Preparations for the main race of the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix have concluded, with Fabio Quartararo topping the warm-up session in Sepang, where riders had ten minutes to fine-tune the details before Sunday’s race.
In a session where lap times are not the most crucial, Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) took the lead after the initial flying laps. He was beaten by Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati), but just over a minute later, Quartararo set the fastest time of the session at 1m59.218s.
No one was able to overtake the French rider until the end. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) came closest, just 25 thousandths of a second behind. Enea Bastianini (Ducati) finished third, while Álex Márquez ended up in fourth. Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) completed the top five ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati).
Further down the timesheets, the second-placed rider in the championship, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), finished only 16th, 0.855s off the top. The Spanish rider had his best lap canceled, a time that would have placed him in the top ten.
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