The Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix has been red fl💜agged on the opening lap after a massive multi-rider incident on the back straight.

Axel Pons fell - possibly after contact - as he accelerated onto the straight. Following riders swerved to avoid the Spaniard's Kalex before🔯 it was hit head-on🃏 by a rider at the back of the field.

Several furthe🌠ꦰr competitors were subsequently brought down in the mayhem.

In total Zaqhwan Zaidi, Ezequiel Iturrioz, Decha Kraisa🌸rt, Fadli Immammuddin and Pons were involv🐓ed.

Pons waဣlked away - with the arm of his leathers missing - and𒁃, miraculously, all the riders involved have been "deemed ok".

Pons' team-mate Esteve Rabat had been leading the race, while title leader Scott Redding put ♉in a storming start to carve his way up the order from tenth to fourth.

The restart will be over twelve laps.