Spaniard Jorge Martin (Ducati-Pramac) took pole position in the Malaysian GP in MotoGP on Saturday, far ahead of championship leader Francesco Bagnaia, who will start 9th, three places ahead of his overall pursuer Fabio Quartararo, 12th .
Bagnaia (Ducati) has a first match point this weekend to win his first title in MotoGP against the defending champion, the French Quartararo (Yamaha), who is 14 points behind the Italian in the championship.
Spaniard Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia), 10th on the grid, and Italian Enea Bastianini (Ducati-Gresini), who will start 2nd on Sunday, are still mathematically in the race, but their chances are slimmer two races from the end .
Behind Martin, who set the lap record in passing, and Bastianini, the Spaniard Marc Marquez (Honda) will start from third place.