{"id":4645,"date":"2026-10-31T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=4645"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:56:47","slug":"what-time-is-the-malaysian-motogp-race-on-sunday-uk-india-and-australia-start-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/what-time-is-the-malaysian-motogp-race-on-sunday-uk-india-and-australia-start-times\/","title":{"rendered":"What time is the Malaysian MotoGP race on Sunday? UK, India and Australia start times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The 2026 Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, November 1<\/strong>, with the 20-lap race scheduled to begin at 3:00pm Malaysian Time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The race starts at 7:00am GMT in the UK, 12:30pm IST in India and 6:00pm AEDT in Sydney and Melbourne.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marc M\u00e1rquez arrived in Malaysia leading Jorge Mart\u00edn by ten points, with the championship standings subject to Saturday&#8217;s sprint result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 2026 Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, November 1, at Sepang International Circuit, with the 20-lap race beginning at 3:00pm Malaysian Time.<\/strong> British viewers can follow the race from 7:00am GMT, while the start is scheduled for 12:30pm IST in India and 6:00pm AEDT in Sydney and Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Malaysian Grand Prix is the 19th round of the championship and follows a disrupted Australian weekend in which Sunday&#8217;s race was cancelled because of poor visibility. Marc M\u00e1rquez arrived at Sepang with a ten-point advantage over Jorge Mart\u00edn, although Saturday&#8217;s sprint offers an opportunity for that gap to change before the main event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time is the Malaysian MotoGP race on Sunday?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Country or city<\/th><th>Sunday, November 1<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Malaysia \u2014 Sepang<\/td><td><strong>3:00pm MYT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Singapore<\/td><td>3:00pm SGT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>India \u2014 New Delhi \/ Mumbai<\/td><td><strong>12:30pm IST<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>United Kingdom \/ Ireland<\/td><td><strong>7:00am GMT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australia \u2014 Perth<\/td><td>3:00pm AWST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australia \u2014 Brisbane<\/td><td>5:00pm AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australia \u2014 Sydney \/ Melbourne<\/td><td><strong>6:00pm AEDT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australia \u2014 Adelaide<\/td><td>5:30pm ACDT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Zealand \u2014 Auckland<\/td><td>8:00pm NZDT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brazil \u2014 Bras\u00edlia<\/td><td>4:00am BRT<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race is scheduled for 20 laps of the 5.540km circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official MotoGP programme also includes a warm-up session at 10:40am Malaysian Time, followed by the Moto3 and Moto2 races before the premier-class event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is the Malaysian Grand Prix important for the title?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez entered Sepang with 365 points, ten ahead of Mart\u00edn on 355.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ducati rider gained the championship lead at Phillip Island after winning the Australian sprint, while Mart\u00edn crashed and fractured his right wrist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australian main race was subsequently cancelled, meaning no further points were awarded that weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Sepang, the sprint offers 12 points to the winner and the main race offers 25, allowing a rider to score up to 37 over the two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/motogp-2026-title-scenarios-before-malaysian-gp-can-martin-catch-marc-marquez-at-sepang\/\">championship scenarios for Malaysia<\/a> explain the mathematical possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Jorge Mart\u00edn race on Sunday?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn&#8217;s participation remained uncertain after he stopped Friday afternoon&#8217;s Practice session because of pain in his injured right wrist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aprilia rider had received medical clearance to continue on Friday, but the team opted to end his session early to avoid placing further stress on the injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team manager Paolo Bonora said Mart\u00edn would be reassessed on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/aprilia-casts-doubt-on-jorge-martins-malaysian-motogp-participation-after-early-practice-exit\/\">latest Aprilia medical update<\/a> explains the circumstances surrounding that decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His status for Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix must be confirmed from the most recent medical and team announcements before this article is published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened during Friday Practice at Sepang?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez established the fastest time of Friday afternoon with a 1:57.000, recovering from a crash at Turn 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez was second, 0.109 seconds behind, while Ai Ogura finished third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result gave M\u00e1rquez direct passage into Q2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn, by contrast, completed only three laps and failed to secure a direct Q2 position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-dominates-sepang-despite-crash-as-title-rival-martin-abandons-friday-practice\/\">complete Practice results<\/a> show how the field qualified for Saturday&#8217;s sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez has also been ruled out of the weekend after experiencing pain from his injured right hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/motogp-loses-another-rider-at-sepang-as-raul-fernandez-is-declared-unfit-after-fp1\/\">Trackhouse Aprilia rider was declared medically unfit following FP1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time are Moto2 and Moto3 in Malaysia on Sunday?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three World Championship categories race at Sepang on Sunday, November 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Race<\/th><th>Malaysia (MYT)<\/th><th>UK (GMT)<\/th><th>India (IST)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Moto3<\/td><td>12:00pm<\/td><td>4:00am<\/td><td>9:30am<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moto2<\/td><td>1:15pm<\/td><td>5:15am<\/td><td>10:45am<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MotoGP<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>3:00pm<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>7:00am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>12:30pm<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/is-there-motogp-in-malaysia-this-weekend-sepang-schedule-sprint-and-race-times\/\">complete Malaysian GP timetable<\/a> includes practice, qualifying, sprint and race details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE 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