The Malaysian GP is approaching with even more uncertainty than the Australian GP. Not because the weather conditions could give us a weekend with storms and rain, which is also planned for now both for the days of the GP and for those before and after, but because of knowing what will happen to Jorge Martín.
The man from Madrid is trying to recover quickly to take to the track in Sepang and, at least, continue maintaining his chances for the title. The cancellation of the Australian GP race played in his favor by eliminating the possibility that Marc Márquez could score points, something that we will never know if it would have happened or not, but if there are no surprises again the Malaysian GP will follow a relatively normal course.
What remains to be seen is whether Jorge, now second overall just 10 points behind Marc, receives the go-ahead from the doctors. From there we will have to wait to see how he feels on the track and, hypothetically, as the sessions go by, know if he can keep up with the pace or not. There is, therefore, a lot of uncertainty in this sense and we must not forget that including the Malaysian GP and waiting to know what happens with the Qatar GP, a total of 148 points are at stake.
That, in practice, implies that mathematically even the also physically affected Raúl Fernández, who is seventh overall, has a chance at the title. The reality is that Marc leads with those 10 points that we said about Martín, 50 over Bezzecchi and more than 100 over Pedro Acosta, which actually gives a lot of margin to the Ducati rider who could play his cards defensively instead of attacking.
Everything will depend on whether Martín can be in the races or not and his performance. It is also true that knowing Marc Márquez, he will also try to maximize his earnings and, by making “MotoGP Fiction” if he leaves Malaysia with a 74-point advantage over Bezzecchi and the Qatar GP ends up being suspended, the Italian would be left out of the equation. For that we will have to wait not only for what happens in Sepang but also for the decisions that are made afterwards and that affect the championship decision.
The good news of the weekend will be, without a doubt, the return of Joan Mir to the track in a weekend in which Fermín Aldeguer will still not be present, who is still injured and whose position will be occupied again by Iker Lecuona.
Where to watch MotoGP Malaysia 2026
As usual, in order to enjoy the 2026 Malaysian GP we will have two options (both paid) to see everything live. DAZN will offer its usual coverage starting Thursday, with press conferences, previews, reports, training and races.
You can also follow all the action through the MotoGP Videopass, which will also offer the official signal of the championship and different interviews and analysis as always in English. In this case you can access the historical archive and other exclusive reports.
MotoGP Malaysia 2026 schedules
Friday, October 30
- 02:00-02:35: Moto3 – Free Practice Nr. 1
- 02:50-03:30: Moto2 – Free Practice Nr. 1
- 03:45-04:30: MotoGP – Free Practice Nr. 1
- 06:15-06:50: Moto3 – Practice
- 07:05-07:45: Moto2 – Practice
- 08:00-09:00: MotoGP – Practice
Saturday October 31
- 01:40-02:10: Moto3 – Free Practice Nr. 2
- 02:25-02:55: Moto2 – Free Practice Nr. 2
- 03:10-03:40: MotoGP – Free Practice Nr. 2
- 03:50-04:05: MotoGP – Qualifying Nr. 1
- 04:15-04:30: MotoGP – Qualifying Nr. 2
- 05:45-06:00: Moto3 – Qualifying Nr. 1
- 06:10-06:25: Moto3 – Qualifying Nr. 2
- 06:40-06:55: Moto2 – Qualifying Nr. 1
- 07:05-07:20: Moto2 – Qualifying Nr. 2
- 08:00: MotoGP – Sprint Race – 10 laps
Sunday, November 1
- 03:40-03:50: MotoGP – Warm Up
- 04:00-04:40: MotoGP – Rider Parade
- 05:00: Moto3 – Race – 15 laps
- 06:15: Moto2 – Race – 17 laps
- 08:00: MotoGP – Race – 20 lap
