{"id":528736,"date":"2025-10-26T08:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/528736\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T08:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:27:09","slug":"2025-malaysian-motogp-sepang-race-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/528736\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang – Race Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Marquez<\/a> celebrates Saturday\u2019s MotoGP<\/a> world championship title runner-up achievement perfectly by winning the 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.<\/p>\n

The Gresini Ducati rider passed Sprint winner Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> on lap 2 and was never headed.<\/p>\n

A fading Bagnaia later lost second to Pedro Acosta<\/a>, who brilliantly defied KTM’s recent tyre woes, before the factory Ducati star suddenly sat up and began cruising with just 3 laps to go.<\/p>\n

Whether it was related to his rear tyre (possibly a puncture) or a mechanical issue, Bagnaia\u2019s exit handed the final podium place to Honda\u2019s Joan Mir<\/a>, his second of the season.<\/p>\n

Despite the double 20-lap distance and hotter temperatures, most riders gambled on sticking with the soft rear tyre from the Sprint, rather than moving to the medium.<\/p>\n

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Michelin warned pre-race that the soft could go the distance, but only with significant management of the rubber consumption.<\/p>\n

The medium front was a more attractive option, chosen by nine riders, most notably Bagnaia, although the rest of the frontrunners kept the soft.<\/p>\n

Bagnaia again took the holeshot from pole but after losing the lead to Marquez, he soon had his hands full holding off Acosta.<\/p>\n

The factory Ducati star weathered the early storm, stabilising Marquez\u2019s advantage at 0.8s. But the expected advantage from the medium front never materialised.<\/p>\n

A charging Mir muscled past Aldeguer early on and later became embroiled in a big fight with Fabio Quartararo over fourth, which the Honda rider claimed at the halfway stage.<\/p>\n

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Marquez and team-mate Fermin Aldeguer were racing in a special livery to celebrate sealing title runner-up and rookie of the year, respectively, in the Sprint.<\/p>\n

However, Aldeguer, who lost third in the Sprint due to a tyre pressure penalty, crashed from seventh in the grand prix. Miguel Oliveira, Raul Fernandez and Pol Espargaro were also caught out.<\/p>\n

Marco Bezzecchi could only manage eleventh for Aprilia, meaning he only minor gains on Bagnaia in the fight for third overall.<\/p>\n

Augusto Fernandez<\/a> brought the Yamaha V4 prototype home in 18th during its second wild-card appearance.<\/p>\n

Although the MotoGP race began on time, the Moto2 Grand Prix has been moved to the end of the day due to delays caused by a serious accident on the sighting lap of the Moto3 Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

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There will now be a weekend off before the 2025 season concludes with back-to-back rounds at Portimao and Valencia.<\/p>\n\n2025 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang – Race Results<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPos<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\nNat<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nTime\/Diff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nAlex Marquez<\/strong><\/td>\nSPA<\/strong><\/td>\nBK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)<\/strong><\/td>\n40m 9.249s<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nPedro Acosta<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nRed Bull KTM (RC16)<\/td>\n+2.676s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nJoan Mir<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)<\/td>\n+8.048s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nFranco Morbidelli<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)<\/td>\n+8.580s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nFabio Quartararo<\/td>\nFRA<\/td>\nMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)<\/td>\n+11.556s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nFabio Di Giannantonio<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)<\/td>\n+13.060s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nEnea Bastianini<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)<\/td>\n+15.299s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\nLuca Marini<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)<\/td>\n+18.738s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\nBrad Binder<\/td>\nRSA<\/td>\nRed Bull KTM (RC16)<\/td>\n+18.932s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\nAi Ogura<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\nTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)*<\/td>\n+19.256s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\nMarco Bezzecchi<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nAprilia Racing (RS-GP25)<\/td>\n+19.824s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\nJohann Zarco<\/td>\nFRA<\/td>\nCastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)<\/td>\n+22.234s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\nAlex Rins<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)<\/td>\n+23.509s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\nJack Miller<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\nPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)<\/td>\n+25.201s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\nSomkiat Chantra<\/td>\nTHA<\/td>\nIdemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)*<\/td>\n+34.110s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\nLorenzo Savadori<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nAprilia Factory (RS-GP25)<\/td>\n+36.115s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\nMichele Pirro<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nDucati Test Rider (GP25)<\/td>\n+43.914s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\nAugusto Fernandez<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1 V4)<\/td>\n+47.060s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\nMiguel Oliveira<\/td>\nPOR<\/td>\nPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)<\/td>\n+77.942s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\u00a0<\/td>\nFrancesco Bagnaia<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\nDucati Lenovo (GP25)<\/td>\nDNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\u00a0<\/td>\nFermin Aldeguer<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nBK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)*<\/td>\nDNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\u00a0<\/td>\nRaul Fernandez<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)<\/td>\nDNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\u00a0<\/td>\nPol Espargaro<\/td>\nSPA<\/td>\nRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)<\/td>\nDNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

* Rookie<\/p>\n

MotoGP arrived at Sepang in Malaysia fresh from an Aprilia double at Phillip Island – courtesy of Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez – but with Marc Marquez<\/a>, Jorge Martin<\/a> and Maverick Vinales<\/a> still sidelined by injury.<\/p>\n

Marc Marquez was again being replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro, Martin by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori and Vinales by KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.<\/p>\n

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Augusto Fernandez was also back this weekend to give the new Yamaha V4 its second wild-card appearance of the year, after a 14th place at Misano in mid-September.<\/p>\n

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