MotoGP Malaysia Sepang Race LIVE: Alex Marquez dominates, Francesco Bagnaia fumes…

Saturday, the mysterious "ON/OFF", which characterizes Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) the latter, clearly turned to the advantage of the Italian with a performance extracting him from Q1 to make him cross the finish line of the Grand Prix Sprint MotoGP from Malaysia with a lead of more than 2 seconds, after a solo race from pole position!

From this episode "Japan Replica" in the middle of an ocean of frustrations, no one really knows the key, nor the very qualified one Luigi Dall'Igna, nor the pilot himself: “It’s not clear, it’s not simple. A week ago we were struggling, yesterday I struggled a bit, today I’m competitive, so we just have to understand what kind of situation it is because I don’t think anyone in the past has felt anything like this. We just have to focus on understanding the situation and try to work like we did this weekend. I’m trying something new that gives me more feeling right now. This victory is dedicated to the team, who are working tirelessly. This season we alternate between excellent performances and very complicated moments, and we are all looking together for the reason behind these ups and downs. After yesterday’s difficulties in the time attack, we made some adjustments that helped me quite a bit, both in qualifying and in the sprint. We had a small problem that limited me a bit in braking, but I still managed to be incisive and the feeling was good.” »

The two-time MotoGP World Champion actually made beating him look easy Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) with a 2,2-second lead. This result officially gave the #73 second place in the championship, creating a fraternal one-two Marquez Exceptional 1-2, celebrated as it should be by his injured brother!

And there was even more to celebrate in the Gresini box as his result in the Sprint allowed Fermin Aldeguer to win the 2025 Rookie of the Year title, despite a tire pressure penalty after the Sprint that cost the Spaniard his bronze medal.

In its place, a Peter Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) a bit fatalistic climbed onto the podium, as so often has been the case recently, in his quest for his first victory in the premier class: “At the beginning of the year, I wanted to fight for something bigger than a podium place. Now I accept things as they are. I hoped to finish in the top five and now I'm there regularly. You have to keep going, even if it's difficult to manage. That's how it is. You just have to persevere.”

Behind, Franco Morbidely (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) And Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) each finished solo, as did Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), who made a great comeback from 14th place on the grid.

In halftone, Johann zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR), 8th, said he had the confidence but not the pace, and in the end the last point went to Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), author of the best comeback, with 10 places gained.

Relive these highlights in 7 minutes with the video shared by Canal + :

Malaysian Grand Prix Sprint Results :

This morning, during the warm-up, Alex Marquez took the lead of a dominant Ducati armada ahead of the Tech3 KTMs, riding his GP24 sporting a dark blue livery.

The only rider into the 1:58s ⏱️👆@ alexmarquez73 leads the way on Sunday morning 💨#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/MPCMAFJvW4

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 26, 2025

In the absence of any relevant penalties, the Grand Prix grid remains the same as for the Sprint.

While waiting to discover more from 8 a.m., when the 23 drivers prepare for this 20-lap Grand Prix, under a clear sky, with the highest temperatures of the weekend, 34° in the air and 56° on the ground, let's take advantage of these few moments of live coverage thanks to the official website MotoGP.com :

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