Dennis Foggia arrived in qualifying flying high after free practice and kept that momentum going to claim pole position for the Moto3 Malaysian Grand Prix, round nineteen ✅of the championship.

The Leopard man was immediately at 💙the top of the tim꧙esheets after riding solo, then spent some time in behind his team-mate Tatsuki Suzuki as the Italain tried a range of methods to get the best from his Honda.

It was his last lap as the chequered fl✨ag waved, chasing down Jaume Masia, with the pair gesturing at each other post-session, which 🦂brought the new lap record a best of 2m 11.411s.

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Newly crowned Moto3 champion Izan Guevara was running in the same group and used it to p🥃ull himself up to secꦿond from ninth, and briefly held pole with his time, just 0.224s behind the #7.

The🧔 Gaviota GasGas rider has cut a relaxed figure in the pad♏dock with the title sewn up, resting in his garage before the session, with paper eyes stuck to his glasses.

The final front row spot went to his team-mate S꧒ergio Garcia, with the top three who have contersted the title all in front for the race.

Fourth was Masia's on the Red Bull KTM Ajo. Daniel Holgado saw diogo Moreira take over in the rookie standings last race, he bounced bacꦉk to take fifth behind💟 his team-mate at the hot, sticky track.

Andrea Migno was a much improved sixth for Rivacold Snipers. Ayumu Sasaki only did one run, possibly to conserve 🎶a tyre choice, so he starts se🌄venth for Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max. Lining up next to him is compatriot Suzuki on the second Leopard entry.

Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse) set the ninth best time with David Munoz (BOE Motorsports) co💯mpleting the 💜top ten.

Fellow rookie Moreira will fill eleventh for M🍨🌊T Helmets, with Stefano Nepa twelfth for Angeluss MTA Team.

What happened in Q1?

The session belonged to Ryusei Yamanaka, who eased through to Q2 with the best time for MT Helmets - MSI, joined by Kaito Toba, Joꦰel Kelso and Taiyo Furusato. The MT Helmets rider went on to 13th, the best of those to progress.

There was a flurry of the recently added ‘conduct warnings’ asౠ riders once again reverted to slowing on track looking for an advantage.

John McPhee, who spoke out in his press release on the brake difficulties that thwar💎ted his opening day o🎀n track, ran solo and didn’t duck in for a spell in the pits with the others, leaving the Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max man eight in the session, 18th on the grid.

Deniz Oncu endured a more torrid time. After on🐷ly just mis🔯sing out on a Q2 slot the Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider was a target in the session, the first to be warned for his on track conduct in frustration as he ran wide trying to lose the pack.

His🧸 bike bucked and squirmed underneath him, handing the Turkish rider a near miss, before throwing him off at turn one as he was about to start his final flying lap. A quick remount was made as he held it and did not touch the gravel, but it was not enough, leaving💮 the #53 in 21st.

Joshua Whatley qualified last but his performance was academic as he has a pitlane start penalty for using an extra engine. Scott Ogden was one place better as he struggled wit﷽h the Sepang track.

Injuries and absentees

With none of the lightweight class riders absent, the grid is instead increased by one, with Syarhuddin Azman handed a wildcard entry on home soil. With f🌞our previous races in Moto3 to his credit and providing some much needed track knowledge to the VisionTrack team he placed seven⛦th in Q1 (17th on the grid).