Marc Marquez won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his Ducati Lenovo Team Desmosedici GP26 on Michelin control tires, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by 4.172 seconds.

The win extended his lead in the MotoGP World Championship point standings to 44.

Pedro Acosta was the runner-up on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.

Alex Marquez placed third on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP26.

Ai Ogura crossed the finish line fourth on his SuperFile Trackhouse Aprilia RS-GP26.

Enea Bastianini took fifth on his Red Bull KTM Tech3 RC16.

Marc Marquez leads the championship with 399 points, 44 ahead of Jorge Martin who has 355 points. Marco Bezzecchi is third with 332 points.

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Masterclass: Marc Marquez marches to Malaysia victory to earn 2026 match point. The #93, in the absence of Martin, inflicts maximum championship damage to take a giant stride towards the title as Acosta and Alex Marquez complete the Sepang rostrum.

We are watching a master at work. 80 MotoGP victories. A third at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia. And now, staring down the barrel of a first match point at the Lusail International Circuit next weekend. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), by a dominant 4.1s, marched to a seventh win of 2026 to take one giant leap towards sticking another plaque on the famous Tower of Champions.

It's now a healthy 44-point lead the seven-time MotoGP King has over injured rival Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, and a 67-point advantage over the #89's teammate Marco Bezzecchi after the Italian finished P6 in Malaysia. Joining the reigning World Champion on the Sepang rostrum was second-place Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), the KTM star completing a brilliant weekend at the office, and polesitter Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). 

THE START: MM93 GETS THE HOLESHOT

Nailing the start was your championship leader Marc Marquez, who gobbled up the holeshot ahead of Alex Marquez. Biting back at Turn 4 was the latter, though, but the blue corner in the Marquez scrap ran wide to allow the red corner to keep hold of the lead.

It was a right old fight for P3 on the opening lap between the rapid-starting Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Ai Ogura (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Acosta, and after a sluggish start, it was the Tissot Sprint winner who climbed back into P3 by the end of the lap. Bezzecchi, meanwhile, was soon fourth after the Italian muscled his way past Ogura at Turn 14 on Lap 2.

ACOSTA SHADOWS THE MARQUEZ'S

A fastest lap of the Grand Prix saw Acosta quickly reel in the Marquez brothers. With tyre wear crucial, the Grand Prix then settled down in the early exchanges as Marc Marquez led Alex Marquez by 0.5s, with Acosta lingering just under fourth tenths away from the Gresini star. Bezzecchi was a further seven tenths adrift in fourth, while Ogura lapped the same distance behind his Aprilia stablemate.

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David Alonso won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his CFMOTO RCB Aspar Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian rider won the 17-lap race by 1.932 seconds.

His teammate, Daniel Holgado was the runner-up. 

Angel Piqueras was third on his QJMOTOR - MSI Kalex.

Izan Guevara finished fourth on his BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro.

Championship point leader Manuel Gonzalez took fifth on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.

American Joe Roberts finished Sunday's race 18th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.

Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 276.5 points, 3.5 ahead of Izan Guevara who has 273 points. Ivan Ortola is third with 199.5 points.

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Maximo Quiles won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Using his Pirelli-shod CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM, the Spaniard won the 15-lap race by 3.734 seconds.

Veda Pratama was the runner-up on his Honda Team Asia machine.

Red Bull KTM Ajo's Alvaro Carpe was third, 4.184 seconds behind race winner Quiles.

Home hero Hakim Danish crossed the finish line fourth on his AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSI KTM.

David Almansa got fifth on his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM.

Maximo Quiles leads the championship with 376 points, 148 ahead of David Almansa who has 228 points. Brian Uriarte is third with 205 points.

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Quiles takes 11th win of 2026, Danish denied home podium in fourth. A commanding victory for the World Champion but the big battle for the home crowd was for a podium. 

A first win as World Champion for Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) as the #28 sealed the deal for an 11th victory of 2026. However, the big story was behind as the home crowd cheered on their hero Hakim Danish (AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSI) who was in the podium battle throughout. Despite his best efforts that went all the way to the last corner, he had to settle for fourth behind Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bill KTM Ajo). David Almansa's (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) P5 sees him extend his gap in P2 in the standings over the chasing pack.

Starting from pole, Quiles snatched the holeshot down to Turn 1 ahead of Carpe and a fast-starting Almansa, who was soon into P2 at Turn 2. He didn't waste any time hitting the front, leading by Turn 4 from P4 on the grid. Further back, Jesus Rios' (Rivacold Snipers Team) GP was done with a crash at Turn 2; he remounted and was OK. At the front, it was Almansa led the first lap whilst home star Danish was P4. On Lap 2, he took advantage of Carpe and Quiles' battling and stormed into P2, sending the home crowd into a frenzy. Behind, Pratama was close in P5 whilst Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo), third in the standings, was battling further back in the pack, aiming to crack the top ten.

At Turn 9 on Lap 3, Matteo Bertelle's (LEVELUP-MTA) GP ended with a crash whereas at the front, the top five were all covered by half a second with the pack closing up. Two laps later and a change in the lead as Quiles took over at the front from Almansa at the final corner. On Lap 7, Carpe started battling with Almansa, allowing Quiles to break free and Danish to come through at the final corner for third; the #22 was back to fifth soon enough with Pratama in P4 and then third when he cleared the Malaysian. More crashes came; on Lap 8 for Scott Ogden (CIP GreenPower) at Turn 1 and then at Turn 15 for Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3). Ogden then crashed at the same corner two laps later, ending the Brit's GP.

With four to go, Danish pounced on Pratama at Turn 1 to move up into second place whilst Almansa was likewise back in the hunt and dispatched of Pratama; it all changed again a lap later though as the Indonesia and the Spaniard battled hard and pushed home-hero Danish back to fourth. The battle was very much for P2 though as Quiles was three seconds up the road and cruising to victory 11 of the year.

Onto the last lap and Danish got his elbows out to briefly go P2, although he soon found himself back in fifth and with work to do to try and get a home podium. Danish was strong to take fourth from Almansa, pushing him out at Turn 5 and leaving the #22 in P5. He was then into third by Turn 11, getting ahead of Carpe but the #83 retaliated at Turn 14. Throwing everything at it in a last-ditch attempt, Danish went for P3 at the final corner but went wide, allowing Carpe to come back through and break Malaysian hearts.

Quiles made it an 11th win of the year ahead of Pratama, Carpe, Malaysia's Danish and Almansa - the latter of which extends his lead over third in the standings to 23 with two GPs to go. Joel Esteban (LEVELUP-MTA) rode a solid GP to P6 ahead of Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing), David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Eddie O'Shea (Gryd Racing) who rounded out the top ten. Elsewhere, first career points for Zen Mitani (Honda Team Asia) in P13 whilst a difficult weekend for Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) gave him a point in P15.
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Moto3 Grand Prix results from Sepang

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Marc Marquez was fastest in the MotoGP warmup session Sunday morning at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26 on Michelin control tires, the Spaniard led the 20-rider field with a time of 1:58.902 around the 3.44-mile (5.54 km) circuit.

Alex Marquez was second-best with a 1:59.388 on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP26, and Pedro Acosta jumped up the order to third with a time of 1:59.405 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.

Ai Ogura, riding his SuperFile Trackhouse Aprilia RS-GP26 finished fourth with a time of 1:59.571 and Johann Zarco got fifth on his Castrol Honda LCR RC213V with a lap time of 1:59.630.

The full-length MotoGP race is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. Local Time.

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Results:

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Irvine, CA  — MotoAmerica, North Americas premier motorcycle road racing series, is excited to announce a return to New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) in 2027, with tickets officially on sale now for the September 10-12 weekend in Millville, New Jersey.

Fans can now lock in their plans for a weekend of premier-class racing at one of the most beloved circuits on the MotoAmerica calendar. The flowing Thunderbolt layout — fast, technical, and relentlessly entertaining — has a reputation as a track that simply never fails to deliver a show. With heavy braking zones and corners that reward commitment, Thunderbolt breeds the kind of close, bar-to-bar Superbike racing that keeps grandstands on their feet from green flag to checkered.

NJMP has become a late-season tradition for the series, and this year's Superbike visit produced one of the most dramatic weekends in MotoAmerica history. Former championship rivals and newly minted OrangeCat Racing teammates Bobby Fong and Sean Dylan Kelly rolled into Millville last year as rivals. Fong aboard a Yamaha trailing the BMW-mounted Kelly while both were locked in a super-close championship fight.  The Nor'easter dampened weekend came down to a hold-your-breath Superbike finish that decided the title in the rain. When the spray finally settled, Fong had stormed to the 2026 championship crown while Kelly faltered in the final race — a finale that had the paddock buzzing long after the last bike rolled back into pit lane.

It's that kind of theater that has made NJMP a can't-miss stop on the calendar. The track's flowing character produces last-lap Superbike battles from the front of the field to the back, and the passionate New Jersey crowd brings an energy that riders say they can feel from the moment they roll out of pit lane.

Three days, one flowing circuit, and a crowd that never sits down — September at NJMP is appointment viewing for American motorcycle racing.
Tickets for the September 10-12, 2027, weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park are on sale now. Fans are encouraged to purchase early to secure the best seats for three days of Superbike racing at the Garden State's home of motorcycle road racing.

To purchase tickets for the 2027 MotoAmerica Superbikes at New Jersey event, CLICK HERE. 

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I don't usually find the argument that a championship was won thanks to one specific incident during the season particularly convincing. You can say that the 5 points Valentino Rossi lost to Toni Elias at Estoril cost him the 2006 MotoGP title. But to do that, you have to ignore Rossi being taken out in the first corner of the first race in Jerez (again, by Toni Elias), his DNFs at Shanghai, Le Mans, and Laguna Seca, and last but not least, the fact that he crashed in the early laps of the final round at Valencia, when he had been leading the championship. Championships are long, and a lot can happen.

But I do think that when we come to look back at the 2026 MotoGP championship, we will zero in on lap 8 of the sprint race at Phillip Island a week ago, when Jorge Martin's bike got a fraction out of shape and he lost control going into Hayshed. He fractured his radius in that crash, and with two rounds following on consecutive weekends, that meant that any hope of turning his 2-point championship lead into a second MotoGP crown was as good as gone at that moment.

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Pedro Acosta won the MotoGP Tissot Sprint race Saturday afternoon at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16 on Michelin control tires, the Spaniard won the 10-lap race by 0.578 second.

Seven-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was the runner-up on his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26.

Marco Bezzecchi finished third on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26.

Ai Ogura crossed the finish line fourth on his SuperFile Trackhouse Aprilia RS-GP26.

Fabio Di Giannantonio got fifth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26,

Marc Marquez leads the championship with 374 points, 19 ahead of Jorge Martin who has 355 points. Marco Bezzecchi is third with 322 points.

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Acosta denies Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi in tense Sprint showdown at Sepang. Gold goes to the Shark as wet-dry conditions in Malaysia see the front group get their elbows out - and Ogura just lose out. 

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) is back on top! In a tense dry-wet showdown at the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia, the #37 got his elbows out at the front to fend off a three-strong group and take the spoils with half a second in hand. Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) takes second and increases his points lead after duking it out in the group, with key rival Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) locking out the Saturday rostrum.

Early leader Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed out in the flag-to-flag encounter, which saw some riders gamble on a switch but the front group stay the course on dry tyres.

As the lights went out, it was a drag race in the first few metres but Alex Marquez managed to arrive into Turn 1 with some breathing space, taking the lead as instead, Ai Ogura(SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) attacked Marc Marquez and made it stick - sticky as it was around Turns 2 and 3 between the duo. Marc Marquez was shuffled down to third and before the end of Lap 1, front row starter Acosta had also barged his way past the #93. Bezzecchi, meanwhile, tailed his Championship-leading quarry.

Drama was in the air on Lap 2. As the field headed round the final sector, the white flag came out - indicating spots of rain on track and signifying that riders were allowed to pit to change bikes to their second machines - with wet setups.

Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team) headed in to do just that - but when the Australian arrived at the box the machine wasn't prepped yet. Much more drama then hit as Alex Marquez, who had been holding a clear lead despite the spits of rain, suddenly slid out at Turn 14 - rider perfectly ok but bike cartwheeling across the gravel. His Sprint was over, and Ogura led.

The #79 had Acosta hot on his heels, with marc Marquez next up behind the duo. The rain was increasing around Turns 4, 5 and 6, but the rest of the track remained pretty dry. With the limited laps of a Sprint - and only six remaining - was it worthwhile to pit?

Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), Iker Lecuona (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) took the gamble at the end of their Lap 4, as the lead trio continued onto Lap 5. Ogura leading Acosta, gaining metres where it was dry then losing a couple in the damp, with Marc Marquez maintaining a watching brief - and Bezzecchi gaining.

Daniel Holgado earned pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday afternoon at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his CFMOTO RCB Aspar Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard turned a 2:02.875 to top the field of 28 riders.

Angel Piqueras was second-best with a 2:03.416 on his QJMOTOR - MSI Kalex.

Izan Guevara claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 2:03.486 on his BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro.

Row-two qualifiers included Aspar Team's David Alonso (2:03.491), ITALJET Gresini's Alonso Lopez (2:03.516) and Red Bull KTM Ajo's Collin Veijer (2:03.560).

American Joe Roberts finished the qualifying session 14th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex with a time of 2:04.133. 

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Holgado soars to stunning Sepang pole with Gonzalez P9. Over half a second was the gap between the Aspar star and second-place Piqueras as Guevara earns P3 to head into Sunday with the upper hand in the title battle.

Pole position by 0.541s? That's unheard of when the topic is Moto2, but that's exactly the margin Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO RCB Aspar Team) clinched pole by at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia after notching up a blistering 2:02.875 in a Q2 session that saw rookie Angel Piqueras (QJMOTOR - MSI) claim a career-best P2, and title-hunting Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) stick it on the front row.

How significant that P3 will be for Guevara is unknown, but with World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) riding wounded after his Friday crash and now starting from P9, the onus is on the rider 5.5 points away in the championship to pounce on Sunday.

Fronting the second row after coming through the jungle of Q1 is Colombia's David Alonso (CFMOTO RCB Aspar Team), with Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) and Dutchman Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completing a rapid Row 2.

Alex Escrig (KLINT Racing Team) was another of the Q1 graduates; the Spaniard claimed P7 in Q2, as he and Daniel Muñoz (Italtrans Racing Team) sit ahead of Gonzalez on the third row. Right behind the title race leader on the grid? Third in the championship Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR - MSI).

Moto2 qualifying results from Malaysia!

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Maximo Quiles earned pole position during Moto3 World Championship qualifying Saturday at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard topped the 25-rider field with a lap time of 2:10.396. 

Red Bull KTM Ajo's Brian Uriarte was the best of the rest with a 2:10.480, and home hero Hakim Danish claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 2:10.529 on his AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSI KTM.

Row-two qualifiers included IntactGP's David Almansa (2:10.571), Red Bull KTM Ajo's Carpe (2:10.604) and LEVEL UP - MTA's Matteo Bertelle (2:10.844).

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Quiles grabs pole at Sepang while Danish takes Malaysia's first front row since 2012 in P3. The reigning Champion takes P1 at Sepang as Uriarte and Danish compete the front row.

Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) remains the rider to beat in Moto3 as he secured pole on a sweltering Saturday afternoon at the Malaysian Grand Prix, edging out Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Hakim Danish (AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSI) for the top spot. Danish takes the front row on home turf, however, becoming the first Malaysian rider to do so since 2012.

Q1

Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) led Q1 early with a 2'11.614s lap before a 2'11.4s from Adrian Cruces (CIP Green Power) rang in early to send the Italian to P2. Replacement rider Leo Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was on the receiving end of contact from Kiattisak Singhapong (Rivacold Snipers Team), earning a warning from the FIM MotoGP Stewards for the incident.

Farther up the order, Pini didn't improve his time in the session, but as it turned out, he didn't need to. Ryusei Yamanaka (AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSI) took a spot in Q2 with the third fastest lap, just five hundredths behind the Italian's time. Snagging the final ticket into Q2, Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) set a very late 2'11.708s, punching in just ahead of a pack of riders, including Valentin Perrone, who mistimed their final stint and didn't cross the lap in time to set a final lap.

Q2

Riders began throwing darts at pole position straight out the gate in Q2. Looking for his seventh top ten in a row, Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP - MTA) continued his shining form in qualifying sessions to sit pole early.

Moments later, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took P1 from Bertelle, before the #83's countryman David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) further raised the bar to 2'10.571s for first position on his third lap.

As the session ticked down to below two minutes, riders began their final stint, led by a three-rider convoy with 2026 World Champion Quiles, who set his eventual pole-winning time of 2'10.396 with his fifth lap. Pole position arrives as his first qualifying-leading time since Assen back in June.

Chasing the Champion across the line, Uriarte took P2, benefitting from the slipstream of both home hero Danish and the #28 ahead of them. Danish is forced to settled for third but it's an impressive front row start on home turf, his country's first since Zulfahmi Khairuddin back in 2012.

Despite earning P2 with his fifth lap, Uriarte crashed at Turn 2 on the subsequent lap, moments before Almansa saw his session ended similarly early as he ran wide at Turn 4 on his final run. His prior 2'10.571s time held, however, for P4 to lead row 2. Carpe will set off behind him, his time just three hundredths slower than the seven-time 2926 pole sitter, with Bertelle to close row two tenths farther back.

Australian Joel Kelso (GRYD Racing) clinched P7 just a hundredth behind the Italian, while Indonesian rider Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) will start eighth due to a 2'10.861s time only six thousandths behind the #66.

Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) and David Munoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) closed out the top ten with the best pair of times in the session within the 2'11s range. Fernandez led the pair of Spaniards home on Saturday with just three hundredths separating Muñoz from the #31.

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Alex Marquez claimed pole position during MotoGP qualifying Saturday at Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Riding his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP26 on the 3.44-mile (5.54 km) track, Marquez turned a 1:56.493 to top the 20-rider field.

Marc Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:56.563 on his Ducati Lenovo Team Desmosedici GP26, and Pedro Acosta claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:56.577 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.

Row-two qualifiers included SuperFile Trackhouse's Ai Ogura (1:56.617), Aprilia Racing's Marco Bezzecchi (1:56.668) and Pertamina Enduro VR46's Fabio Di Giannantonio (1:56.842).

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Alex Marquez snatches Sepang pole from Marc Marquez by 0.070s. Acosta joins the Ducati duo on the front row in Malaysia as Bezzecchi gears up for a second-row start in the absence of teammate Martin.

Better late than never, hey Alex? It's the younger Marquez brother who will start from pole position at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia after Alex Marquez (Bk8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) lands a glorious 1:56.493 to snatch Saturday morning P1 honours away from World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team). The gap between the top two in a blistering Q2 was a mere 0.070s, while only a further 0.014s in arrears is third-place Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).

It wasn't the morning Aprilia Racing were searching for in Malaysia, though. The headline news is that heroic Jorge Martin has withdrawn from the remainder of the weekend, with title-chasing Marco Bezzecchi fifth on the grid at the Sepang International Circuit. 

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