With little time to take in his historic win in Australia, Miguel Oliveira moves straight on to the seventeenth round of the year in Sepang, Malaysia. With expectations high after his best weekend of the year, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider will try to end the triple flyaways with another great performance.
Having achieved his goal of giving KTM their first victory in Moto2, Miguel Oliveira arrives in Sepang a point ahead of his closest rival in the fight for the third place in the overall standings. The portuguese rider will attempt to earn his eighth podium of the year. In 2015, Oliveira took victory at Sepang in Moto3 – during his previous spell with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team.
#44 Miguel Oliveira
“Of the two remaining races, I love the Sepang International Circuit and I also like Valencia. In fact, those are two tracks where I sincerely believe we can be competitive, so we will see how we respond, since I have never ridden a Moto2 bike in Malaysia. Third position in the World Championship is not my main objective; my real goal is to enjoy riding at the remaining rounds. Getting that position at the end would be a nice bonus, but the most important thing is to do a good job.”
Moto2 World Championship race at Sepang will be held at 13:20pm local time (6:20am CET).
Circuit information – Sepang International Circuit
Length: 5.543m / 3.444 miles
Width: 25m
Left corners: 5
Right corners: 10
Longest straight: 920m / 0.572 miles
Constructed: 1998
Modified: 2016
