Marquez stretches overall lead with second place finish in MotoGP sprint

SEPANG: MotoGP world championship leader Marc Marquez extended his lead after finishing the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix sprint race in second place behind compatriot Pedro Acosta on Saturday (Oct 31).

It was an eventful sprint race at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) as Acosta stormed to the front after pole-sitter Alex Marquez crashed on the third lap, ending his hopes of getting his first sprint race win this year.

Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi came in third to complete the podium.

Marquez, racing for Ducati Lenovo, is now 19 points ahead of closest competitor Jorge Martin of Aprilia, who withdrew from the race weekend after the morning practice session as he is still recovering from a broken wrist he suffered in Australia last week.

During the sprint race, the white flag was waved not long after the lights went out, signifying rain drops at the track.

After Alex Marquez crashed out, Japan's Ai Ogura moved into the lead before Acosta came charging from behind to take the front position.

With four laps left in the 10-lap sprint race, drizzle hit the track, with several riders already making the bike switch to be on wet tyres.

Jack Miller had come in earlier but was left frustrated after finding out his spare bike in the pits was not ready.

Fellow riders Joan Mir, Iker Lecuona, Maverick Vinales, and Franco Morbidelli also came in to swap their bikes for wet tyres but the downpour only arrived after the chequered flag was waved.

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雪邦：MotoGP世界锦标赛领头羊马克·马奎斯在周六（10月31日）的马来西亚大奖赛冲刺赛中获得第二名，落后于同胞佩德罗·阿科斯塔，从而扩大了他的领先优势。

在雪邦国际赛道 (SIC) 举行的这场冲刺赛可谓跌宕起伏，杆位发车的亚历克斯·马奎斯在第三圈发生撞车事故后，阿科斯塔奋起直追，最终夺得冠军，也终结了他今年首次赢得冲刺赛的希望。

意大利车手马尔科·贝泽基获得第三名，登上领奖台。

效力于杜卡迪联想车队的马奎斯目前领先最接近的竞争对手、阿普利亚车队的豪尔赫·马丁 19 分。马丁在上午的练习赛后退出了比赛周末，因为他仍在从上周在澳大利亚摔断的手腕中恢复。

短跑比赛期间，灯光熄灭后不久就挥动了白旗，表示赛道上开始下雨。

在亚历克斯·马奎斯摔车退赛后，日本选手小仓蓝取得领先，随后阿科斯塔从后方追赶，夺得领先位置。

在 10 圈冲刺赛还剩 4 圈时，赛道上下起了毛毛雨，几名车手已经换上了雨胎。

杰克·米勒早些时候就到了，但他发现停在维修站的备用摩托车还没准备好，这让他很沮丧。

其他车手 Joan Mir、Iker Lecuona、Maverick Vinales 和 Franco Morbidelli 也进站更换了雨胎，但直到方格旗挥动后，倾盆大雨才到来。

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马丁表示，雪邦站退赛后，摩托车MotoGP总冠军“已经失去”。

吉隆坡国际机场乘客被告知，在 MotoGP 赛事期间可能会出现交通拥堵。

尽管地区局势紧张，车手也忧心忡忡，但摩托车MotoGP仍将按计划举行卡塔尔大奖赛。