Zarco fastest in wet-dry Sepang Warm Up

Prima Pramac Racing’s Johann Zarco has set the fastest lap in the MotoGP™ Warm Up session at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia. Riders started on wets and rain flags were waving around the Sepang International Circuit for at least the first half of proceedings, but then conditions improved enough for most to decide to swap to slick Michelin tyres. Zarco was among the first to do so and eventually confirmed P1 with a 2:02.442 after the chequered flag, ahead of front-row starter Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) on a 2:03.134 and Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) on a 2:03.617.

It was a confidence-building session for the man with Match Point, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), who clocked a 2:04.713 on slicks to be classified eighth, while Championship rival Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) was fastest on wets with a 2:08.483 which saw him take 15th on the timesheet. The other key title contender, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) finished 17th while pole-sitter Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) was classified 23rd on his Ducati.

Is this the day that Bagnaia becomes a MotoGP™ World Champion? Can Quartararo, Aleix Espargaro, or even Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) keep their hopes alive? We will have our answers this afternoon – race start at Sepang takes place at 15:00 (GMT +8)!

MotoGP™ WUP Top 10

1. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) – 2:02.442
2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.692
3. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) + 1.175
4. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 1.556
5. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 1.647
6. Cal Crutchlow (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) + 2.110
7. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 2.204
8. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 2.271
9. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 2.744
10. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 2.993

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