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

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.

Details

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

MotoGP

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

Moto2

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

Moto3

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

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

  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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