
Frenchman Johann Zarco, displaying astonishing riding skills, roared to his eighth victory after a long duel with Thomas Luthi in the Moto2 category of the Malaysia Grand Prix on Sunday.
Even after seizing the season title, Zarco was determined to secure maximum points in the hot Sepang circuit and to grab his 14th podium of the season.
Luthi who had smashed the Sepang Moto2 lap record on Saturday to claim his first pole position of the 2015 season in Malaysia, failed to maintain his lead in the final lap to claim the checker flag that was within sight.
Zarco, riding a Kalex machine, clocked 40 minutes 37.772 seconds to complete the 19 lap race, a mere 0.598 seconds quicker than the Swiss rider.
Luthi, however, earned valuable points to improve his championship standing to fifth from sixth with one remaining race in Valencia next month.
German rider Jonas Folger was third at 40min 47.618sec.
Zarco leads with 343 points while his closest rival Spaniard Alex Rins has 214 points.
Source: AFP
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