 23 | Kalex | 18 | +9.687 | 10 | 7 | |
| 10 | 36 | Kalex | 18 | +18.547 | 18 | 6 | |
| 11 | 97 | Kalex | 18 | +18.816 | 8 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | Kalex | 18 | +19.739 | 15 | 4 | |
| 13 | 9 | Kalex | 18 | +21.177 | 12 | 3 | |
| 14 | 77 | KTM | 18 | +21.960 | 17 | 2 | |
| 15 | 22 | KTM | 18 | +26.875 | 21 | 1 | |
| 16 | 24 | Kalex | 18 | +28.515 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 89 | Kalex | 18 | +28.802 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 16 | NTS | 18 | +29.791 | 23 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Kalex | 18 | +30.557 | 20 | ||
| 20 | 57 | Speed Up | 18 | +31.069 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 4 | NTS | 18 | +38.430 | 24 | ||
| 22 | 95 | Kalex | 18 | +42.930 | 27 | ||
| 23 | 30 | Tech 3 | 18 | +57.507 | 28 | ||
| 24 | 32 | Suter | 18 | +57.910 | 30 | ||
| 25 | 21 | Kalex | 18 | +1:03.737 | 31 | ||
| 26 | 50 | Suter | 18 | +2:04.066 | 32 | ||
| Ret | 40 | Kalex | 8 | Accident | 11 | ||
| Ret | 66 | Kalex | 7 | Accident | 26 | ||
| Ret | 45 | Kalex | 7 | Accident Damage | 16 | ||
| Ret | 87 | Tech 3 | 5 | Accident Damage | 4 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Kalex | 5 | Accident Damage | 29 | ||
| Ret | 27 | KTM | 2 | Accident Damage | 14 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT | |||||||
Moto3
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Honda | 17 | 38:34.799 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 48 | Honda | 17 | +3.556 | 14 | 20 | |
| 3 | 33 | Honda | 17 | +3.757 | 6 | 16 | |
| 4 | 75 | KTM | 17 | +3.795 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | 12 | KTM | 17 | +4.095 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 21 | Honda | 17 | +4.106 | 13 | 10 | |
| 7 | 40 | KTM | 17 | +4.232 | 11 | 9 | |
| 8 | 14 | Honda | 17 | +4.704 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 24 | Honda | 17 | +4.707 | 7 | 7 | |
| 10 | 23 | Honda | 17 | +4.715 | 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 42 | KTM | 17 | +4.727 | 18 | 5 | |
| 12 | 27 | Honda | 17 | +5.101 | 19 | 4 | |
| 13 | 77 | KTM | 17 | +6.392 | 20 | 3 | |
| 14 | 41 | Honda | 17 | +7.063 | 23 | 2 | |
| 15 | 22 | KTM | 17 | +7.353 | 8 | 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | KTM | 17 | +7.478 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 76 | Honda | 17 | +7.626 | 26 | ||
| 18 | 71 | Honda | 17 | +13.843 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 65 | KTM | 17 | +19.992 | 24 | ||
| 20 | 84 | KTM | 17 | +26.678 | 21 | ||
| 21 | 81 | KTM | 17 | +34.184 | 27[N 3] | ||
| 22 | 9 | KTM | 17 | +34.468 | 25 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Honda | 17 | +1:37.387 | 28[N 4] | ||
| Ret | 44 | Honda | 10 | Accident | 15 | ||
| Ret | 72 | Honda | 6 | Accident | 17 | ||
| Ret | 17 | KTM | 6 | Accident | 4 | ||
| Ret | 10 | KTM | 6 | Accident | 16 | ||
| Ret | 31 | KTM | 2 | Accident | 12 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates the World Champions.
MotoGP
| Moto2
| Moto3
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Notes
- ^ Marc Márquez, who set the fastest time in qualifying, received a grid penalty which promoted Johann Zarco to the pole position grid slot.
- ^ 6-place grid penalty.
- ^ 12-place grid penalty.
- ^ Pit lane start penalty.
References
- ^ a b "2018 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2018". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2018" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
