The 2019 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth round of the

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. It was held at the

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in Sepang on 3 November 2019.

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won the Moto2 title after finishing in 2nd place behind his closest title rival

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. Despite taking his fourth win of the season and the second consecutive win after winning the previous round at

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seven days ago, Márquez' 2nd place-finish was enough to mathematically eliminate Binder's hopes of winning his second title overall in his career after previously winning the

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due to an uncatchable margin of Márquez by 28 points over Binder with one race to go. It was instead Márquez' second championship title overall after winning the

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. This day also marked the second time in the history of the sport, that both Márquez brothers claimed championships in the same year in their respective classes with Marc Márquez previously winning his 6th premier class title and the 4th consecutive title in Buriram.

Classification

MotoGP

* Miguel Oliveira withdrew from the event after Friday practice due to shoulder injury suffered at the previous round in Australia. *Andrea Iannone was retroactively disqualified on 31 March 2020 as part of his suspension for a failed doping test after the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Moto2

Moto3

Championship standings after the race

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

References

External links

* {{MotoGP 2010–19

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Motorcycle Grand Prix Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix The Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix is a round of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship. The event is due to take place at the Sepang International Circuit until at least 2024. History The first Malaysian Grand Prix was held ...