After a difficult weekend, but where he always showed his confidence and competitiveness, Miguel Oliveira finished the Malaysian Grand Prix in the points, as he crossed the finish line in Sepang in 13th position, a result that put Falcão in ninth position of the MotoGP Championship.
In Malaysia, Miguel Oliveira's objective was to repeat what he achieved in Australia a week ago, that is, a proof of recovery. With medium compound on the front wheel and soft compound on the rear wheel, like all the pilots on the starting grid, the Portuguese showed again his competitive streak in the first part of the race, when he reached the ninth place of the race after having started in 18th position.
At a circuit where he won in the Moto3 (2015) and Moto2 (2017) categories, Miguel Oliveira tried to maintain the excellent pace at Sepang (which again presented temperatures above 30°C, close to 40°C on the track), but the problem was the second part of the race, once again the KTM and the tires did not match and, lap by lap, Falcão was losing positions, finishing the Malaysian Grand Prix in a hard-earned 13th position (+23.918), but even so in the of points.
With this result, Miguel Oliveira moved up one position in the general classification of the MotoGP Championship, now occupying ninth place, with 138 points, 10 points less than Alex Rins.
MotoGP Championship that still hasn't a champion, despite the triumph of leader Francesco Bagnaia (40m14s332), which did not happen due to the third position of Fabio Quartararo (+2s773), who now has 23 points less than the Italian, who needs to reach 13 .th position in Spain to win his first MotoGP title.
The next stage of the MotoGP Championship, the last event of the year, is scheduled for Valencia, specifically for the 6th of November.
