Dani Pedrosa wins in rain-hit MotoGP Malaysia

Dani Pedrosa kept his MotoGP championship fight alive with a win in treacherous wet conditions in Malaysia.

Jorge Lorenzo almost crashed out from second position before the race was red flagged on lap 14 of 20 and he now leads the standings by 23 points.

There was a confusing 20-minute delay before the decision was made to abandon the race and award full points.

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Defending champion Casey Stoner took third with Britain's Cal Crutchlow one of a host of riders crashing in Sepang.

Read more: BBC Sport

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Lorenzo beats Dani Pedrosa to pole

World championship leader Jorge Lorenzo beat his main rival Dani Pedrosa to pole position at the Malaysian MotoGP.

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Yamaha's Lorenzo, 28 points clear in the standings, clocked two minutes, 0.344 seconds at the Sepang circuit.

Fellow Spaniard Pedrosa was 0.194 secs behind on board his Repsol Honda, with Lorenzo's team-mate, Italy's Andrea Dovizioso, third fastest.

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Britain's Cal Crutchlow recorded the fifth-best time, behind Australia's Casey Stoner.

Read more about it and the qualifying results at BBC Sport

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