2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 18 races in the; 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	23 October 2011
Official name	Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Location	Sepang International Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility; 5.548 km (3.447 mi);
MotoGP
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Dani Pedrosa
Time	2:01.462
Moto2
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Thomas Lüthi
Time	2:07.512
Fastest lap
Rider	Stefan Bradl
Time	2:08.220
Podium
First	Thomas Lüthi
Second	Stefan Bradl
Third	Pol Espargaró
125 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Nicolás Terol
Time	2:13.579
Fastest lap
Rider	Nicolás Terol
Time	2:14.229
Podium
First	Maverick Viñales
Second	Sandro Cortese
Third	Johann Zarco

The 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 October 2011 at the Sepang International Circuit, but the MotoGP race was red-flagged and subsequently cancelled after two laps due to a serious accident involving Marco Simoncelli.^[4] Simoncelli fell while running fourth, his bike and body veering across the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. Simoncelli was fatally struck in the head and chest by the two bikes. He was taken straight to the circuit's medical centre, but died of his injuries shortly thereafter.^[5]

MotoGP classification edit

The race was stopped after two laps due to an accident involving Marco Simoncelli, who later died; the race was subsequently cancelled.^[4] Prior to the accident there had been a 1-2-3 Repsol Honda front row of the grid, where Casey Stoner took the start and led from Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso. Since the race was cancelled rather than abandoned after just one full lap was completed, however, no Grand Prix winner was declared and no points were awarded.

Moto2 classification edit

The race was stopped after 17 laps due to an accident involving Axel Pons.^[6]

Pos.	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Thomas Lüthi	Suter	17	36:35.114	1	25
2	65	Stefan Bradl	Kalex	17	+0.187	2	20
3	44	Pol Espargaró	FTR	17	+7.465	5	16
4	15	Alex de Angelis	Motobi	17	+9.127	11	13
5	77	Dominique Aegerter	Suter	17	+11.494	20	11
6	36	Mika Kallio	Suter	17	+11.903	7	10
7	51	Michele Pirro	Moriwaki	17	+12.568	3	9
8	40	Aleix Espargaró	Pons Kalex	17	+12.963	6	8
9	29	Andrea Iannone	Suter	17	+14.098	13	7
10	45	Scott Redding	Suter	17	+16.697	9	6
11	34	Esteve Rabat	FTR	17	+19.568	12	5
12	54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Suter	17	+24.885	19	4
13	16	Jules Cluzel	Suter	17	+25.345	18	3
14	63	Mike Di Meglio	Tech 3	17	+26.696	17	2
15	19	Xavier Siméon	Tech 3	17	+32.806	23	1
16	6	Joan Olivé	FTR	17	+36.497	21
17	18	Jordi Torres	Suter	17	+40.569	27
18	87	Mohamad Zamri Baba	Moriwaki	17	+56.756	28
19	20	Iván Moreno	Suter	17	+1:05.966	32
20	86	Hafizh Syahrin	Moriwaki	17	+1:06.110	34
21	4	Randy Krummenacher	Kalex	17	+1:17.083	29
22	39	Robertino Pietri	Suter	17	+1:19.415	31
23	95	Mashel Al Naimi	Moriwaki	16	+1 lap	35
NC	80	Axel Pons	Pons Kalex	17	+32.979^{[N 1]}	25
NC	9	Kenny Noyes	FTR	17	+33.179^{[N 1]}	30
Ret	35	Raffaele De Rosa	Suter	12	Retirement	22
Ret	75	Mattia Pasini	FTR	8	Accident	10
Ret	64	Santiago Hernández	FTR	7	Accident	26
Ret	23	Apiwat Wongthananon	FTR	7	Retirement	36
Ret	53	Valentin Debise	FTR	6	Retirement	24
Ret	72	Yuki Takahashi	Moriwaki	5	Retirement	4
Ret	71	Claudio Corti	Suter	3	Collision	8
Ret	3	Simone Corsi	FTR	3	Collision	14
Ret	13	Anthony West	MZ-RE Honda	1	Collision	16
Ret	76	Max Neukirchner	MZ-RE Honda	1	Collision	15
DSQ	68	Yonny Hernández	FTR	8	Black flag	33
DNS	93	Marc Márquez	Suter		Injury
DNS	88	Ricard Cardús	Moriwaki		Injury
WD	38	Bradley Smith	Tech 3		Injury
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

125 cc classification edit

Pos.	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	18	40:34.280	7	25
2	11	Sandro Cortese	Aprilia	18	+0.354	3	20
3	5	Johann Zarco	Derbi	18	+2.455	15	16
4	55	Héctor Faubel	Aprilia	18	+2.921	2	13
5	18	Nicolás Terol	Aprilia	18	+10.049	1	11
6	94	Jonas Folger	Aprilia	18	+17.964	6	10
7	63	Zulfahmi Khairuddin	Derbi	18	+38.706	13	9
8	84	Jakub Kornfeil	Aprilia	18	+39.099	11	8
9	23	Alberto Moncayo	Aprilia	18	+39.223	8	7
10	52	Danny Kent	Aprilia	18	+40.237	10	6
11	7	Efrén Vázquez	Derbi	18	+54.806	4	5
12	10	Alexis Masbou	KTM	18	+1:07.891	14	4
13	99	Danny Webb	Mahindra	18	+1:07.907	12	3
14	28	Josep Rodríguez	Aprilia	18	+1:08.099	24	2
15	19	Alessandro Tonucci	Aprilia	18	+1:08.156	21	1
16	8	Jack Miller	KTM	18	+1:15.230	26
17	30	Giulian Pedone	Aprilia	18	+1:18.703	18
18	96	Louis Rossi	Aprilia	18	+1:18.913	17
19	50	Sturla Fagerhaug	Aprilia	18	+1:30.270	28
20	32	Arthur Sissis	Aprilia	18	+1:31.810	30
21	17	Taylor Mackenzie	Aprilia	18	+1:33.250	22
22	60	Manuel Tatasciore	Aprilia	18	+1:50.690	29
23	40	Marco Colandrea	Aprilia	18	+2:02.252	32
24	64	Farid Badrul	Derbi	18	+2:16.968	31
Ret	14	Brad Binder	Aprilia	16	Retirement	27
Ret	26	Adrián Martín	Aprilia	10	Retirement	9
Ret	3	Luigi Morciano	Aprilia	8	Collision	25
Ret	21	Harry Stafford	Aprilia	8	Collision	19
Ret	77	Marcel Schrötter	Mahindra	5	Accident	16
Ret	39	Luis Salom	Aprilia	0	Collision	5
Ret	53	Jasper Iwema	Aprilia	0	Collision	20
Ret	36	Joan Perelló	Aprilia	0	Collision	23
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b According to Art. 1.25.1 of the regulations, Pons and Noyes, who had not entered the pitlane within 5 minutes after the red flag, were not classified.^[7]

References edit

^ "2011 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2011 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Hepburn, Bruce (23 October 2011). "Sepang race abandoned after crash". SuperSport. MultiChoice. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "Simoncelli dies from injuries suffered in Malaysian GP crash". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "Victory for Lüthi at Malaysia". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "FIM Road Racing World Championship: Grand Prix Regulations 2011" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 25 October 2011. Within 5 minutes after the red flag has been displayed, riders who have not entered the pit lane, riding on their motorcycle, will not be classified.

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[NC-8] According to Art. 1.25.1 of the regulations, Pons and Noyes, who had not entered the pitlane within 5 minutes after the red flag, were not classified.^[7]

[1] "2011 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[2] Mitchell, Malcolm. "2011 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[3] Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[marco-4] Hepburn, Bruce (23 October 2011). "Sepang race abandoned after crash". SuperSport. MultiChoice. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[5] "Simoncelli dies from injuries suffered in Malaysian GP crash". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[6] "Victory for Lüthi at Malaysia". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[7] "FIM Road Racing World Championship: Grand Prix Regulations 2011" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 25 October 2011. Within 5 minutes after the red flag has been displayed, riders who have not entered the pit lane, riding on their motorcycle, will not be classified.

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