Moto3 Champion Quiles Takes Pole Position in Malaysia

October 31, 2026

Moto3 champion-to-be Máximo Quiles clinched pole position this Saturday (the 31st) for the Malaysian Grand Prix, the 19th round of the 2026 season. In the final phase of the qualifying held overnight at the Sepang Circuit, the Aspar rider logged his fastest lap at 2 minutes 10.396 seconds to take the top honor.

The second spot on the grid belonged to Brian Uriarte, a rider from Ajo, who was edged by Quiles by just 0.084 seconds. The front row also includes Hakim Danish, rider for MSI, who will race on home soil this weekend. David Almansa will start from fourth on a machine from Intact GP, while Álvaro Carpe, of Ajo, and Matteo Bertelle, of MTA, complete the six strongest machines on the grid.

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Joel Kelso completed the qualifying in seventh place with a GRYD motorbike, ahead of Veda Pratama, eighth with Team Asia. Adrian Fernández of Leopard Racing starts ninth, closing the third row. David Muñoz of Intact GP, Scott Ogden of CIP, and Marco Morelli of Aspar complete the lineup of the top 12 in Sepang.

The Malaysia Moto3 Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM Brasília time on Sunday.

Jake Thompson

I'm Jake Thompson, a motorsport journalist born and raised in North Carolina, where NASCAR weekends were basically family holidays. I’ve been covering everything from Formula 1 to rally raids for over a decade, blending sharp analysis with a fan’s heart. For me, writing about racing isn’t just a job — it’s the best seat in the house.