Zarco gains from demotion for Marquez

Yamaha’s Johann Zarco has been bumped up to pole position for the Malaysian MotoGP, taking Marc Marquez’s spot after the world champion was penalised for an incident involving Italian rider Andrea Iannone. Honda’s Marquez set the pace in qualifying in Sepang. But after the race, he was hit with a hefty six-place grid penalty, meaning he will start in seventh. The Spaniard was sanctioned over an incident involving Suzuki rider Iannone, in which he was judged to have been riding irresponsibly and to have got in the Italian’s way on a sharp corner.