The ultimate day of Sepang MotoGP testing is underway, with Yamaha’s new V4 again in motion after a “technical difficulty” on Tuesday with full clearance to renew testing.
After final week’s shakedown take a look at led by Honda take a look at rider Aleix Espargaro, reigning world champion Marc Marquez returned from damage on the day of the official take a look at, placing Ducati within the lead.
Joan Mir then fought again in his RC213V, marking the primary time of the 12 months within the 1 minute 56 seconds vary on the second day, however rain within the late afternoon thwarted any additional time assault plans.
Yamaha resumed testing on the ultimate day, however manufacturing facility star Fabio Quartararo broke his finger on the primary day and was pressured to overlook the observe. Quartararo might be on the sideline with Jorge Martin and Fermin Aldeguer.
The examination might be held from 10 a.m. to six p.m. The primary session might be from 10:00 to 13:00, after which follow will start. The second time might be from 13:20 to 18:00, after which it will likely be time to begin practising once more.
The ultimate pre-season take a look at might be held in Buriram on February 21 and 22, the weekend earlier than Thailand’s season opener.
At 1pm, Session 1 ended with Alex Marquez nonetheless within the lead, as Marc Marquez bounced again from an early spill to set the third quickest time. All 4 GP26s dominated the highest 4 locations…
2026 Sepang MotoGP Official Check: Day 3 (Thursday to 1pm, Session 1 ends) | |||||||
| rider | nut | group | time | wrap | Most (km/h) | ||
| 1 | = | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1:56.402 seconds | 10/31 | 342.8 |
| 2 | = | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.383 seconds | 14/27 | 339.6 |
| 3 | ^3 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.387 seconds | 27/34 | 342.8 |
| 4 | ˅1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.527 seconds | 11/33 | 341.7 |
| 5 | ˅1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.624 seconds | 9/27 | 342.8 |
| 6 | ˅1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.728 seconds | 16/31 | 338.5 |
| 7 | = | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +0.843 seconds | 10/23 | 333.3 |
| 8 | = | Pedro Acosta | spa | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.851 seconds | 10/24 | 339.6 |
| 9 | = | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.866 seconds | 13/14 | 338.5 |
| 10 | = | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +0.888 seconds | 10/23 | 338.5 |
| 11 | = | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +1.138 seconds | 11/27 | 339.6 |
| 12 | = | alex rins | spa | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.178 seconds | 11/26 | 332.3 |
| 13 | = | maverick vinales | spa | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +1.197 seconds | 14/25 | 338.5 |
| 14 | = | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.199 seconds | 10/12 | 337.5 |
| 15 | = | blood binder | RSA | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.456 seconds | 14/31 | 338.5 |
| 16 | = | jack miller | out of | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.764 seconds | 16/26 | 331.2 |
| 17 | = | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.388 seconds | 7/9 | 337.5 |
| 18 | = | lorenzo savadori | ITA | Aprilia Check Rider (RS-GP) | +2.500 seconds | 2/22 | 337.5 |
| 19 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +2.771 seconds | 9/12 | 340.6 |
| 20 | = | Augusto Fernandez | spa | Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing (YZR-M1) | +2.876 seconds | 19/20 | 333.3 |
| twenty one | = | Toprak Razgatriol | ought to | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +2.912 seconds | 7/22 | 329.2 |
^X Rider has improved the place of X from the earlier time.
= Riders’ rankings are the identical as within the earlier race.
˅X Rider has dropped X locations from the earlier time.
* Rookie
2026 Sepang Official Check: Days 1, 2 and three whole | |||||
| place | rider | nut | group | time | |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1:56.402 seconds | third day |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | 1:56.785 seconds | third day |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1:56.789 seconds | third day |
| 4 | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1:56.874 seconds | |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1:56.929 seconds | third day |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 1:56.983 seconds | |
| 7 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 1:57.026 seconds | third day |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | spa | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | 1:57.116 seconds | |
| 9 | maverick vinales | spa | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | 1:57.126 seconds | |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | 1:57.245 seconds | third day |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | 1:57.290 seconds | third day |
| 12 | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | 1:57.376 seconds | |
| 13 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1:57.565 seconds | |
| 14 | alex rins | spa | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:57.580 seconds | third day |
| 15 | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1:57.601 seconds | third day |
| 16 | blood binder | RSA | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | 1:57.753 seconds | |
| 17 | Fabio Quartararo | from | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:57.869 seconds | |
| 18 | jack miller | out of | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:58.166 seconds | third day |
| 19 | lorenzo savadori | ITA | Aprilia Check Rider (RS-GP) | 1:58.566 seconds | |
| 20 | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | 1:58.571 seconds | |
| twenty one | Toprak Razgatriol | ought to | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | 1:58.887 seconds | |
| twenty two | Augusto Fernandez | spa | Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing (YZR-M1) | 1:59.278 seconds | third day |
| twenty three | andrea dovizioso | ITA | Yamaha take a look at rider (YZR-M1) | 2:00.681 seconds | |
Quickest time on day 2:
Joan Mir, Honda, 1 minute 56.874 seconds.
Quickest time on day 1:
Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1:57.018.
Official data of Sepang MotoGP:
Greatest lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1:56.337 (2024)
Quickest lap of the race: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1 minute 58.873 seconds (2023)
Alex Marquez, 2026 Sepang MotoGP Check (Gold & Goose).
Marc Marquez crashed at Flip 1 within the second hour of the day, however his fellow GP26 riders continued to occupy the highest three positions.
2026 Sepang MotoGP Official Check: Day 3 (Thursday – 12pm) | |||||||
| rider | nut | group | time | wrap | Most (km/h) | ||
| 1 | = | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1:56.402 seconds | 10/17 | 342.8 |
| 2 | = | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.383 seconds | 14/19 | 339.6 |
| 3 | = | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.527 seconds | 11/22 | 341.7 |
| 4 | = | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.624 seconds | 9/22 | 342.8 |
| 5 | ^11 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.728 seconds | 16/18 | 338.5 |
| 6 | ˅1 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.768 seconds | 9/22 | 342.8 |
| 7 | ˅1 | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +0.843 seconds | 10/17 | 333.3 |
| 8 | ˅1 | Pedro Acosta | spa | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.851 seconds | 10/20 | 339.6 |
| 9 | ˅1 | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.866 seconds | 13/14 | 338.5 |
| 10 | ˅1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +0.888 seconds | 10/12 | 338.5 |
| 11 | ˅1 | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +1.138 seconds | 11/20 | 339.6 |
| 12 | ^2 | alex rins | spa | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.178 seconds | 11/17 | 332.3 |
| 13 | ˅2 | maverick vinales | spa | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +1.197 seconds | 14/21 | 338.5 |
| 14 | ˅2 | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.199 seconds | 10/12 | 337.5 |
| 15 | ˅2 | blood binder | RSA | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.456 seconds | 14/22 | 338.5 |
| 16 | ˅1 | jack miller | out of | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.308 seconds | 5/14 | 330.2 |
| 17 | = | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.388 seconds | 7/9 | 337.5 |
| 18 | = | lorenzo savadori | ITA | Aprilia Check Rider (RS-GP) | +2.500 seconds | 2/14 | 337.5 |
| 19 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +2.771 seconds | 9/12 | 340.6 |
| 20 | = | Augusto Fernandez | spa | Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing (YZR-M1) | +2.895 seconds | 8/16 | 333.3 |
| twenty one | = | Toprak Razgatriol | ought to | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +2.912 seconds | 7/18 | 329.2 |
^X Rider has improved the place of X from the earlier time.
= Riders’ rankings are the identical as within the earlier race.
˅X Rider has dropped X locations from the earlier time.
* Rookie
Quickest time on day 2:
Joan Mir, Honda, 1 minute 56.874 seconds.
Quickest time on day 1:
Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1:57.018.
Official data of Sepang MotoGP:
Greatest lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1:56.337 (2024)
Quickest lap of the race: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1 minute 58.873 seconds (2023)
Alex Marquez, Luca Marini, 2026 Sepang MotoGP Check (Gold & Goose).
Yamaha returned to the observe within the first hour of testing and Malaysian MotoGP winner Alex Marquez set the quickest lap of the week. This was simply shy of Francesco Bagnaia’s official lap file of 1 minute 56.337 seconds…
2026 Sepang MotoGP Official Check: Day 3 (Thursday – 11am) | ||||||
| rider | nut | group | time | wrap | Most (km/h) | |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1:56.402 seconds | 10/11 | 342.8 |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.383 seconds | 14/17 | 339.6 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.527 seconds | 11/12 | 341.7 |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.624 seconds | 9/11 | 342.8 |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.768 seconds | 9/15 | 342.8 |
| 6 | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +0.843 seconds | 10/12 | 333.3 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | spa | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.851 seconds | 10/11 | 338.5 |
| 8 | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.866 seconds | 13/14 | 338.5 |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +0.888 seconds | 10/12 | 338.5 |
| 10 | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +1.138 seconds | 11/12 | 335.4 |
| 11 | maverick vinales | spa | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +1.197 seconds | 14/15 | 338.5 |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.199 seconds | 10/12 | 337.5 |
| 13 | blood binder | RSA | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | +1,464 seconds | 10/12 | 335.4 |
| 14 | alex rins | spa | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.881 seconds | 6/9 | 331.2 |
| 15 | jack miller | out of | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.308 seconds | 5/6 | 330.2 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +2.337 seconds | 7/10 | 334.3 |
| 17 | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.388 seconds | 7/9 | 337.5 |
| 18 | lorenzo savadori | ITA | Aprilia Check Rider (RS-GP) | +2.500 seconds | 2/7 | 337.5 |
| 19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +2.771 seconds | 9/12 | 340.6 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | spa | Yamaha Manufacturing unit Racing (YZR-M1) | +2.895 seconds | 8/9 | 333.3 |
| twenty one | Toprak Razgatriol | ought to | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +2.912 seconds | 7/13 | 329.2 |
*rookie
Quickest time on day 2:
Joan Mir, Honda, 1 minute 56.874 seconds.
Quickest time on day 1:
Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1:57.018.
2025 Sepang Shakedown Quickest Time:
Aleix Espargaro, Honda, 1 minute 57.173 seconds (third day).
Official data of Sepang MotoGP:
Greatest lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1:56.337 (2024)
Quickest lap of the race: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1 minute 58.873 seconds (2023)
2026 Official Sepang Check: Day 2 Complete | |||||
| place | rider | nut | group | time | session |
| 1 | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1:56.874 seconds | 1 |
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 1:56.983 seconds | 1 |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | 1:57.049 seconds | 1 |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | spa | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | 1:57.116 seconds | 1 |
| 5 | maverick vinales | spa | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | 1:57.126 seconds | 1 |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 1:57.141 seconds | 1 |
| 7 | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | 1:57.274 seconds | 1 |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1:57.302 seconds | 1 |
| 9 | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | 1:57.376 seconds | 1 |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | 1:57.550 seconds | 1 |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1:57.565 seconds | 1 |
| 12 | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1:57.664 seconds | 1 |
| 13 | blood binder | RSA | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | 1:57.753 seconds | 1 |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1:58.346 seconds | 1 |
| 15 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1:58.386 seconds | 1 |
| 16 | lorenzo savadori | ITA | Aprilia Check Rider (RS-GP) | 1:58.566 seconds | 1 |
| 17 | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | 1:58.571 seconds | 1 |
2026 Official Sepang Check: 1 Mixed Day | |||||
| place | rider | nut | group | time | session |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1:57.018 seconds | 2 |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | 1:57.274 seconds | 2 |
| 3 | maverick vinales | spa | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | 1:57.295 seconds | 2 |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1:57.487 seconds | 1 |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 1:57.524 seconds | 2 |
| 6 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1:57.569 seconds | 2 |
| 7 | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1:57.693 seconds | 2 |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1:57.720 seconds | 2 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | from | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:57.869 seconds | 2 |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 1:58.068 seconds | 2 |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1:58.140 seconds | 2 |
| 12 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Crimson Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | 1:58.161 seconds | 2 |
| 13 | blood binder | RSA | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | 1:58.194 seconds | 2 |
| 14 | jack miller | out of | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:58.252 seconds | 1 |
| 15 | Pedro Acosta | spa | Crimson Bull KTM (RC16) | 1:58.313 seconds | 1 |
| 16 | alex rins | spa | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:58.320 seconds | 1 |
| 17 | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | 1:58.613 seconds | 2 |
| 18 | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | 1:58.659 seconds | 2 |
| 19 | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | 1:58.682 seconds | 1 |
| 20 | lorenzo savadori | ITA | Aprilia Check Rider (RS-GP) | 1:58.686 seconds | 2 |
| twenty one | Toprak Razgatriol | ought to | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | 1:58.887 seconds | 1 |
| twenty two | andrea dovizioso | ITA | Yamaha take a look at rider (YZR-M1) | 2:00.681 seconds | 1 |
2025 Malaysia MotoGP Race Quickest Lap – By Producer:
Ducati: Alex Marquez, 1 minute 58.873 seconds.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1 minute 59.293 seconds.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1 minute 59.311 seconds.
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, 1 minute 59.494 seconds.
Aprilia: Raul Fernandez, 2:00.217.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez, 2 minutes 1.352 seconds.
2025 Malaysian MotoGP Qualifying Quickest Lap – By Producer:
Ducati: Francesco Bagnaia, 1 minute 57.001 seconds.
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, 1 minute 57.195 seconds.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1 minute 57.363 seconds.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1 minute 57.440 seconds.
Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi, 1 minute 57.549 seconds.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez 1 minute 59.382 seconds.
2025 Malaysian MotoGP Prime Pace – By Producer:
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 341.7km/h (Qualifying 2).
Honda: Johann Zarco, 338.5km/h (Qualifying 2).
Ducati: Fabio Di Giannantonio, 338.5km/h (Qualifying 2).
Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi, 338.5km/h (warm-up).
Yamaha: Jack Miller, 336.4km/h (FP2).
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandes, 329.2km/h (Qualifying 1).
2025 Malaysia MotoGP, race common high velocity – by producer:
Honda: Joan Mir, 332.8 km/h.
Ducati: Francesco Bagnaia, 330.8km/h.
KTM: Enea Bastianini, 330.4km/h.
Aprilia: Fernández Raul, 330.2km/h.
Yamaha: Jack Miller, 327.6 km/h.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernández, 323.8km/h.
(‘Common’ = high 5 speeds).
