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- Marc M\u00e1rquez leads the Riders’ Championship with 374 points, 19 ahead of the injured Jorge Mart\u00edn, who withdrew from the Malaysian GP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Aprilia Racing heads the Teams’ Championship with 677 points, followed by Ducati Lenovo on 544 and Trackhouse Aprilia on 501.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Aprilia also leads the Constructors’ Championship with 516 points, just four ahead of Ducati, with KTM third on 328.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
M\u00e1rquez entered the Malaysian weekend with a ten-point advantage after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled due to poor weather and medical helicopter restrictions<\/a>. The Ducati rider added nine points at Sepang by finishing second behind Pedro Acosta, while Mart\u00edn was unable to compete because of the injury sustained at Phillip Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acosta won the Malaysian sprint ahead of M\u00e1rquez and Marco Bezzecchi<\/a>, taking his second sprint victory of the season. The KTM rider moved to 275 points, remaining fourth in the standings, while Bezzecchi consolidated third with 322 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pedro Acosta (Photo: Michelin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n M\u00e1rquez moves 19 points clear as Mart\u00edn’s injury disrupts title challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The championship battle has changed significantly over the past two weekends. Mart\u00edn arrived at the Australian GP leading M\u00e1rquez by two points, but a crash during the Phillip Island sprint left the Aprilia rider with a fractured right forearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00e1rquez won that sprint to move ten points ahead. Sunday’s race was subsequently cancelled because of severe weather, preventing the Ducati rider from extending his advantage before the championship travelled to Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mart\u00edn attempted to return at Sepang but continued to experience pain and withdrew from the remainder of the weekend before qualifying. His absence leaves M\u00e1rquez with another opportunity to extend his advantage in Sunday’s Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With three Grands Prix remaining after Malaysia, including Qatar, Portugal and Valencia, a maximum of 111 points will be available following Sunday’s race. M\u00e1rquez, Mart\u00edn, Bezzecchi and Acosta remain mathematically capable of winning the title before the Malaysian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bezzecchi trails M\u00e1rquez by 52 points after taking third in the sprint, while Acosta is 99 points behind. Ai Ogura, fourth in Saturday’s race, occupies fifth place in the championship with 265 points, 109 behind the leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MotoGP 2026 Riders’ Championship \u2014 After Malaysian GP sprint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th> Rider<\/th> Team<\/th> Points<\/th> Gap<\/th><\/tr> 1<\/td> M. M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td> Ducati<\/td> 374<\/td> \u2014<\/td><\/tr> 2<\/td> J. MART\u00cdN<\/td> Aprilia<\/td> 355<\/td> -19<\/td><\/tr> 3<\/td> M. BEZZECCHI<\/td> Aprilia<\/td> 322<\/td> -52<\/td><\/tr> 4<\/td> P. ACOSTA<\/td> KTM<\/td> 275<\/td> -99<\/td><\/tr> 5<\/td> A. OGURA<\/td> Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td> 265<\/td> -109<\/td><\/tr> 6<\/td> F. DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td> VR46 Ducati<\/td> 257<\/td> -117<\/td><\/tr> 7<\/td> R. FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td> Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td> 236<\/td> -138<\/td><\/tr> 8<\/td> \u00c1. M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td> Gresini Ducati<\/td> 181<\/td> -193<\/td><\/tr> 9<\/td> F. BAGNAIA<\/td> Ducati<\/td> 170<\/td> -204<\/td><\/tr> 10<\/td> F. ALDEGUER<\/td> Gresini Ducati<\/td> 125<\/td> -249<\/td><\/tr> 11<\/td> E. BASTIANINI<\/td> Tech3 KTM<\/td> 123<\/td> -251<\/td><\/tr> 12<\/td> B. BINDER<\/td> KTM<\/td> 111<\/td> -263<\/td><\/tr> 13<\/td> L. MARINI<\/td> Honda<\/td> 108<\/td> -266<\/td><\/tr> 14<\/td> D. MOREIRA<\/td> LCR Honda<\/td> 78<\/td> -296<\/td><\/tr> 15<\/td> F. QUARTARARO<\/td> Yamaha<\/td> 74<\/td> -300<\/td><\/tr> 16<\/td> F. MORBIDELLI<\/td> VR46 Ducati<\/td> 59<\/td> -315<\/td><\/tr> 17<\/td> J. ZARCO<\/td> LCR Honda<\/td> 51<\/td> -323<\/td><\/tr> 18<\/td> J. MIR<\/td> Honda<\/td> 33<\/td> -341<\/td><\/tr> 19<\/td> J. MILLER<\/td> Pramac Yamaha<\/td> 31<\/td> -343<\/td><\/tr> 20<\/td> \u00c1. RINS<\/td> Yamaha<\/td> 25<\/td> -349<\/td><\/tr> 21<\/td> T. RAZGATLIOGLU<\/td> Pramac Yamaha<\/td> 18<\/td> -356<\/td><\/tr> 22<\/td> M. VI\u00d1ALES<\/td> Tech3 KTM<\/td> 12<\/td> -362<\/td><\/tr> 23<\/td> I. LECUONA<\/td> Gresini Ducati<\/td> 10<\/td> -364<\/td><\/tr> 24<\/td> A. FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td> Pramac Yamaha<\/td> 6<\/td> -368<\/td><\/tr> 25<\/td> P. ESPARGAR\u00d3<\/td> Tech3 KTM<\/td> 5<\/td> -369<\/td><\/tr> 26<\/td> S. CHANTRA<\/td> Honda<\/td> 3<\/td> -371<\/td><\/tr> 27<\/td> T. NAKAGAMI<\/td> Honda<\/td> 3<\/td> -371<\/td><\/tr> 28<\/td> C. CRUTCHLOW<\/td> LCR Honda<\/td> 0<\/td> -374<\/td><\/tr> 29<\/td> J. FOLGER<\/td> Tech3 KTM<\/td> 0<\/td> -374<\/td><\/tr> 30<\/td> L. SAVADORI<\/td> Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td> 0<\/td> -374<\/td><\/tr> 31<\/td> M. PIRRO<\/td> Gresini Ducati<\/td> 0<\/td> -374<\/td><\/tr> 32<\/td> A. ESPARGAR\u00d3<\/td> Honda<\/td> 0<\/td> -374<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Aprilia Racing leads Teams’ Championship by 133 points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Although Ducati leads the Riders’ Championship through M\u00e1rquez, Aprilia Racing has built a substantial advantage in the Teams’ Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The factory Aprilia squad has accumulated 677 points through Mart\u00edn and Bezzecchi, placing it 133 ahead of Ducati Lenovo, which has 544. Trackhouse Aprilia occupies third with 501 points, underlining the competitiveness of the RS-GP26 across both factory and satellite operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KTM moved to 386 points following Acosta’s victory and Binder’s seventh-place finish in the sprint, while Gresini Ducati and VR46 Ducati are tied on 316 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n