Andrea Dovizioso denied Marc Márquez the World Championship title in Sepang by winning an exciting race in the wet.
The Italian beat his teammate Jorge Lorenzo to claim a sixth win of the season on his Ducati. This way he kept his title hopes alive with Márquez coming home fourth.
Márquez’s lead has been cut to 21 points but an 11th placed finish in Valencia on November 12 will be enough to become World Champion for the fourth time.
Johann Zarco led the early stages of the race before the Ducati drivers made their moves with the Italian taking the lead on lap 16.
Zarco hung on for the final podium spot, while pole starter Dani Pedrosa finished in fifth. Pol Espargaro completed the top 10 with teammate Bradley Smith back in 12th.
It ain’t over ’til it’s over! #NeverSayNever ?#MalaysianGP pic.twitter.com/1zqafGqSQq
— MotoGP™??? (@MotoGP) October 29, 2017
Dovizioso denied Márquez the title in Sepang by winning an exciting race in the wet
Top 5 in Sepang
- Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati: 0:44:51.497
- Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati: +0.743s
- Johann Zarco, Yamaha: +9.738s
- Marc Marquez, Honda: +17.763s
- Dani Pedrosa, Honda: +29.144s
Overall World Championship standings
- Marc Marquez 282
- Andrea Dovizioso 261
- Maverick Vinales 226
- Valentino Ross 197
- Dani Pedrosa 185
“I didn’t need anyone to tell me what to do in this situation, I knew that the world title was important” – @lorenzo99 ?#MalaysianGP pic.twitter.com/BWw2SLw1Dl
— MotoGP™??? (@MotoGP) October 29, 2017
