MotoGP: 2016 Round 17 - Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix (SPOILERS)

Look, rain ...........

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 43 Jack MILLER AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 290.5 2'08.872
2 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 298.5 2'09.271 0.399 / 0.399
3 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 302.0 2'09.414 0.542 / 0.143
4 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 299.2 2'09.440 0.568 / 0.026
5 76 Loris BAZ FRA Avintia Racing Ducati 301.0 2'09.698 0.826 / 0.258
6 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 295.9 2'10.175 1.303 / 0.477
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 297.3 2'10.208 1.336 / 0.033
8 6 Stefan BRADL GER Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 293.3 2'10.283 1.411 / 0.075
9 53 Tito RABAT SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 291.9 2'11.297 2.425 / 1.014
10 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Repsol Honda Team Honda 295.0 2'11.426 2.554 / 0.129
11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 299.9 2'12.179 3.307 / 0.753
12 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 263.6 2'12.803 3.931 / 0.624
13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 286.7 2'13.416 4.544 / 0.613
14 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 294.6 2'13.586 4.714 / 0.170
15 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 290.7 2'14.438 5.566 / 0.852
16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 297.4 2'14.863 5.991 / 0.425
17 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 292.2 2'15.505 6.633 / 0.642
18 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 285.9 2'16.269 7.397 / 0.764
19 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 288.9 2'16.679 7.807 / 0.410
29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati
93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda



Personally, I reckon it rains to much in Sepang and is to damn humid, we need to move the race to another time where it suits the over 30's better

Combined FP1/FP2 times....

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 321.4 2'01.210
2 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 322.0 2'01.478 0.268 / 0.268
3 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 315.8 2'01.507 0.297 / 0.029
4 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati 321.4 2'01.521 0.311 / 0.014
5 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha Yamaha 317.5 2'01.611 0.401 / 0.090
6 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 317.6 2'01.667 0.457 / 0.056
7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 317.6 2'01.774 0.564 / 0.107
8 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 319.3 2'01.815 0.605 / 0.041
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Gresini Aprilia 315.4 2'02.011 0.801 / 0.196
10 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha Yamaha 318.6 2'02.013 0.803 / 0.002
11 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 317.6 2'02.036 0.826 / 0.023
12 6 Stefan BRADL GER Aprilia Racing Gresini Aprilia 310.8 2'02.164 0.954 / 0.128
13 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 314.1 2'02.334 1.124 / 0.170
14 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 320.0 2'02.484 1.274 / 0.150
15 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 315.5 2'02.561 1.351 / 0.077
16 43 Jack MILLER AUS Estrella Marc VDS Honda 310.6 2'02.600 1.390 / 0.039
17 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 315.6 2'02.732 1.522 / 0.132
18 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 318.3 2'03.013 1.803 / 0.281
19 53 Tito RABAT SPA Estrella Marc VDS Honda 312.0 2'03.108 1.898 / 0.095
20 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Repsol Honda Team Honda 318.3 2'03.901 2.691 / 0.793
21 76 Loris BAZ FRA Avintia Racing Ducati 310.0 2'04.623 3.413 / 0.722

video of MM, Dovi, Cal and P. Esparagaro taking on 15.


It's not as bad as A. Espargaro saw it.

You both have good points. Like Jum said, Jarvis is not saying Rossi is dillusional, just that he shouldn't have said anything.What he is saying and I said at the time, is that Rossi failed miserably to read and understand his opponent. Anyone who really follows this sport knows , Marquez is the new alpha male of GP in every sense, and his reaction to having his integrity thrown into disrepute was not to slink off to a corner and pout. Jarvis is telling Rossi he has met his match and will have to resort flat out racing to overcome Marquez .

Scooters have been banned from track use...someone crashed on Thursday. Seriously? Who gave them a licence?

Via MCN

Wayne Gardner has finally be released from the clink.

Motorcycle champion Wayne Gardner released from custody in Japan

Vinales tops FP 3, Marquez second

povol said:

Vinales tops FP 3, Marquez second

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Great to see the Zooki's looking competitive.

Crutchlow needs to send his missus back to the Isle of Man....every time she turns up with that screaming kid he bites the dust........

The Suzuki's look so strong, they did against the Ducati's at PI last week as well. If they lose their concession next year but make some more improvements they might surprise everybody.

Be great to see Vinales on the Yamaha next season to see how good/bad the Suzuki's actually are.

Suzuki already lost their concessions last round because of MV's podium.



Another podium finish for Maverick Vinales at Phillip Island means Suzuki will now lose access to the MotoGP technical concessions.

The concessions - which allow nine instead seven engine changes, no engine development freeze and unlimited testing with race riders - last until a manufacturer achieves six concession points.

Concession points are awarded as follows; 3 points for 1st place, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd - meaning Suzuki has now reached six points on Vinales' results alone:

Le Mans: 3rd = 1 point
Silverstone: 1st = 3 points
Motegi: 3rd = 1 point
Phillip Island: 3rd = 1 point

Then MotoGP rules state that once six concession points are reached, unlimited testing is immediately cancelled. The extra engine changes and exemption from the engine development freeze are then lost from the start of the following season.

Due to their past results Honda, Yamaha and Ducati already compete without any concessions. Suzuki's success means that only Aprilia and new manufacturer KTM will qualify for concessions next season.

Vinales is moving to the Factory Yamaha team in 2017.
Read more at MotoGP News - MotoGP: Vinales success means Suzuki lose concessions

moto vudu said:

Suzuki already lost their concessions last round because of MV's podium.



Another podium finish for Maverick Vinales at Phillip Island means Suzuki will now lose access to the MotoGP technical concessions.

The concessions - which allow nine instead seven engine changes, no engine development freeze and unlimited testing with race riders - last until a manufacturer achieves six concession points.

Concession points are awarded as follows; 3 points for 1st place, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd - meaning Suzuki has now reached six points on Vinales' results alone:

Le Mans: 3rd = 1 point
Silverstone: 1st = 3 points
Motegi: 3rd = 1 point
Phillip Island: 3rd = 1 point

Then MotoGP rules state that once six concession points are reached, unlimited testing is immediately cancelled. The extra engine changes and exemption from the engine development freeze are then lost from the start of the following season.

Due to their past results Honda, Yamaha and Ducati already compete without any concessions. Suzuki's success means that only Aprilia and new manufacturer KTM will qualify for concessions next season.

Vinales is moving to the Factory Yamaha team in 2017.
Read more at MotoGP News - MotoGP: Vinales success means Suzuki lose concessions

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I did hear that they recently lost their concessions but didn't really think it would impact them so much now being so close to the end of the season compared to how it would if they lost them very early in the season.

AJV80 said:

I did hear that they recently lost their concessions but didn't really think it would impact them so much now being so close to the end of the season compared to how it would if they lost them very early in the season.

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Truth is, it likely doesn't impact them as they get to keep their engine concessions as this late in the season they would not have likely had any testing planned (this actually falls into my post elsewhere that I reserve judgement until they compete on a true level platform)

Comparison of rider lines thru T15

May be useless to some and interesting to others but here is a small video of the comparison of lines through t15

Gaz said:

May be useless to some and interesting to others but here is a small video of the comparison of lines through t15

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I saw that earlier today, found it interesting in how different each riders lines are through 15. Wonder how many riders will become unstuck when they try to make a move on somebody and take a different line they aren't as familiar with.

Where do I apply or who do I have to kill for this job?

Qualifying 2:
1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 11.485s [Lap 6/6] 295km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 11.731s +0.246s [7/7] 297km/h
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 11.787s +0.302s [5/7] 303km/h
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 11.874s +0.389s [3/7] 303km/h
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 12.558s +1.073s [7/7] 304km/h
6. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 12.598s +1.113s [7/7] 282km/h
7. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 12.869s +1.384s [4/5] 303km/h
8. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 12.981s +1.496s [4/7] 296km/h
9. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 13.325s +1.840s [7/7] 294km/h
10. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 13.452s +1.967s [5/6] 295km/h
11. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 13.707s +2.222s [4/7] 285km/h
12. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 13.973s +2.488s [2/5] 291km/h

Qualifying 1:
13. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 12.898s 303km/h
14. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 12.907s 302km/h
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 13.776s 297km/h
16. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 13.850s 292km/h
17. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 14.179s 291km/h
18. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 14.433s 295km/h
19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 14.769s 282km/h
20. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 14.786s 292km/h
21. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 15.894s 290km/h
Read more at MotoGP Results - MotoGP Malaysia - Full Qualifying Results



Good job by Lorenzo to qualify on the front row in wet conditions.
https://www.facebook.com/MotoGP/videos/10154972610240769/

AJV80 said:

Where do I apply or who do I have to kill for this job?

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Hm...our commentator pair does it almost everytime they are at the circuit. One of them is a licenced rider, the other one I've no idea...they call it BMW lap. According to them they were the first ones to do it and other (TV) "teams" followed.
So I guess the easy way is to go find a job as a comentating staff.

Today anyone can be a jurnalist anyway

moto vudu said:

Good job by Lorenzo to qualify on the front row in wet conditions

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Not surprising though, the old track surface was worn out and no grip, since it was resurfaced all the riders have praised the high grip which has carried through to wet conditions. Jorge has always been good with predictable grip, will be good in the race tomorrow in wet or dry.

Daniboy said:

Not surprising though, the old track surface was worn out and no grip, since it was resurfaced all the riders have praised the high grip which has carried through to wet conditions. Jorge has always been good with predictable grip, will be good in the race tomorrow in wet or dry.

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True. The temp is also warm even though it's wet so that is probably another reason why he was able to find confidence.