Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales staved off MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez's spectacular charge to win the Malaysian Grand Prix for his second win of the 2019 season at the Sepang International Circuit.
A week after crashing out in the final lap at Phillip Island to allow Marquez to win the season's penultimate race in Australia, Vinales made sure there was no repeat of the heartbreak.
It was Vinales’ second win of the season following his Dutch TT breakthrough in June – and it came following a manic first lap, where Marquez bolted to fifth from a lowly 11th on the grid following his qualifying disaster.
The 24-year-old built an early lead and then put on a near-flawless race to stay clear of fellow Spaniard Marquez, who finished second after beginning 11th, Andrea Dovizioso completed the podium, finishing three-tenths of a second in front of Valentino Rossi in fourth.
"I felt I had a big potential just passing the first lap," Vinales said afterwards.
"I took the lead in the first...and kept pushing, pushing, pushing. I'm so happy, the team did a great job."
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