2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 17 of 18 races in the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 26 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Time | 1:59.791 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Time | 2:01.150 on lap 2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Second |
 Valentino Rossi
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Yamaha | |
| Third |
Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
Esteve Rabat
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Kalex | |
| Time | 2:07.429 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Mika Kallio
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Kalex | |
| Time | 2:07.949 on lap 5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Maverick Viñales
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Kalex | |
| Second |
Mika Kallio
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Kalex | |
| Third |
Esteve Rabat
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Kalex | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Jack Miller
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KTM | |
| Time | 2:12.450 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Álex Rins
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Honda | |
| Time | 2:13.731 on lap 2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Efrén Vázquez
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Honda | |
| Second |
Jack Miller
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KTM | |
| Third |
Álex Rins
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Honda | |
The 2014 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 26 October 2014.
In MotoGP, world champion Marc Márquez took his 12th win of the season, matching Mick Doohan's record of most premier class victories in a single season, from 1997. The podium was completed by the two Movistar Yamaha riders; Valentino Rossi finished in second place and Jorge Lorenzo finished in third place. Márquez's result was also good enough for Honda to claim the manufacturers' championship, with a race to spare.Dani Pedrosa was also in contention during the race, but suffered two crashes and had to retire from the race. The result sealed fourth place in the championship for Pedrosa. Andrea Iannone not competed this race due his injured after his crashed while free practice session. Pol Espargaró also crashed during free practice session - makes his bike on flame.
In the Moto2 category, a third-place finish for Esteve Rabat was enough for the Marc VDS Racing Team rider to clinch the Moto2 world championship with a race to spare. Rabat had started the race from pole position, but eventually trailed his title rivals Maverick Viñales and Mika Kallio home. It was Viñales' third victory in four races, and ensured that the battle for the runner-up placing in the championship would go down to the final race in Valencia; Kallio held the advantage by 15 points over Viñales.
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