Bagnaia will start the Malaysian GP from pole position after winning a remarkable qualifying duel with championship leader Jorge Martin.
Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia celebrates getting pole position next to second position Spanish rider Jorge Martin and third position Spanish rider Alex Marquez after the qualifying session of the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on November 2, 2024. Picture: Mohd Rasfan / AFP.
Spain’s Martin is 17 points ahead of Italian defending champion Bagnaia in the title fight, with just one race weekend left after Sepang. Ducati’s Bagnaia dominated Friday practice, and in more steamy and cloudy conditions, he clocked a scorching time of 1min 56.337sec in a dramatic qualifying session.Martin had obliterated the track record to top the timesheets in the qualifying run, only for Bagnaia to roar back and go even better.
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