2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

Malaysia  2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 18 races in the
2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date23 October 2011
Official nameShell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationSepang International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.548 km (3.447 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Time 2:01.462
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Suter
Time 2:07.512
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Stefan Bradl Kalex
Time 2:08.220
Podium
First Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Suter
Second Germany Stefan Bradl Kalex
Third Spain Pol Espargaró FTR
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Nicolás Terol Aprilia
Time 2:13.579
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Nicolás Terol Aprilia
Time 2:14.229
Podium
First Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia
Second Germany Sandro Cortese Aprilia
Third France Johann Zarco Derbi

The 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. 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 Marco Simoncelli.[4] Simoncelli fell while running fourth, his bike and body veering across the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. 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.[5]

  1. ^ "2011 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2011 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ Hepburn, Bruce (23 October 2011). "Sepang race abandoned after crash". SuperSport. MultiChoice. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Simoncelli dies from injuries suffered in Malaysian GP crash". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.