Alex Marquez snatches Sepang MotoGP pole
Alex Marquez beat older brother Marc Marquez to Malaysian MotoGP pole by just 0.070s, with Pedro Acosta completing the front row.
Alex Marquez outshone his older brother Marc to snatch a rare pole position for the 2026 Malaysian MotoGP.
The Gresini rider, a former Sprint and Grand Prix winner at Sepang, toppled the World Championship leader by 0.070s on his penultimate lap.
Marc, on course to significantly extend his title lead this weekend after rival Jorge Martin withdrew on Saturday morning, towed future factory Ducati team-mate Pedro Acosta to third place for KTM.
That left the remaining Aprilias of Ai Ogura and Marco Bezzecchi on row two, completed by VR46 Ducati's Fabio di Giannantonio.
Enea Bastianini, Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli will form row three.
Bagnaia frustration
Zarco and Pecco Bagnaia reached Qualifying 2 by leading Qualifying 1.
Bagnaia, on pole a year ago, smashed his screen in frustration after running wide at Turn 1 in Qualifying 2.
The Italian will start from tenth, two places behind Zarco.
The Sepang Sprint race starts at 3pm local time (7am UK).
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
