Marc Marquez won the 20-lap Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 1 November, Round 19 of the 2026 MotoGP season. In the classification currently published by MotoGP, the Ducati rider finished 4.172 seconds ahead of Pedro Acosta, with Alex Marquez third, 5.955 seconds behind the winner.
The official record lists dry conditions, with an air temperature of 36°C and a track temperature of 55°C. Acosta set the fastest lap on Lap 2, a 1:59.261, while Marc Marquez completed the race in 40:14.236.
Ai Ogura was fourth, 0.804 seconds behind Alex Marquez. Enea Bastianini took fifth and Marco Bezzecchi sixth, putting Ducati, KTM and Aprilia machinery in the top six.
Luca Marini finished seventh as the leading Honda rider. Fabio Di Giannantonio was eighth, just 0.066 seconds behind him, followed by Brad Binder and Franco Morbidelli in ninth and tenth.
Factory Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins were 11th and 12th respectively. Marc Marquez’s Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia finished 13th, ahead of Maverick Viñales, Iker Lecuona and Jack Miller in positions 14 to 16.
Johann Zarco, Diogo Moreira, Joan Mir and Augusto Fernandez retired after completing 17, 14, nine and one laps respectively. The official race-control log records Augusto Fernandez crashing out, Mir and Zarco retiring in the pits, and Moreira rejoining after a crash before later retiring in the pits.
Race classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Time / gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo Team | 40:14.236 | 20 |
| 2 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +4.172 | 20 |
| 3 | 73 | Alex Marquez | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | +5.955 | 20 |
| 4 | 79 | Ai Ogura | SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team | +6.759 | 20 |
| 5 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +10.896 | 20 |
| 6 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | +11.259 | 20 |
| 7 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | +17.724 | 20 |
| 8 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | +17.790 | 20 |
| 9 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +23.729 | 20 |
| 10 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | +25.097 | 20 |
| 11 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | +25.826 | 20 |
| 12 | 42 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | +27.063 | 20 |
| 13 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | +32.960 | 20 |
| 14 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +34.597 | 20 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | +38.446 | 20 |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | +43.327 | 20 |
| DNF | 5 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | — | 17 |
| DNF | 11 | Diogo Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | — | 14 |
| DNF | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | — | 9 |
| DNF | 47 | Augusto Fernandez | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | — | 1 |
