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2026 Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix

This dossier follows the MotoGP races at Sepang during the 2026 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Last updated : 2 key moments

Where things stand

On 1 November 2026, Marc Márquez wins the Grand Prix ahead of Pedro Acosta and Álex Márquez. He has 399 points, 44 more than Jorge Martín.

Márquez wins at Sepang and opens a 44-point lead

Marc Márquez won the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 1 November 2026, ahead of Pedro Acosta and Álex Márquez.

Sepang circuit grandstands in 2012.
Sepang, 25 March 2012. Archive image; does not show the 2026 race. Leminhel, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Leminhel / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 25 mars 2012, sans modification.

The Ducati rider completed twenty laps in 40 min 14.236 sec. Acosta finished 4.172 seconds behind him and Álex Márquez 5.955 seconds behind. Japan’s Ai Ogura took fourth place.

Márquez now has 399 championship points, 44 more than Jorge Martín, who was absent with a wrist fracture. The championship has not yet been decided.

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MotoGP: Acosta wins the Sepang Sprint

Pedro Acosta won the Malaysian Grand Prix Sprint at Sepang on 31 October 2026. The KTM rider finished ahead of Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi.

Sepang circuit grandstands in 2012.
Sepang, 25 March 2012. Illustrative archive photograph; it does not show the 2026 Sprint. — Leminhel / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 25 mars 2012, sans modification.

Acosta completed the ten laps in 20 min 04.098 sec, beating Marquez’s Ducati by 0.578 sec. Aprilia rider Bezzecchi finished 1.310 sec behind the winner.

Japan’s Ai Ogura took fourth, 1.793 sec behind, ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio. This result concerns Saturday’s short race; the full-distance Grand Prix is scheduled for Sunday, 1 November.

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