2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 26 October 2014.

Malaysia  2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 18 races in the
2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date26 October 2014
Official nameShell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1]
LocationSepang International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.543 km (3.444 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:59.791
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:01.150 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex
Time 2:07.429
Fastest lap
Rider Finland Mika Kallio Kalex
Time 2:07.949 on lap 5
Podium
First Spain Maverick Viñales Kalex
Second Finland Mika Kallio Kalex
Third Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Australia Jack Miller KTM
Time 2:12.450
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álex Rins Honda
Time 2:13.731 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Efrén Vázquez Honda
Second Australia Jack Miller KTM
Third Spain Álex Rins Honda

Details edit

In MotoGP, world champion Marc Márquez took his 12th win of the season, matching Mick Doohan's record of most premier class victories in a single season, from 1997.[2] The podium was completed by the two Movistar Yamaha riders; Valentino Rossi finished in second place and Jorge Lorenzo finished in third place. Márquez's result was also good enough for Honda to claim the manufacturers' championship, with a race to spare.[3] Dani Pedrosa was also in contention during the race, but suffered two crashes and had to retire from the race. The result sealed fourth place in the championship for Pedrosa. Andrea Iannone withdrew from the race due to a crash in practice and resultant injury.[citation needed] Pol Espargaró also crashed during a free practice session, setting his bike aflame.[citation needed]

In the Moto2 category, a third-place finish for Esteve Rabat was enough for the Marc VDS Racing Team rider to clinch the Moto2 world championship with a race to spare.[4] Rabat had started the race from pole position,[5] but eventually trailed his title rivals Maverick Viñales and Mika Kallio home. It was Viñales' third victory in four races,[6] and ensured that the battle for the runner-up placing in the championship would go down to the final race in Valencia; Kallio held the advantage by 15 points over Viñales.

In Moto3, Efrén Vázquez took his second victory of the season – and of his career[7] – ahead of Jack Miller and Álex Rins.[8] Championship leader Álex Márquez finished only fifth, reducing his championship lead over Miller to eleven points.[9] Post-race, Marquez's Estrella Galicia 0,0 team protested the results and the riding manner of Miller, riding for the rival Ajo Motorsport team.[9] Race directors ultimately decided that no further action was warranted.[10]

 
Valentino Rossi, Marc Márquez and Jorge Lorenzo, celebrating on the podium after finishing second, first and third at the MotoGP race

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 40:45.523 1 25
2 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +2.445 6 20
3 99   Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +3.508 3 16
4 6   Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 20 +21.234 4 13
5 38   Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 20 +22.283 9 11
6 44   Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 20 +34.668 12 10
7 68   Yonny Hernández Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +38.435 13 9
8 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 20 +48.839 5 8
9 8   Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 20 +50.792 16 7
10 45   Scott Redding Go&Fun Honda Gresini Honda 20 +59.088 17 6
11 7   Hiroshi Aoyama Drive M7 Aspar Honda 20 +1:15.949 11 5
12 70   Michael Laverty Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 20 +1:17.966 20 4
13 63   Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Avintia 20 +1:27.773 21 3
14 23   Broc Parkes Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 20 +1:44.244 22 2
Ret 15   Alex de Angelis NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 19 Retirement 18
Ret 9   Danilo Petrucci Octo IodaRacing Team ART 14 Retirement 19
Ret 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 Accident 2
Ret 17   Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Honda 11 Accident 15
Ret 69   Nicky Hayden Drive M7 Aspar Honda 6 Accident 14
Ret 35   Cal Crutchlow Ducati Team Ducati 4 Retirement 8
Ret 41   Aleix Espargaró NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1 Collisions 7
Ret 19   Álvaro Bautista Go&Fun Honda Gresini Honda 1 Collisions 10
DNS 29   Andrea Iannone Pramac Racing Ducati Did not start
Sources: [11][12][13]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 40   Maverick Viñales Kalex 19 40:46.754 4 25
2 36   Mika Kallio Kalex 19 +2.694 2 20
3 53   Esteve Rabat Kalex 19 +8.054 1 16
4 5   Johann Zarco Caterham Suter 19 +10.590 8 13
5 77   Dominique Aegerter Suter 19 +10.663 9 11
6 60   Julián Simón Kalex 19 +10.769 7 10
7 11   Sandro Cortese Kalex 19 +15.657 3 9
8 12   Thomas Lüthi Suter 19 +18.839 5 8
9 94   Jonas Folger Kalex 19 +19.486 12 7
10 23   Marcel Schrötter Tech 3 19 +24.887 11 6
11 39   Luis Salom Kalex 19 +28.234 16 5
12 88   Ricard Cardús Tech 3 19 +30.338 24 4
13 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 19 +30.533 34 3
14 44   Roberto Rolfo Suter 19 +30.548 19 2
15 81   Jordi Torres Suter 19 +34.769 22 1
16 20   Florian Marino Kalex 19 +36.613 20
17 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Suter 19 +38.869 23
18 95   Anthony West Speed Up 19 +42.201 26
19 19   Xavier Siméon Suter 19 +47.876 14
20 25   Azlan Shah Kalex 19 +52.950 29
21 10   Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 19 +53.163 30
22 97   Román Ramos Speed Up 19 +59.999 31
23 71   Tomoyoshi Koyama NTS 19 +1:03.331 28
24 18   Nicolás Terol Suter 19 +1:08.275 27
25 46   Decha Kraisart Tech 3 19 +1:16.996 32
26 4   Randy Krummenacher Suter 18 +1 lap 25
Ret 21   Franco Morbidelli Kalex 15 Retirement 13
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Speed Up 14 Retirement 15
Ret 49   Axel Pons Kalex 12 Retirement 10
Ret 55   Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 10 Accident 18
Ret 96   Louis Rossi Kalex 8 Accident 17
Ret 30   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 6 Accident 6
Ret 14   Ratthapark Wilairot Caterham Suter 6 Accident 33
Ret 8   Gino Rea Suter 0 Accident 21
DNS 70   Robin Mulhauser Suter Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 7   Efrén Vázquez Honda 18 40:41.002 4 25
2 8   Jack Miller KTM 18 +0.213 1 20
3 42   Álex Rins Honda 18 +0.385 17 16
4 52   Danny Kent Husqvarna 18 +0.803 7 13
5 12   Álex Márquez Honda 18 +0.831 5 11
6 10   Alexis Masbou Honda 18 +1.073 11 10
7 23   Niccolò Antonelli KTM 18 +1.916 13 9
8 84   Jakub Kornfeil KTM 18 +2.089 3 8
9 98   Karel Hanika KTM 18 +7.336 12 7
10 33   Enea Bastianini KTM 18 +9.520 10 6
11 58   Juan Francisco Guevara Kalex KTM 18 +17.407 19 5
12 99   Jorge Navarro Kalex KTM 18 +17.610 20 4
13 38   Hafiq Azmi KTM 18 +29.592 16 3
14 19   Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 18 +29.745 28 2
15 2   Remy Gardner KTM 18 +37.467 29 1
16 43   Luca Grünwald Kalex KTM 18 +37.505 24
17 95   Jules Danilo Mahindra 18 +37.792 26
18 65   Philipp Öttl Kalex KTM 18 +38.773 30
19 4   Gabriel Ramos Kalex KTM 18 +55.583 34
20 88   Hafiza Rofa KTM 18 +1:36.170 31
Ret 17   John McPhee Honda 17 Accident 2
Ret 21   Francesco Bagnaia KTM 12 Retirement 15
Ret 32   Isaac Viñales KTM 11 Accident 8
Ret 5   Romano Fenati KTM 11 Retirement 6
Ret 9   Scott Deroue Kalex KTM 8 Accident 33
Ret 3   Matteo Ferrari Mahindra 8 Accident 23
Ret 55   Andrea Locatelli Mahindra 7 Accident 27
Ret 41   Brad Binder Mahindra 6 Retirement 25
Ret 31   Niklas Ajo Husqvarna 4 Retirement 14
Ret 63   Zulfahmi Khairuddin Honda 1 Accident 22
Ret 16   Andrea Migno Mahindra 1 Accident 18
Ret 13   Jasper Iwema Mahindra 1 Retirement 32
Ret 93   Ramdan Rosli KTM 1 Retirement 21
Ret 44   Miguel Oliveira Mahindra 0 Accident 9
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen concluded.[14]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "2014 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Marquez matches Doohan record with victory at Sepang". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Honda claim 63rd Constructor's Championship in Sepang". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Tito Rabat clinches 2014 Moto2 championship at Sepang". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ Lewis, Lisa (25 October 2014). "Rabat secures pole at sweltering Sepang". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Viñales impresses again as victories continue". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Vazquez on breathtaking Sepang race win". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ Lewis, Lisa (26 October 2014). "Vazquez wins - Miller, Marquez slug it out at Sepang". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Vazquez wins at Sepang as Moto3 title fight goes on to Valencia". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ^ McLaren, Peter (27 October 2014). "Estrella protest against Miller, Kent rejected". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  12. ^ "SHELL ADVANCE MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GP · MotoGP Race Classification 2014". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  13. ^ "2014 Malaysian MotoGp : Race Classifications" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-26.


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