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| Race 20 of 22 races in the 2025 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 26 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Petronas Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia) will be the twentieth round of the 2025 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races will be held at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 26 October 2025.
In this race, Yamaha Factory Racing again fielded Augusto Fernández as a wildcard to accelerate the development of the Yamaha YZR-M1 V4. [1]
In the sprint race, Francesco Bagnaia finished first. Álex Márquez finished second, securing the runner-up spot in the standings. Fermín Aldeguer originally finished third but received a penalty due to illegal tyre pressures that dropped him to seventh, allowing Pedro Acosta to inherit third-place. Nevertheless, Aldeguer was able to secure enough points to become the 2025 MotoGP Rookie of the Year. [2]
In the main race, Álex Márquez finished first, and Gresini Racing securing 2025 Best Independent Team.
On lap 2, the race was stopped (red flag) due to an accident experienced by Joe Roberts.
In the Moto3 race, an accident involving José Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler on the sighting lap occurred. As a result, both riders were rushed to the hospital and the session was temporarily suspended. The schedule was also changed, resulting in the MotoGP race taking place before the Moto2 race. [3] Taiyo Furusato managed to obtain his maiden Grand Prix win in the race, with Honda getting their first win of the season.
Practice times (written in bold) are the fastest times in the session.
| Fastest session lap |
The top 10 riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
| Fastest session lap |
Practice times (written in bold) are the fastest times in the session.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Team | Constructor | Practice times | ||
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| FP1 [7] | FP2 [8] | ||||||
| 1 | 96 | | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Boscoscuro | 2:04.131 | 2:03.633 | |
| 2 | 44 | | Fantic Racing Lino Sonego | Kalex | 2:04.699 | 2:03.642 | |
| 3 | 17 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | 2:05.525 | 2:03.680 | |
| 4 | 75 | | Italjet Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 2:04.292 | 2:03.729 | |
| 5 | 80 | | CFMoto RCB Aspar Team | Kalex | 2:04.429 | 2:03.786 | |
| 6 | 13 | | Sync SpeedRS Team | Boscoscuro | 2:04.644 | 2:04.033 | |
| 7 | 24 | | OnlyFans American Racing Team | Kalex | 2:05.351 | 2:04.048 | |
| 8 | 28 | | Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 | Boscoscuro | 2:04.818 | 2:04.102 | |
| 9 | 14 | | Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 | Boscoscuro | 2:04.696 | 2:04.198 | |
| 10 | 7 | | Fantic Racing Lino Sonego | Kalex | 2:04.952 | 2:04.219 | |
| 11 | 27 | | CFMoto RCB Aspar Team | Kalex | 2:04.471 | 2:04.254 | |
| 12 | 21 | | Sync SpeedRS Team | Boscoscuro | 2:05.831 | 2:04.306 | |
| 13 | 10 | | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 2:04.563 | 2:04.345 | |
| 14 | 18 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 2:04.881 | 2:04.359 | |
| 15 | 16 | | OnlyFans American Racing Team | Kalex | 2:05.507 | 2:04.440 | |
| 16 | 15 | | Italjet Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 2:05.616 | 2:04.603 | |
| 17 | 12 | | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Boscoscuro | 2:05.050 | 2:04.745 | |
| 18 | 64 | | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 2:05.089 | 2:04.802 | |
| 19 | 99 | | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 2:06.470 | 2:04.818 | |
| 20 | 9 | | Klint Forward Factory Team | Forward | 2:05.513 | 2:04.823 | |
| 21 | 84 | | RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP | Kalex | 2:05.638 | 2:04.865 | |
| 22 | 95 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | 2:05.375 | 2:04.916 | |
| 23 | 11 | | Klint Forward Factory Team | Forward | 2:05.118 | 2:04.974 | |
| 24 | 71 | | RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP | Kalex | 2:05.982 | 2:05.122 | |
| 25 | 81 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 2:05.171 | 2:05.252 | |
| 26 | 4 | | QJMotor – Frinsa – MSi | Boscoscuro | 2:05.220 | 2:05.208 | |
| 27 | 92 | | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 2:07.201 | 2:05.445 | |
| 28 | 20 | | Petronas MIE Racing RW | Kalex | 2:08.023 | 2:06.806 | |
| 29 | 29 | | QJMotor – Frinsa – MSi | Boscoscuro | 2:07.554 | 2:06.813 | |
| 30 | 55 | | Petronas MIE Racing RW | Kalex | 2:08.933 | 2:06.866 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | |||||||
The top 14 riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
| Fastest session lap |
Practice times (written in bold) are the fastest times in the session.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Team | Constructor | Practice times | ||
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| FP1 [10] | FP2 [11] | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | | Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI | KTM | 2:11.686 | 2:10.160 | |
| 2 | 22 | | Leopard Racing | Honda | 2:11.289 | 2:10.253 | |
| 3 | 31 | | Leopard Racing | Honda | 2:11.352 | 2:10.358 | |
| 4 | 36 | | Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI | KTM | 2:10.979 | 2:10.383 | |
| 5 | 99 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 2:11.154 | 2:10.462 | |
| 6 | 13 | | AEON Credit SIC Racing MSi | KTM | 2:11.317 | 2:10.576 | |
| 7 | 28 | | CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team | KTM | 2:12.276 | 2:10.621 | |
| 8 | 72 | | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 2:12.776 | 2:10.622 | |
| 9 | 83 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 2:12.174 | 2:10.744 | |
| 10 | 58 | | Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 2:11.625 | 2:10.768 | |
| 11 | 73 | | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 2:11.994 | 2:10.774 | |
| 12 | 94 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 2:12.174 | 2:10.791 | |
| 13 | 10 | | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 2:12.021 | 2:10.947 | |
| 14 | 51 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 2:11.310 | 2:10.975 | |
| 15 | 54 | | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 2:11.117 | 2:10.981 | |
| 16 | 12 | | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 2:11.031 | No time set 1 | |
| 17 | 19 | | CIP Green Power | KTM | 2:11.820 | 2:11.043 | |
| 18 | 66 | | LEVELUP-MTA | KTM | 2:11.085 | 2:11.238 | |
| 19 | 8 | | GRYD - Mlav Racing | Honda | 2:12.079 | 2:11.180 | |
| 20 | 18 | | LEVELUP-MTA | KTM | 2:13.323 | 2:11.552 | |
| 21 | 95 | | GRYD - Mlav Racing | Honda | 2:11.683 | 2:11.602 | |
| 22 | 78 | | CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team | KTM | 2:12.309 | 2:11.838 | |
| 23 | 21 | | Denssi Racing – BOE | KTM | 2:12.703 | 2:11.864 | |
| 24 | 14 | | Denssi Racing – BOE | KTM | 2:12.797 | 2:12.051 | |
| 25 | 82 | | Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 2:13.800 | 2:12.144 | |
| 26 | 5 | | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 2:12.932 | 2:12.304 | |
| 27 | 55 | | CIP Green Power | KTM | 2:12.692 | 2:12.639 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | |||||||
Notes
The top 14 riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Team | Constructor | ||
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| Time results [12] | ||||||
| 1 | 99 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 2:11.152 | |
| 2 | 83 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 2:11.187 | |
| 3 | 51 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 2:11.202 | |
| 4 | 36 | | Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI | KTM | 2:11.264 | |
| 5 | 22 | | Leopard Racing | Honda | 2:11.273 | |
| 6 | 72 | | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 2:11.283 | |
| 7 | 66 | | LEVELUP-MTA | KTM | 2:11.449 | |
| 8 | 12 | | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 2:11.512 | |
| 9 | 58 | | Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 2:11.623 | |
| 10 | 19 | | CIP Green Power | KTM | 2:11.664 | |
| 11 | 13 | | AEON Credit SIC Racing MSI | KTM | 2:11.820 | |
| 12 | 18 | | LEVELUP–MTA | KTM | 2:11.830 | |
| 13 | 71 | | GRYD - Mlav Racing | Honda | 2:11.879 | |
| 14 | 31 | | Leopard Racing | Honda | 2:11.885 | |
| 15 | 28 | | CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team | KTM | 2:11.916 | |
| 16 | 94 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 2:11.932 | |
| 17 | 10 | | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 2:11.935 | |
| 18 | 78 | | CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team | KTM | 2:12.034 | |
| 19 | 6 | | Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI | KTM | 2:12.118 | |
| 20 | 54 | | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 2:12.135 | |
| 21 | 5 | | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 2:12.313 | |
| 22 | 73 | | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 2:12.335 | |
| 23 | 95 | | GRYD - Mlav Racing | Honda | 2:12.475 | |
| 24 | 14 | | Denssi Racing – BOE | KTM | 2:12.541 | |
| 25 | 21 | | Denssi Racing – BOE | KTM | 2:12.966 | |
| 26 | 55 | | CIP Green Power | KTM | 2:13.164 | |
| 27 | 82 | | Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 2:13.731 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 PRACTICE TIMES REPORT | ||||||
| Fastest session lap |
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Team | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row | |
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| P1 [15] | P2 [16] | |||||||
| 1 | 27 | | CFMoto RCB Aspar Team | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:02.858 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | | Fantic Racing Lino Sonego | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.420 | 2 | |
| 3 | 96 | | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Boscoscuro | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.449 | 3 | |
| 4 | 75 | | Italjet Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.483 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 17 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.581 | 5 | |
| 6 | 80 | | CFMoto RCB Aspar Team | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.586 | 6 | |
| 7 | 18 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.605 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 44 | | Fantic Racing Lino Sonego | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.625 | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | | Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 | Boscoscuro | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.709 | 9 | |
| 10 | 11 | | Klint Forward Factory Team | Forward | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.851 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 16 | | OnlyFans American Racing Team | Kalex | 2:03.982 | 2:03.904 | 11 | |
| 12 | 28 | | Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 | Boscoscuro | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.930 | 12 | |
| 13 | 95 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:03.980 | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 9 | | Klint Forward Factory Team | Forward | 2:03.899 | 2:04.035 | 14 | |
| 15 | 12 | | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Boscoscuro | Qualified in Q2 | 2:04.079 | 15 | |
| 16 | 10 | | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | Qualified in Q2 | 2:04.174 | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 99 | | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 2:03.969 | 2:04.300 | 17 | |
| 18 | 4 | | QJMotor – Frinsa – MSi | Boscoscuro | 2:03.929 | 2:04.601 | 18 | |
| 19 | 71 | | RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP | Kalex | 2:04.000 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 21 | | Sync SpeedRS Team | Boscoscuro | 2:04.027 | N/A | 20 | |
| 21 | 13 | | Sync SpeedRS Team | Boscoscuro | 2:04.050 | N/A | 21 | |
| 22 | 84 | | RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP | Kalex | 2:04.211 | N/A | 22 | 8 |
| 23 | 81 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 2:04.245 | N/A | 23 | |
| 24 | 24 | | OnlyFans American Racing Team | Kalex | 2:04.409 | N/A | 24 | |
| 25 | 64 | | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 2:04.568 | N/A | 25 | 9 |
| 26 | 15 | | Italjet Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 2:04.950 | N/A | 26 | |
| 27 | 92 | | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 2:05.626 | N/A | 27 | |
| 28 | 29 | | QJMotor – Frinsa – MSi | Boscoscuro | 2:06.548 | N/A | 28 | 10 |
| 29 | 20 | | Petronas MIE Racing RW | Kalex | 2:07.187 | N/A | 29 | |
| 30 | 55 | | Petronas MIE Racing RW | Kalex | 2:08.330 | N/A | 30 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING TIMES REPORT | ||||||||
| Fastest session lap |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Team | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row | |
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| P1 [17] | P2 [18] | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | | Leopard Racing | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:09.846 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 72 | | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:09.940 | 2 | |
| 3 | 99 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.076 | 3 | |
| 4 | 94 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 2:11.513 | 2:10.154 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 51 | | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.239 | 5 | |
| 6 | 83 | | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.296 | 6 | |
| 7 | 73 | | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 2:11.703 | 2:10.297 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 28 | | CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.351 | 8 | |
| 9 | 36 | | Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.427 | 9 | |
| 10 | 58 | | Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.681 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 66 | | LEVELUP-MTA | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.691 | 11 | |
| 12 | 31 | | Leopard Racing | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:10.717 | 12 | |
| 13 | 6 | | Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI | KTM | 2:11.261 | 2:11.097 | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 13 | | AEON Credit SIC Racing MSi | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:11.487 | 14 | |
| 15 | 19 | | CIP Green Power | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:11.539 | 15 | |
| 16 | 8 | | GRYD - Mlav Racing | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 2:11.590 | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 21 | | Denssi Racing – BOE | KTM | 2:11.713 | 2:11.800 | 17 | |
| 18 | 18 | | LEVELUP-MTA | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 2:13.656 | 18 | |
| 19 | 10 | | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 2:11.901 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 95 | | GRYD - Mlav Racing | Honda | 2:11.920 | N/A | 20 | |
| 21 | 78 | | CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team | KTM | 2:12.027 | N/A | 21 | |
| 22 | 54 | | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 2:12.099 | N/A | 22 | 8 |
| 23 | 82 | | Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 2:12.365 | N/A | 23 | |
| 24 | 5 | | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 2:12.586 | N/A | 24 | |
| 25 | 55 | | CIP Green Power | KTM | 2:18.742 | N/A | 25 | 9 |
| 26 | 14 | | Denssi Racing – BOE | KTM | No time set | N/A | 26 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING TIMES REPORT | ||||||||
The MotoGP Sprint was held on 25 October 2025.
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. [20] [21] [22]
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