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.
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| Race 17 of 18 races in the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 26 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Details
editIn 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]
Classification
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edit| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 93 |  Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | 40:45.523 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 46 |  Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +2.445 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +3.508 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 6 |  Stefan Bradl | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 20 | +21.234 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 38 |  Bradley Smith | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20 | +22.283 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20 | +34.668 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | 68 |  Yonny Hernández | Energy T.I. Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20 | +38.435 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | 20 | +48.839 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Héctor Barberá | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 20 | +50.792 | 16 | 7 |
| 10 | 45 | Scott Redding | Go&Fun Honda Gresini | Honda | 20 | +59.088 | 17 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 |  Hiroshi Aoyama | Drive M7 Aspar | Honda | 20 | +1:15.949 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 70 | Michael Laverty | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 20 | +1:17.966 | 20 | 4 |
| 13 | 63 |  Mike Di Meglio | Avintia Racing | Avintia | 20 | +1:27.773 | 21 | 3 |
| 14 | 23 |  Broc Parkes | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 20 | +1:44.244 | 22 | 2 |
| Ret | 15 |  Alex de Angelis | NGM Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | 19 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Octo IodaRacing Team | ART | 14 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 12 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Karel Abraham | Cardion AB Motoracing | Honda | 11 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 69 |  Nicky Hayden | Drive M7 Aspar | Honda | 6 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Ducati Team | Ducati | 4 | Retirement | 8 | |
| Ret | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | NGM Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | 1 | Collisions | 7 | |
| Ret | 19 | Álvaro Bautista | Go&Fun Honda Gresini | Honda | 1 | Collisions | 10 | |
| DNS | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Pramac Racing | Ducati | Did not start | |||
| Sources: [11][12][13] | ||||||||
Moto2
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Moto3
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Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
editBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen concluded.[14]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "2014 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Marquez matches Doohan record with victory at Sepang". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Honda claim 63rd Constructor's Championship in Sepang". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Tito Rabat clinches 2014 Moto2 championship at Sepang". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Lisa (25 October 2014). "Rabat secures pole at sweltering Sepang". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Viñales impresses again as victories continue". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Vazquez on breathtaking Sepang race win". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Lisa (26 October 2014). "Vazquez wins - Miller, Marquez slug it out at Sepang". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McLaren, Peter (27 October 2014). "Estrella protest against Miller, Kent rejected". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "SHELL ADVANCE MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GP · MotoGP Race Classification 2014". Motogp.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "2014 Malaysian MotoGp : Race Classifications" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-26.