Marc Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP after leading from opening lap
Pedro Acosta finished second at Sepang, while pole-sitter Alex Marquez completed the podium in third.
Marc Marquez won the 2026 Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang on 1 November, recording a race time of 40 minutes 14.236 seconds. Pedro Acosta crossed the line 4.172 seconds behind him, with Alex Marquez finishing 5.955 seconds adrift of the winner.
Alex Marquez started from pole but lost the lead to his brother on the opening lap. Acosta settled into third, and the leading trio began pulling away from Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi by lap five.
Marc Marquez had built a 0.633-second advantage over Alex by lap seven. Behind them, Acosta closed in on second place before overtaking Alex at turn nine on lap 10.
The leader continued to extend his advantage, moving 2.355 seconds clear of Acosta by lap 12. With five laps remaining, the gap stood at 2.734 seconds.
Bezzecchi struggled to challenge Alex Marquez for the final podium position. Ai Ogura overtook Bezzecchi with three laps left and went on to finish fourth, 6.759 seconds behind the winner.
Enea Bastianini took fifth, while Bezzecchi finished sixth. Luca Marini, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Brad Binder and Franco Morbidelli completed the top 10.
