07:31
A massive close call between Morbidelli & Quartararo!#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/8w8E7ykHcN
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 26, 2025
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2025 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang: Race reaction - LIVE UPDATES
Lap-by-lap updates from the 2025 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix
The 20th round of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship takes place at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Pecco Bagnaia starts on something of a surprise pole position, after coming through Q1 on Saturday morning following a tricky Friday and a miserable recent run of races.
The factory Ducati rider converted that pole to a dominant sprint win, despite not having use of his ride height device due to an issue.
He bested Gresini Ducati's Alex Marquez, who wrapped up runner-up spot in the 2025 standings. Now free of that pressure, Marquez will be looking to use the strong race pace he showed on Friday to grab a third win of the season.
His team-mate, Fermin Aldeguer, was on the podium in third in the sprint. However, he was demoted to seventh due to a tyre pressure penalty.
This promoted KTM's Pedro Acosta to third, though questions remain over the KTM's tyre preservation in regards to his hopes of fighting for victory.
Marco Bezzecchi has his work cut out for him from 14th on the grid. The Aprilia rider was able to recover to seventh at the chequered flag on Saturday in the sprint.
The grand prix will run over 20 laps and begins at 7am UK.
26 Oct 2025
07:31
Lap 15/20
Marquez is 2.4s clear of Acosta now.
Mir is hunting Bagnaia down rapidly.
07:30
Lap 14/20
Lap 14 now. Marquez is 1.9s clear of Acosta. This is supreme pace this late in the race.
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07:28
Acosta goes for second at Turn 11. Great move. Bagnaia's grip has gone by the looks of it.
07:28
Marquez's lead is 1.8s now. This is done.
07:28
Quartararo got picked up very aggressively by Morbidelli at the last corner for fifth. Not sure he'll be too happy about that.
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07:27
Lap 13/20
Marquez is gone. His lead is 1.5s across the line from Bagnaia. That feels like game over.
07:26
Marquez is making his break now. He's trying to rubber stamp this one!
07:26
Crash - Raul Fernandez
Raul Fernandez has gone down at Turn 1.
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07:25
Lap 12/20
Alex Marquez holds the lead at 0.9s. Bagnaia isn't making inroads here.
Acosta is still third.
Mir's podium hopes are all but over as he is 3.2s down in fourth.
07:25
Crash - Miguel Oliveira
Oliveira has gone down.
07:23
Lap 11/120
Marquez leads at half-distance, 0.9s from Bagnaia as Acosta holds third.
Mir has quickly broken Quartararo in fourth.
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07:22
Mir finally gets fourth from Quartararo with a great move on the brakes at Turn 4.
07:21
Lap 10/20
Marquez's lead stands at 0.8s from Bagnaia and Acosta.
Acosta was the fastest of the leaders last time around.
07:20
Despite the static nature of this race so far, it does feel like we are building to something as half-distance approaches.
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07:19
Long way to go, but the podium hopes for Quartararo and Mir are looking slim as their deficit grows to 2s.
07:19
Lap 9/20
Eight laps down. Marquez leads by 0.9s still from Bagnaia, who still can't shake Acosta.
07:18
Current order is:
- Marquez
- Bagnaia
- Acosta
- Quartararo
- Mir
- Morbidelli
- Aldeguer
- Zarco
- Marini
- Di Giannantonio
- Binder
- Bezzecchi
- Bastianini
- R.Fernandez
- Rins
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07:17
Lap 8/20
Marquez's lead is up to 1s now over Bagnaia, while Acosta is pushing hard still in third.
07:16
Bezzecchi is only 12th at this stage of the race.
07:16
Bagnaia was the quickest of the leaders last time around on a 1m59.6s vs 1m59.8s.
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07:15
Lap 7/20
Marquez's lead is down to 0.7s this time around.
Mir had a look at Quartararo at the last corner but ran well wide.
07:14
Aldeguer's hopes of a win look gone already. He's stuck in sixth and 5.5s off the lead.
07:13
Lap 6/20
Marquez's lead is back up to 0.9s at the start of lap six as Acosta continues to pressure Bagnaia.
Lap times between the top three are matching each other.
Mir and Quartararo have similar pace, but there is a 1.4s gap to the podium battle there.
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07:12
It's on for 2nd between @PeccoBagnaia & @37_pedroacosta!#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/FKbAcGaN0P
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 26, 2025
