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. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 October 2011 at the Sepang International Circuit, but the MotoGP race was red flagged and subsequently cancelled after two laps due to a serious accident involving

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. Simoncelli fell while running fourth, his bike and body veering across the path of

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and

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. Simoncelli was fatally struck in the head and chest by the two bikes. He was taken straight to the circuit's medical centre, but died of his injuries shortly thereafter.

MotoGP classification

The race was stopped after two laps due to an accident involving

, who later died; the race was subsequently cancelled. Prior to the accident there had been a 1-2-3

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front row of the grid, where

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took the start and led from

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and

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. Since the race was cancelled rather than abandoned after just one full lap was completed, however, no Grand Prix winner was declared and no points were awarded.

Moto2 classification

The race was stopped after 17 laps due to an accident involving Axel Pons.

125 cc classification

Notes

References

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