Grand Prix Malaysia LIVE - Alex Marquez takes commanding win as Francesco Bagnaia suffers mechanical, Pedro Acosta finishes second and Joan Mir third

MotoGP | Grand Prix Malaysia

Petronas Sepang International Circuit | 26.10.2025

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08:25

MARQUEZ REWARDED FOR AGGRESSION WITH GRAND PRIX WIN

Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) took his third Moto GP victory of the season at the Sepang International Circuit, after leading from the second lap.

Marquez sealed runner-up in the overall championship after placing second in the previous day’s Sprint race, behind Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team).

He was not to be denied in Malaysia and passed Bagnaia on the second lap with an aggressive move before building an unassailable lead.

Bagnaia lost his battle for second with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) with seven laps remaining – their jostling for position allowing Marquez to pull away.

After his Sprint race win the previous day Bagnaia was losing time in the latter stages to the leading pair, before a mechanical problem with three laps remaining forced him to retire.

That opened the door for Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) to complete the podium positions after seeing off Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) following a race-long duel between the pair.

The penultimate round of this year’s Moto GP series takes place in Portugal between November 7 and 9.

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08:12

MARQUEZ: ‘WE HAD CLEVER STRATEGY’

Alex Marquez praised the "clever strategy" of his BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team which saw him attack his rivals early on and build an unassailable advantage.

"I’ve had better weekends," said Marquez. "It was not an easy weekend for us. We started suffering a lot, suffering two crashes. On Friday and later on the feeling was not really perfect, but today, the strategy was clever.

"It was that the strategy was the winner one, so it was really clever on that point to make the move and to be aggressive on that moment of the day because I saw it was key.

"I lose one race here, two years ago, by waiting too much. So I decide to go for it. I’m really happy. It's a really important win for us to celebrate the second (overall)."

08:00

ACOSTA: ‘I WAITED FOR MY MOMENT’

Pedro Acosta said that he had to wait for the right moment to pass Francesco Bagnaia on his way to second in the Grand Prix Malaysia.

He said: "I had to wait for my moment at the end.

"Alex (Marquez) was super-fast from the beginning and super aggressive. Today I was annoyed with the warm up as we didn’t have power out of the last two corners and I was losing a lot of time.

"I wanted the team to remove all the controls and so we could go racing. It was super cool and I want to thank all my crew who did a super great job."

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07:54

MIR: ‘WE ARE CLOSER TO MAIN GOAL’

Honda rider Joan Mir says his team are getting closer to their ‘main goal’ after his second podium of the season – following his first podium in Japan last month.

"When you push and give 100 percent always and you never give up, sometimes giving interviews I didn’t know what to say," said Mir.

"That moment makes this one super special. I never gave up, my team never gave up too. Thank you to them. We are a lot closer to our main goal that is to point a little bit more up. Right now it’s fantastic."

07:49

TOP FIVE RESULT

Here are your top five result from the Grand Prix Malaysia:

1 Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP)
2 Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
3 Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol)
4 Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)
5 Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team)

07:45

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20/20

MARQUEZ TAKES COMFORTABLE WIN

Alex Marquez has produced a commanding display to win the Grand Prix Malaysia.

Following his second-lap pass on Bagnaia the win never looked in doubt. Pedro Acosta settles for runner-up and Honda rider Joan Mir finishes third.

It will be a case of what could have been for Pecco Bagnaia who has to pull out.

18/20

BAGNAIA HAS MECHANICAL

Pecco has had another mechanical nightmare after running very wide into a corner and then dropping his pace right off.

He looks down in disbelief with his rear tire which has possibly punctured and Mir moves into third position.

Rookie Fermin Aldeguer has also crashed out.

'He needs to get out of the way quickly' - Bagnaia loses podium spot after late retirement

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16/20

MIR CHASING PODIUM

Honda rider Joan Mir is on slick tyres and is 1.9 seconds behind the fading Bagnaia.

The Spaniard might run out of time. Pecco is now losing considerable time to the leading pair.

15/20

MARQUEZ STRETCHING ADVANTAGE

There is a lot for Acosta to do in the last five laps of this race. Leader Marquez currently has a 2.5-second advantage.

Bagnaia is suffering in these hot conditions and has been distanced in third.

13/20

ACOSTA MOVES INTO SECOND

Pedro Acosta finally makes the move stick after diving under Bagnaia and then using his speed to get away.

Pecco has been a sitting duck as his pace drops on the 13th lap and he is now in third.

Behind, Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo collide in their battle for fifth but both stay on their bikes.

'He has to do it now' - Acosta moves into second ahead of Bagnaia at Grand Prix Malaysia

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13/20

FERNANDEZ AND OLIVEIRA CRASH OUT

Miguel Oliveira has had a weekend to forget after crashing out of both the Sprint and Grand Prix events.

Raul Fernandez also looses his bike in the hot conditions and loses his position in the points.

11/20

ACOSTA SCHEMING IN THIRD

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has to try and find a way past the experienced Pecco Bagnaia. With Marquez still within touching distance Acosta needs to find a way past.

10/20

PODIUM POSITIONS RIDING AWAY

The first three riders are now over two seconds clear of their competitors.

However, with this race far from decided at the half-way point Mir and Quartararo will be hoping for incidents so they can gain a podium finish.

Marquez still leads from 0.8 from the pair of Bagnaia and Acosta.

8/20

MARQUEZ’S LEAD FLUCTUATING

Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia is slowly pulling time back on the leader. The Ducati Lenovo Team rider lost time on the early laps as Marquez threw everything at getting the lead.

The gap is now fluctuating between 0.7 and one second.

6/20

ESPARGARO CRASHES OUT

Fabio Quartararo is battle for fourth position with Joan Mir. The fight has allowed the podium positions to slip a second away from them.

Meanwhile, Pol Espargaro will not be in the points today after crashing into the gravel.

4/20

BARGNAIA BATTLING FOR POSITION

An epic battle is developing as Pecco and Acosta trade blows into each corner. However, the fighting is playing into the hands of Marquez.

The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP has a clear lead of 0.8 seconds and will be tough to catch.

2/20

MARQUEZ TAKES LEAD

Alex Marquez stalks Bagnaia and then uses his cornering ability to take the lead. Bagnaia looks uncomfortable through the corners and is now under pressure from Acosta.

The second lap has not been a good one for Pecco Bagnaia

'He had to do it!' - Marquez moves past Bagnaia to take lead at Grand Prix Malaysia

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1/20

MARQUEZ PASSED ON FIRST CORNER

Francesco Bagnaia gets the perfect start.

Pecco needed a perfect start to get away from the pack and has it. Alex Marquez is already fighting for second with Pedro Acosta.

Acosta overtook Marquez into turn one and then the places were reversed.

1/20

LIGHTS OUT

We are underway in what is set to be a gruelling race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.

Twenty laps in this heat with tyre degradation to worry about is going to be a tough ask.

The warm-up lap saw several riders taking their time in a bid to keep their tyres cooler. The air temperate is 34 degrees Celsius, but the track temperature is far higher.