MotoGP held in the early hours of this Saturday (1) the qualifying session that defined the starting positions for the Malaysian GP, the 19th round of the 2026 season. Álex Márquez was the fastest and took pole position in Sepang by recording his best lap of 1:56.493 aboard a Ducati prepared by Gresini.
The front row of the starting grid also featured Marc Márquez, the Ducati rider who leads the championship, who was surpassed by Álex by 0.070 seconds, and Pedro Acosta, who completes a 100% Spanish front row with KTM. Meanwhile, Jorge Martín, who took part in the practice, will not race with Aprilia due to the injury suffered in the Sprint at the Australian GP.
Único brasileiro do grid da MotoGP, Diogo Moreira foi eliminado ainda no Q1 da classificação desta madrugada, e vai largar da 14ª posição na corrida principal com a Honda preparada pela LCR.
The Malaysian MotoGP will be contested in the early hours of Sunday, with the race starting at 4:00 a.m.
Check how the starting grid turned out:
1st – Álex Márquez (ESP/Gresini-Ducati) – 1:56.493
2nd – Marc Márquez (ESP/Ducati) – 1:56.563
3rd – Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) – 1:56.577
4th – Ai Ogura (JAP/Trackhouse-Aprilia) – 1:56.617
5th – Marco Bezzecchi (ESP/Aprilia) – 1:56.668
6th – Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA/VR46-Ducati) – 1:56.842
7th – Enea Bastianini (ITA/KTM-Tech3) – 1:56.970
8th – Johann Zarco (FRA/LCR-Honda) – 1:57.016
9th – Franco Morbidelli (ITA/VR46-Ducati) – 1:57.268
10th – Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati) – 1:57.287
11th – Joan Mir (ESP/Honda) – 1:57.343
12th – Maverick Viñales (ESP/Tech3-KTM) – 1:57.737
13th – Luca Marini (ITA/Honda) – 1:57.623
14th – Diogo Moreira (BRA/LCR-Honda) – 1:57.733
15th – Brad Binder (AFS/KTM) – 1:58.127
16th – Jack Miller (AUS/Pramac-Yamaha) – 1:58.148
17th – Álex Rins (ESP/Yamaha) – 1:58.155
18th – Fabio Quartararo (ESP/Yamaha) – 1:58.219
19th – Iker Lecuona (ESP/Gresini-Ducati) – 1:58.456
20th – Augusto Fernández (ESP/Pramac-Yamaha) – 1:58.855
Did not qualify
Jorge Martín (ESP/Aprilia)
