MotoGP | GP Malaysia 2022: The first match point. Dates, times and info

MotoGP GP Sepang – After the emotions of the Australian GP, ​​the world championship immediately returns to the track, next stop Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix, 19th stage of the 2022 MotoGP.

After having recovered 105 points in the last races, Francesco Bagnaia is leading the world championship with a 14 point advantage over Fabio Quartararo. The Italian driver could close the game with one race to spare but it won't be easy.

The Ducati rider's feat is historic, no one had ever recovered so many points behind, a sign of both an excellent state of form and symbiosis with the bike, and a very disappointing end to the season on the part of Quartararo and Yamaha.

The French driver doesn't have much to complain about. He no longer seems to have "his" bike in "hand" than he does and when he tries to get something more out of it, the error occurs. Sepang is on paper a more favorable track for the Red, but the reigning World Champion will not raise the white flag.

But they won't be the only ones on the track. The other Ducatis will certainly have a say in the Malaysian weekend, as despite any team orders they are unlikely to leave the road, but the other manufacturers will also be in the game.

In Australia, somewhat surprisingly, Rins won on a Suzuki who gave an excellent Marc Marquez a hard time, perhaps not yet at the top but at a very high level, and we must not forget the Aprilias of Aleix Espargarò and Maverick Vinales, who will certainly try to play for important points. With only two races to go, it's still a world championship to be written.

Malaysian GP weather

It will be a difficult week for the MotoGP in Sepang. Rain is currently forecast for both Friday and Saturday, while Sunday should only be partly cloudy.

Info Malaysian GP

The Sepang track measures 5.5 km and has 5 left-hand corners and 10 right-hand corners. The first Malaysian Grand Prix was held in 1991, but only in 1999 with the inauguration of the Sepang International Circuit did the MotoGP championship move to what is the current track. The record of victories goes to Valentino Rossi, who with 6 wins precedes: Dani Pedrosa with 3, and Casey Stoner with 2.

Sepang GP Times – (Italian time)

Friday 14th October
Moto3 Free Practice 1 03pm – 00pm
Moto2 Free Practice 1 03pm – 55pm
MotoGP Free Practice 1 04pm – 50pm
Moto3 Free Practice 2 07pm – 15pm
Moto2 Free Practice 2 08pm – 10pm
MotoGP Free Practice 2 09pm – 05pm

Saturday October 22
Moto3 Free Practice 3 03pm – 00pm
Moto2 Free Practice 3 03pm – 55pm
MotoGP Free Practice 3 04pm – 50pm
Moto3 Q1 06 – 35
Moto3 Q2 7 – 00
Moto2 Q2 07 – 30
Moto2 Q2 07 – 55
MotoGP Free Practice 4 08pm – 25pm
MotoGP Qualifying 1 09pm – 05pm
MotoGP Qualifying 2 09pm – 30pm

Sunday October 23
Moto3 Warm Up 04pm – 00pm
Moto2 Warm Up 04pm – 20pm
MotoGP Warm Up 04pm – 40pm
Moto3 Race 06pm
Moto2 Race 07pm
MotoGP Race 09pm

Where to see the Sepang GP

All sessions will be live on the Sky Sport MotoGP channel and will be streamed on the SkyGo and NowTv platforms. TV8 will broadcast Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's race on a deferred basis. With the following times (Italian time)

Saturday October 22
Summary of the qualifications of the three categories starting from 14.00 pm
Sunday October 23
Moto3 11.15
Moto2 12.30
MotoGP 14.15