Malaysia Moto GP Pedrosa smashes lap record with Marquez completing 1-2 for Repsol Honda Team

Malaysia Moto GP Pedrosa smashes lap record with Marquez completing 1-2 for Repsol Honda Team
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Yesterday at 2:16pm

Dani Pedrosa broke the lap record with his time of 1’59.053

Dani Pedrosa has taken an incredible pole position for today’s Malaysian GP – his first since Catalunya 2014 – and with it broken the current lap record by over seven tenths of a second. His teammate, Marc Marquez, secured second place on the grid, celebrating the team’s third 1-2 start of 2015 (also in Sachsenring, Indianapolis).

With most riders aiming to complete three exits in qualifying, Dani decided on only two and waited before exiting the garage in order to have more space on track without traffic. He executed his plan perfectly, and on his first flying lap he broke the lap record with his time of 1’59.053 – beating the 2014 record by 0.738 seconds (1’59.791 – Marquez) – and six tenths faster than second place Marc.

Marc made a small mistake on his second run – lucky not to crash – and returned immediately to the garage. On his final run, he confirmed his second place on the grid bettering his time with 1’59.462 on his final lap. Dani was unable to top his first time, but still managed an impressive 1’59.431 on his second run.

Tomorrow’s race will begin at 15h00 local time.
Dani Pedrosa - 1st 1'59.053

"The team did a great job! We will have to concentrate a lot in the race, because the tyres are suffering at this track so there is the possibility of making mistakes, and we must be attentive on every lap. I will try to ride as best I can, but I’m sure that the bike and tyres will have a tough time. We will have to see how the track is tomorrow, because with so much heat we might not have as much grip as now; we will have to feel it out on the first few laps."
Marc Marquez - 2nd 1'59.462

"Dani did a great lap, which was difficult to beat! We will try to give 100% from the start of the race, which I think will be tough physically, but I think we are good in terms of our race pace. I am finding things harder with fresh tyres here - compared to other circuits - especially the front and that was seen when I came close to crashing! We have been doing quite well during the weekend; we’re not totally comfortable but we’re handling the situation well and finding our race pace."

Repsol Honda

Results: MotoGP 2015 Malaysian GP

Pos	Rider	Team	Bike	Time
1	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC213V	1:59.053
2	Marc Marquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC213V	1:59.462
3	Valentino Rossi	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	1:59.726
4	Jorge Lorenzo	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	1:59.737
5	Cal Crutchlow	CWM LCR Honda	Honda RC213V	2:00.199
6	Andrea Iannone	Ducati Team	Ducati Desmosedici GP15	2:00.224
7	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati Desmosedici GP15	2:00.423
8	Maverick Viñales	Team Suzuki ECSTAR	Suzuki GSX-RR	2:00.478
9	Bradley Smith	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha YZR-M1	2:00.652
10	Hector Barbera	Avintia Racing	Ducati Desmosedici GP14	2:00.724
11	Aleix Espargaro	Team Suzuki ECSTAR	Suzuki GSX-RR	2:00.724
12	Pol Espargaro	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha YZR-M1	2:00.794
13	Danilo Petrucci	Pramac Racing	Ducati Desmosedici GP14	2:01.223
14	Stefan Bradl	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia RS-GP	2:01.346
15	Scott Redding	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda RC213V	2:01.367
16	Jack Miller	CWM LCR Honda	Honda	2:01.725
17	Alvaro Bautista	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia RS-GP	2:01.727
18	Yonny Hernandez	Pramac Racing	Ducati Desmosedici GP14	2:01.748
19	Nicky Hayden	Aspar MotoGP Team	Honda RC213V-RS	2:01.829
20	Loris Baz	Athinà Forward Racing	Yamaha Forward	2:01.862
21	Toni Elias	Athinà Forward Racing	Yamaha Forward	2:02.415
22	Eugene Laverty	Aspar MotoGP Team	Honda RC213V-RS	2:02.460
23	Mike di Meglio	Avintia Racing	Ducati Desmosedici GP14	2:02.964
24	Anthony West	AB Motoracing	Honda RC213V-RS	2:03.855
25	Damian Cudlin	E-Motion IodaRacing Team	ART	2:06.051