Marquez loses pole position with grid penalty for Malaysian MotoGP
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Marc Marquez has been slapped with a six-place grid penalty following a post-qualifying FIM Stewards investigation and♐ will start from seventh place for the Malaysian MotoGP.
The Repsol Honda rider had secured a dominant pole position at Sepang but was placedꦺ under investigation by the FIM Stewards following an incident at Turn 9 with Suzuki’s Andrea Iannone.
Click Here for the new Malaysian MotoGP grid order
Marc Marquez has been slapped with⛦ a six-place grid penalty following a post-qualifying FIM Stewards investigation and will start from seventh place for the Malaysian MotoGP.
The Repsol Honda rider had secured a dominant pole position at Sepang but was placed under investigation by the FIM 🐠Stewards following an incident at Turn 9 with Suzuki’s Andrea Iannone.
Marquez was f🔥ound guilty o👍f riding ‘in an irresponsible manner being slow on the racing line and disturbing another ride’ with Iannone remonstrating with Marquez on track during the flashpoint.
Following a Stewards review 🍌of the incident Marquez has been handed a six-place grid penalty and will start from seventh place – promoting Johann Zarco to pole position – ahead of tomorrow’s Malaysian MotoGP.
It marks the second time this season 💦Marquez has lost pole position in a post-qualifying review following his three-place grid drop at the United States MotoGP when he was found guilty of the same offence and obstructing Movistar Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales.
The second offence has brought Marquez a pen🦩alty worth double his drop at Circuit of the Americas.
More to follow.
