Taking everything down is Francesco Bagnaia of Team Ducati Lenovo which won the 2022 Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia at Sepang International Circuit. Coming to Sepang with a lead over Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo in the riders’ championship race, Bagnaia had a ding-dong match with fellow Gresini Racing MotoGP Enea Bastianini.
From the start, it was Prima Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin on pole, finishing in his scorching 1’57,790 qualifier on Saturday. However, things did not go as planned when Martin went off in turn 5. This left Bastianini and Bagnaia, who were ninth to second at the start, as the two led the Ducati Desmosedicis.
Meanwhile, Quartararo, which started in twelfth place on the grid, quickly overtook the drivers ahead to take fifth in the first few laps. Finally advancing to third, Quartararo finished third behind race leaders Bagnaia and Bastianini.
With most people expecting a challenge from the French, it’s not that the leading Ducati pair simply never let down. There were no team orders in the match, both Bastianini and Bagnaia trying to win.
In checkers, Bagnaia finished first – his seventh win of the 2022 MotoGP season – followed by Bastianini while Quaratararo easily ramped up a bit to preserve his third place and move on. battle at a later date. With the final race in Valencia, Spain taking place on November 6, the drivers’ championship table has Bagnaia topping with 258 points while Quartararo finished with 235 points.
Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro is third with 212 points and Bastianini, after his efforts and second at Sepang, has 211. Right now, minus the unforeseen, head to the Motel Grand Prix of Valencia to see who is crowned MotoGP World 2022 Champion.
