MOTOGP
SPRINT RACE
Bagnaia started from pole, a crucial result
for the Italian as he hadn't been in P1 on
the qualifying timesheets since Catalun-
ya, the race where he promptly high-sided
himself halfway into next week.
This time, there were none of those
shenanigans as Bagnaia led into turn
one from Bastianini and Alex Marquez,
with Martin in fourth. Marquez was on
the move and hit second at turn three,
and a lap later, on the final corner, he
had a go at Bagnaia but ran wide to re-
slot into second.
Martin then moved up to second at
turn one on lap three, nearly getting
rear-ended by Marquez at turn two, but
by turn four, Marquez was back up the
inside to retake second place.
Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM) was
having a good go of it in fourth ahead
of teammate Brad Binder, but Bagnaia
ROUND 18 / NOVEMBER 10-12, 2023
SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P72
95 COLLIN VEIJER
1ST MOTO3
"I feel great, but very tired!" Collin
Veijer said after his debut Moto3 win.
"It was a great race, and I tried to stay
at the front as much as I could. At one
point I had to attack my teammate
because the group behind me would
have passed also. Finally, we have
a first win for our team, and I'm very
happy about this. I want to thank the
whole team for their help all the time."
37 PEDRO ACOSTA
2ND MOTO2
"So, so good. It has been a hard
two seasons because we suffered a
lot last year, but thanks so much to
all the team," Pedro Acosta said. "I
was trying not to feel the pressure.
We were in a good situation with the
championship here. I approached
the weekend like a normal one and
trying to be competitive for Sunday.
We've been riding more with our
heads recently and also making sure
of the Teams title as well. It is my
third season with Red Bull KTM Ajo
motorsport and also my last and I can
barely say anything more."
MYOWNRACE
Bastianini got in
front at turn one and
"rode every lap like
it was qualifying" to
gradually build an
advantage to Alex
Marquez (73).
