MotoGP Sepang: DesmoDovi's last chance. Dates, times and info

GP Malaysia Sepang MotoGP – We have reached the last event of the triptych, the Malaysian Grand Prix on the Sepang circuit, the 17th race of the 2017 Motorcycle World Championship.

The first two events in Asia gave us great emotions, battles on the track and "sports" as if there was no tomorrow, battles that didn't make us regret the "getting up early".
The next event will be the Malaysian Grand Prix and we hope to see the same show again.

The victory at the Australian Grand Prix allowed Marc Marquez, together with Andrea Dovizioso's debacle, to fly up the rankings. Now the gap between the two is 33 points and only 50 still to be awarded. Such a large gap is very difficult to bridge, but the Sepang track can be favorable to Ducati, unlike the Australian track. On this track Dovizioso has the opportunity to make up for it, but the Forlì native won't just fight with Marquez. To hold, at least mathematically, the open world championship he will have to finish ahead of him and try to put some momentum between himself and the Spaniard, in order to leave Asia with a gap of less than 25 points. It will be a feat, but this year's championship has already shown us how nothing is already written and how anything can happen.

All the others will be spectators, but at the same time they will be a fundamental balance sheet, both for Marquez and for Dovizioso. After his third place at Phillip Island, Maverick Vinales saw his world championship chances mathematically closed, but on this track in the winter tests he went very well, and it is likely that, weather permitting, we will see him fighting for the leading positions. Just like Valentino Rossi, in the Australian race he showed that he is still a rider capable of taking a lot, but giving back just as much. The "outsiders" will also be fundamental players in the fight for the title. Dani Pedrosa, like the Spaniard from Yamaha, could be in the game unless there are adverse weather conditions. Furthermore, if the track proves to be "suitable" for the Ducati, in the positions that count we will certainly find Jorge Lorenzo and Danilo Petrucci, ready to tell the story. They.

Sepang GP weather –
Of course, rain is forecast for the entire weekend.

Info Sepang 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 belongs to Valentino Rossi, who with 6 successes, precedes: Dani Pedrosa with 3, and Casey Stoner with 2. Since the introduction of the MotoGP class, the 3 main manufacturers, therefore: Honda, Yamaha and Ducati have almost divided the successes were equal, with 5 victories each for the first two and 4 victories for the Red team.

Sepang GP Times – (Italian time)

Friday 14th October
Moto3 Free Practice 1 03:00 – 03:40
MotoGP Free Practice 1 03:55 – 04:40
Moto2 Free Practice 1 04:55 – 05:40
Moto3 Free Practice 2 07:10 – 07:50
MotoGP Free Practice 2 08:05 – 08:50
Moto2 Free Practice 2 09:05 – 09:50

Saturday October 28
Moto3 Free Practice 3 03:00 – 03:40
MotoGP Free Practice 3 03:55 – 04:40
Moto2 Free Practice 3 04:55 – 05:40
Moto3 Qualifiche 06:35 – 07:15
MotoGP Free Practice 4 07:30 – 08:00
MotoGP Qualifying 1 08:10 – 08:25
MotoGP Qualifying 2 08:35 – 08:50
Moto2 Qualifiche 09:05 – 09:50

Sunday October 29
Moto3 Warm Up 02 – 40 (remember that at 02 you will have to move the clock hands back an hour to switch to standard time)
Moto2 Warm Up 02:10 – 02:30
MotoGP Warm Up 02 – 40
Moto3 Race 05:00
Moto2 Race 06:20
MotoGP Race 08:00

Where to see the Sepang GP –

All sessions will be live on the Sky Sport MotoGP channel, and will be streamed on the SkyGo platform. 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 9.35 pm
Sunday October 23
Moto3 11.00
Moto2 12.10
MotoGP 14.10

Photos: Alex Farinelli