There are times when the final race classification doesn't reflect the true nature of the race, and this year's Australian MotoGP is a prime example of this. Marquez's winning margin makes it look as if the race were a whitewash – how far from the truth!
With the lead shared between Rossi (three laps), Crutchlow (six laps) and Viñales (16 laps), Marquez only led for the penultimate and, crucially,the final lap. Even Aprilia's Andrea Iannone had a go at the front!
The Moto2 championship remains a three-way race between table leader Alex Marquez, an on-form Brad Binder and ex-MotoGP rider Tom Luthi after Marquez finished the race down in eighth place, conceding a heap points to race winner Binder and third-place man Luthi.
The Moto3 crown, however, was finalised in style with series leader Lorenzo Dalla Porta snatching the win from teammate Marcos Ramirez and Albert Arenas. Dalla Porta's win – his third of the season – puts him 72 points clear at the top and gives Leopard Racing their third world Moto3 championship (Danny Kent in 2015, Joan Mir in 2017 being the others).
In case you missed the coverage, here are your top five finishers in each of the classes:
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Marc Marquez (SPA) |
Repsol Honda Team |
40'43.729 |
2 |
Cal Crutchlow (GBR) |
LCR Honda Castrol |
+11.413 |
3 |
Jack Miller (AUS) |
Pramac赛车 |
+14.499 |
4 |
Franco Bagnaia (ITA) |
Pramac赛车 |
+14.554 |
5 |
Joan Mir (SPA) |
Team Suzuki Ecstar |
+14.817 |
Fastest Race Lap – Maverick Vinales – Lap 13 - 1'29.322
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Brad Binder (RSA) |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
38'53.277 |
2 |
Jorge Martin (SPA) |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
+1.968 |
3 |
Thomas Luthi (SWI) |
Dynavolt Intact GP |
+6.021 |
4 |
Jorge Navarro (SPA) |
Beta Tools Speed Up |
+ 8.151 |
5 |
Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) |
Flexbox HP40 |
+8.806 |
Fastest Race Lap – Thomas Luthi – Lap 4 – 1'32.609
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA) |
Leopard Racing |
37'45.817 |
2 |
Marcos Ramirez (SPA) |
Leopard Racing |
+0.077 |
3 |
Albert Arenas (SPA) |
Gaviota Angel Nieto Team |
+0.088 |
4 |
Tatsuki Suzuki (JPN) |
SIC58 Squadra Corse |
+0.126 |
5 |
John McPhee (GBR) |
马来西亚国家石油公司Sprinta赛车 |
+0.330 |
Fastest Race Lap – Romano Fenati – Lap 11 – 1'37.139
Here's how the all-important tables stand after 17 of the season's 19 races:
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Marc Marquez |
Honda |
375 |
- |
- |
2 |
Andrea Dovizioso |
Ducati |
240 |
135 |
135 |
3 |
Alex Rins |
Suzuki |
183 |
57 |
192 |
4 |
Maverick Viñales |
Yamaha |
176 |
7 |
199 |
5 |
Danilo Petrucci |
Ducati |
169 |
7 |
206 |
6 |
Fabio Quartararo |
Yamaha |
163 |
6 |
212 |
7 |
Valentino Rossi |
Yamaha |
153 |
10 |
222 |
8 |
Jack Miller |
Ducati |
141 |
12 |
234 |
9 |
Cal Crutchlow |
Honda |
133 |
8 |
242 |
10 |
Franco Morbidelli |
Yamaha |
105 |
28 |
270 |
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Alex Marquez |
Kalex |
242 |
- |
- |
2 |
Thomas Luthi |
Kalex |
214 |
28 |
28 |
3 |
Brad Binder (↑2) |
KTM此次将为 |
209 |
5 |
33 |
4 |
Jorge Navarro (↑1) |
Speed Up |
199 |
10 |
43 |
5 |
Augusto Fernandez (↓2) |
Kalex |
192 |
7 |
50 |
6 |
Luca Marini |
Kalex |
176 |
16 |
66 |
7 |
Lorenzo Baldassarri |
Kalex |
162 |
14 |
80 |
8 |
Marcel Schrotter |
Kalex |
130 |
32 |
112 |
9 |
Fabio Di Giannantonio |
Speed Up |
101 |
29 |
141 |
10 |
Enea Bastianini |
Kalex |
95 |
6 |
147 |
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Lorenzo Dalla Porta |
Honda |
254 |
- |
- |
2 |
Aaron Canet |
KTM此次将为 |
182 |
72 |
72 |
3 |
Tony Abolino |
Honda |
168 |
14 |
86 |
4 |
Marcos Ramirez |
Honda |
164 |
4 |
90 |
5 |
John McPhee |
Honda |
147 |
17 |
107 |
6 |
Niccolo Antonelli |
Honda |
122 |
25 |
132 |
7 |
Celestino Vietti |
KTM此次将为 |
116 |
6 |
138 |
8 |
Tatsuki Suzuki (↑1) |
Honda |
111 |
5 |
143 |
9 |
Jaume Masia (↓1) |
KTM此次将为 |
105 |
6 |
149 |
10 |
Albert Arenas (↑1) |
KTM此次将为 |
104 |
1 |
150 |
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Matteo Ferrari |
Energica |
72 |
- |
- |
2 |
Hector Garzo |
Energica |
53 |
19 |
19 |
3 |
Bradley Smith |
Energica |
48 |
5 |
24 |
4 |
Mike Di Meglio |
Energica |
47 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
Xavier Simeon |
Energica |
45 |
2 |
27 |
6 |
Niccolo Canepa |
Energica |
36 |
9 |
36 |
7 |
Jesko Raffin |
Energica |
32 |
4 |
40 |
8 |
Niki Tuuli |
Energica |
26 |
6 |
46 |
9 |
Mattia Casadei |
Energica |
24 |
2 |
48 |
10 |
Sete Gibernau |
Energica |
24 |
0 |
48 |
There's back-to-back action as the riders make the short(ish) hop from Australia to Malaysia for the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, a 3.44 mile (5.5km) circuit with five left-hand and ten right-hand corners and a 3018ft (0.92km) straight.
The all-time circuit record currently belongs to Dani Pedrosa with a qualifying time of 1'59.053 from 2015.
Live coverage of all the Free Practice sessions, qualifying and racing is on BT Sport 2, with Highlights during the week on free-to-air Quest.
All times are UK GMT.
Friday 1stNovember 2019 |
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LIVE所有类——自由练习1和2 |
00:45 – 08:15 |
BT Sport 2 |
Saturday 2ndNovember 2019 |
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LIVE- Free Practice 3 – All Classes |
01:00 – 04:00 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE– Qualifying |
04:00 – 08:15 |
BT Sport 2 |
Sunday 3rdNovember 2019 |
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LIVE- Warm-Up |
00:30 – 02:15 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE– Asia Talent Cup |
02:15 – 03:15 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE- Moto3 Race |
03:15 – 05:00 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE- Moto2 Race |
05:00 – 06:30 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE- MotoGP Race |
06:30 – 08:15 |
BT Sport 2 |
All Races - Repeated |
11:30 – 14:30 |
BT Sport 2 |
Monday 4thNovember 2019 |
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Highlights |
18:00 – 19:00 23:00 – 00:00 |
Quest |
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