Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix, Sepang Circuit – Race Results

Tony Arbolino won the Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix at Sepang after Ai Ogura fell while attempting a last-lap victory pass, costing the Japanese the world championship lead.

Ogura, who had a slim chance to wrap-up the title today, was on the verge of taking a big advantage over Augusto Fernandez into the Valencia finale when he gambled on five points more and tried to outbrake Arbolino – but lost the front and fell at the apex of turn 9.

That accident meant Fernandez, who finished a distant fourth, is now 9.5 points ahead of Ogura.

Ogura and Fernandez both went on the attack in the last 10 laps, Ogura chasing down Arbolino while Fernandez put pressure on Jake Dixon for fifth.

The Japanese passed Arbolino into turn 1 with 6 laps to go but ran wide at the same corner the next time around, handing the advantage back to Arbolino.

Over 10s behind them, Fernandez and Dixon became embroiled in a no-holds-barred battle, making contact on several occasions, before Dixon passed a struggling Gonzalez for fourth on the penultimate lap.

That became third (behind Phillip Island winner Alonso Lopez) for Dixon after Ogura’s shock exit, while Fernandez also put a late pass on Gonzalez.

Fernandez was reluctant to shake Dixon’s hand on the slow-down lap.

Ogura’s team-mate Somkiat Chantra clipped the back of Dixon at Turn 2 of the race, falling and bringing down Fernandez’s team-mate Pedro Acosta, whose bike landed on Chantra.

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