Francesco Bagnaia on pole in front of Jorge Martin, the starting grid

Summary of qualifications

While the battle for the championship is tough, every good performance is up for grabs. Very early this morning, Francesco Bagnaia took pole position ahead of his number one rival, Jorge Martin. The Italian set a very good time in 1:56:337. This is the record for the Sepang track. The Gresini Ducati of Alex Marquez completed this top three. Outside the top ten, during yesterday's practice session, Johann Zarco achieved a feat by setting the best time in Q1 in 1:57:635. Only the South African driver, Brad Binder was able to join him, following him by only two tenths. For our 2021 champion, Fabio Quartararo placed his Yamaha eighth, ahead of his teammate Alex Rins.

The starting grid for the Malaysian GP

1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
2. Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati)
3. Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati)
4. Franco Morbidelli (Pramac Ducati)
5. Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati)
6. Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
7. Jack Miller (KTM)
8. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
9. Alex Rins (Yamaha)
10. Brad Binder (KTM)
11. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda)
12. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia)
13. Pedro Acosta (Tech3 Gas-Gas KTM)
14. Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati)
15. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia)
16. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
17. Andrea Iannone (VR46 Ducati)
18. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda)
19. Luca Marini (Honda)
20. Joan Mir (Honda)
21. Augusto Fernandez (Tech3 Gas-Gas KTM)
22. Lorenzo Savadori (Trackhouse Aprilia)

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