Jakartakita.com – Pebalap Ducati Enea Bastianini keluar sebagai juara MotoGP Malaysia 2023 usai menjadi yang tercepat menuntaskan seluruh 20 putaran dalam balapan yang berlangsung di Sirkuit Sepang, Minggu (12/11/2023). Pebalap Italia tersebut finis dalam waktu 39 menit 59,137 detik.
Kemenangan yang diraih merupakan yang kelima diraih Bastianini di ajang MotoGP, yang pertama musim ini.
Bastianini start dari posisi ketiga dalam balapan kali ini. Rekan setimnya, Francesco Bagnaia, start dari pole position. Pebalap tim Pramac Ducati Jorge Martin start dari posisi kedua, sedangkan pebalap tim Gresini Ducati Alex Marquez start dari posisi keempat.
Start yang baik membuat Bastianini menempati posisi terdepan di awal lomba. Marquez di posisi kedua, diikuti Bagnaia dan Martin.
Pebalap tim Aprilia Racing Aleix Espargaro terjatuh di putaran kedelapan. Tiga putaran berselang, pebalap tim Red Bull KTM Brad Binder mengalami hal yang sama.
Bastianini pada akhirnya keluar sebagai juara, Marquez runner-up. Bagnaia finis di peringkat ketiga, sementara Martin di peringkat empat.
| MALAYSIAN MOTOGP: NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS | ||||||
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | POINTS | DIFF. | |
| 1 | = | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 412 | |
| 2 | = | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | 398 | (-14) |
| 3 | = | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 323 | (-89) |
| 4 | = | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 254 | (-158) |
| 5 | ^1 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | 200 | (-212) |
| 6 | ˅1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | 198 | (-214) |
| 7 | = | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | 175 | (-237) |
| 8 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 171 | (-241) |
| 9 | ^1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 156 | (-256) |
| 10 | ˅1 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 156 | (-256) |
| 11 | = | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | 149 | (-263) |
| 12 | = | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | 100 | (-312) |
| 13 | = | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 93 | (-319) |
| 14 | = | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 84 | (-328) |
| 15 | ^4 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 76 | (-336) |
| 16 | ˅1 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | 76 | (-336) |
| 17 | ˅1 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | 69 | (-343) |
| 18 | ˅1 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 54 | (-358) |
| 19 | ˅1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 52 | (-360) |
| 20 | = | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | 40 | (-372) |
| 21 | = | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 32 | (-380) |
| 22 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 24 | (-388) |
| 23 | = | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | 13 | (-399) |
| 24 | = | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP23) | 9 | (-403) |
| 25 | = | Jonas Folger | GER | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | 9 | (-403) |
| 26 | = | Stefan Bradl | GER | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 8 | (-404) |
| 27 | = | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 5 | (-407) |
| 28 | = | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 5 | (-407) |
| 29 | = | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamalube RS4GP (YZR-M1) | 3 | (-409) |
| 2023 MALAYSIAN MOTOGP, SEPANG – RACE RESULTS | ||||
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/DIFF |
| 1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 39m 59.137s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +1.535s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +3.562s |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +10.526s |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +15.000s |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +16.946s |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +18.553s |
| 8 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +19.204s |
| 9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +19.399s |
| 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +19.740s |
| 11 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +21.189s |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +23.598s |
| 13 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +27.079s |
| 14 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +28.940s |
| 15 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +29.849s |
| 16 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +50.960s |
| 17 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Ducati (GP23) | +53.564s |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +42.162s |
| Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | DNF | |
| Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | DNF | |
| Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | DNF | |
| Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | DNF | |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
*Rookie