Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Sepang 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Sepang 2023

2023 Malaysian MotoGP: LIVE UPDATES!

Francesco Bagnaia starts from pole as꧂ he looks to stop Jorge Martin from clawing back points in the championship fight.

Martin♑ starts from second ahead of Bagnaia's team-mate Enea Bas🗹tianini.

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07:43
Glory for 'The Beast'

Bastianini has done!. The factory Ducati rider wins ahead of Marquez, Bagnaia, Martin and Quartararoꦫ.&nb🎀sp;

07:41

It's last lap time at Sepang. Bastianin🃏i still leads from Marquez and Bagnaia. 

07:39

Bas♌tianini begins the penultimate lap with a lead of nearly tওwo seconds. 

07:34

Quartararo is making very ꦛgood progress as he gets through on Bezzecchi for fif🌠th spot. 

07:30

Takaaki🌳 Nakagami has also crashed - it's a turn nine fall for the Japanese rider.

07:27

Brad Binder is down at turn ten. Bin♊der crashed out of ninth place. 

07:24

Martin is really ꧟starting to lose ground. He's now 1.8 seconds behind Bagnaia in the battle for third. 

07:21
Lap 9

A dreadful weekend for Aleix Espargaro comes 🌌to an early end after crashing at turn nine.&nౠbsp;

07:17

The gaps at the front 𓃲are remaining steady as Bastianini continues to lead from Marquez, Bagnaia and Martin. 

07:16

Miguel Oliveira has also gone down.

07:13
Lap 5

Joan Mir has crashed again. 

07:10
Lap 3

Martin goes 🍌for it under braking but Bagnaia sweeps back across the Spaniard. Bastianini and Marquez have pul꧋led clear.

07:05
Lap 1

Martin starts his recovery with a move on Bezzecchi for P4🔴.

07:04

Bastianini leads after Martin a🎶nd Bagnaia ran wide at turn one. Alex Marquez is second. 

07:03

And it's lights out for the Malaysian MotoGP.

07:00

The formation lap is underway at Sepang.

06:55

Go🌸od morning and welcome to the Malaysian MotoGP. We're just over five minutes away from lights💧 out.