The 2023 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia) was the eighteenth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 12 November 2023.
In the Moto2 class, Pedro Acosta secured the Riders' Championship after finishing second place, with closest title rival Tony Arbolino finishing tenth. Acosta became the youngest Moto2 champion, at the age of 19 years, 171 days, and only behind Dani Pedrosa (19 years, 18 days) as the youngest intermediate class champion.
In the Moto3 class, KTM secured its sixth Constructors' Championship.
Background Championship standings before the race MotoGP Going into the race weekend, Francesco Bagnaia led the Riders' Championship with 389 points, 13 clear of Jorge Martín. Marco Bezzecchi was in third place, another 66 points adrift. In the Constructors' standings, Ducati, having secured their 5th title at the Indonesian Grand Prix, was in front with 589 points, with KTM and Aprilia second and third with 321 and 287 points, respectively.
Practice session
MotoGP
Practice
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. BikerConstructorTime results173 Álex MárquezDucati1:57.823289 Jorge MartínDucati1:57.997343 Jack MillerKTM1:58.232433 Brad BinderKTM1:58.307512 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:58.312610 Luca MariniDucati1:58.334720 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:58.39981 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:58.420972 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:58.450105 Johann ZarcoDucati1:58.4871121 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:58.5711223 Enea BastianiniDucati1:58.6051337 Augusto FernándezKTM1:58.6781449 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:58.7091593 Marc MárquezHonda 1:58.7881636 Joan MirHonda1:58.9021744 Pol EspargaróKTM1:58.9741825 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:59.0241988 Miguel OliveiraAprilia1:59.1502041 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:59.7262130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:59.7552219 Álvaro BautistaDucati 2:00.3702327 Iker LecuonaHonda2:00.451 OFFICIAL MOTOGP PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying
MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q211 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q2 1:57.4911 1289 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q21:57.5492323 Enea BastianiniDucati1:57.9111:57.5903473 Álex MárquezDucati Qualified in Q21:57.6614 2510 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:57.7875672 Marco BezzecchiDucati Qualified in Q21:57.8056733 Brad BinderKTM Qualified in Q21:58.0507 3820 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:58.0808912 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:58.25391043 Jack MillerKTM Qualified in Q21:58.46810 41149 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati 1:57.8231:59.21111125 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q22:01.848121341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:58.069N/A1351437 Augusto FernándezKTM1:58.107N/A141521 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:58.321N/A151636 Joan MirHonda1:58.440N/A1661744 Pol EspargaróKTM1:58.555N/A171825 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:58.623N/A181988 Miguel OliveiraAprilia1:58.638N/A1972093 Marc MárquezHonda1:58.717N/A202130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:58.886N/A212219 Álvaro BautistaDucati1:59.418N/A2282327 Iker LecuonaHonda1:59.658N/A23 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on 11 November. RiderTeamConstructorTime/RetiredPoints173 Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati10 19:58.713412289 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati10 +1.5892931 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati10 +3.03417423 Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati10 +3.24236533 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM10 +3.31075643 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM10 +4.318104772 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati10 +5.3076385 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati10 +5.501122910 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati10 +6.420511012 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia10 +7.24191121 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha10 +8.775151241 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia10 +9.995131349 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati10 +10.067111437 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM10 +10.643141544 Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM10 +11.005171620 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha10 +11.91181725 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia10 +13.591181888 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia10 +15.058191930 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda10 +16.015212027 Iker Lecuona LCR Honda CastrolHonda10 +23.484232193 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda10 +24.930202219 Álvaro Bautista Aruba.it RacingDucati10 +36.501222336 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda10 +40.59416Fastest sprint lap: Enea Bastianini (Ducati) – 1:58.996 (lap 5) OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT
Warm up practice
MotoGP Fabio Quartararo set the best time 1:59.218 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Brad Binder and Enea Bastianini.
Race MotoGP RiderTeamConstructorTime/RetiredPoints123 Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati20 39:59.137325273 Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati20 +1.53542031 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati20 +3.562116489 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati20 +10.526213520 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20 +15.000811672 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati20 +16.946610721 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20 +18.553159843 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM20 +19.204108949 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati20 +19.3991171010 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati20 +19.740561112 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia20 +21.18995125 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati20 +23.5981241393 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda20 +27.0792031437 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM20 +28.9401421544 Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM20 +29.8491711627 Iker Lecuona LCR Honda CastrolHonda20 +50.960231719 Álvaro Bautista Aruba.it RacingDucati20 +53.564221830 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda20 +1:42.16221Ret33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM11 Accident7Ret41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia8 Accident13Ret25 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia6 Technical issue18Ret88 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia5 Accident19Ret36 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda4 Accident16Fastest lap: Álex Márquez (Ducati) – 1:58.979 (lap 3) OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
Moto2 RiderConstructorTime/RetiredPoints154 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro17 36:04.378125237 Pedro AcostaKalex17 +7.128620324 Marcos RamírezKalex17 +9.558516479 Ai OguraKalex17 +9.9921313596 Jake DixonKalex17 +11.652811635 Somkiat ChantraKalex17 +13.675910722 Sam LowesKalex17 +15.200119816 Joe RobertsKalex17 +18.482108975 Albert ArenasKalex17 +20.0041671014 Tony ArbolinoKalex17 +20.99076117 Barry BaltusKalex17 +21.5701451252 Jeremy AlcobaKalex17 +23.4892141317 Álex EscrigForward17 +25.7912331412 Filip SalačKalex17 +29.8531821571 Dennis FoggiaKalex17 +29.9231911623 Taiga HadaKalex17 +32.681171764 Bo BendsneyderKalex17 +33.361221884 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex17 +38.80020194 Sean Dylan KellyForward17 +41.79927 2033 Rory SkinnerKalex17 +44.75826219 Mattia CasadeiKalex17 +53.217302221 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro17 +58.554152332 Helmi AzmanKalex17 +1:09.94031243 Lukas TulovicKalex17 +1:20.633242511 Sergio GarcíaKalex16 +1 lap12Ret20 Azroy AnuarKalex8 Accident29Ret13 Celestino ViettiKalex8 Accident damage2Ret40 Arón CanetKalex5 Accident4Ret18 Manuel GonzálezKalex5 Accident damage3Ret5 Kohta NozaneKalex4 Accident28Ret28 Izan GuevaraKalex2 Accident25DNS15 Darryn BinderKalex Did not start32Fastest lap: Fermín Aldeguer (Boscoscuro) – 2:06.151 (lap 3) OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT Darryn Binder withdrew from the race after being declared unfit due to right ankle and left hand trauma sustained from a crash in Practice 3.
Moto3 RiderConstructorTime/RetiredPoints195 Collin VeijerHusqvarna15 33:30.072225271 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna15 +0.06652035 Jaume MasiàHonda15 +0.328116448 Iván OrtoláKTM15 +6.830413531 Adrián Fernández Honda15 +7.1911811643 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto15 +7.3541310766 Joel Kelso CFMoto15 +7.4007987 Filippo FarioliKTM15 +11.17516896 Ryusei YamanakaGas Gas15 +11.2871271018 Matteo Bertelle Honda15 +11.441361153 Deniz ÖncüKTM15 +14.095951221 Vicente Pérez KTM15 +14.4901741319 Scott Ogden Honda15 +15.6002231470 Joshua Whatley Honda15 +17.1482721582 Stefano Nepa KTM15 +17.1952611620 Lorenzo Fellon KTM15 +17.251241744 David Muñoz KTM15 +33.87881838 David SalvadorKTM15 +35.410231964 Mario Aji Honda15 +35.517192063 Syarifuddin Azman KTM15 +55.10828Ret99 José Antonio RuedaKTM12 Accident6Ret27 Kaito TobaHonda11 Accident25Ret80 David AlonsoGas Gas5 Collision damage21Ret10 Diogo MoreiraKTM4 Collision10Ret54 Riccardo RossiHonda4 Collision14Ret96 Daniel HolgadoKTM4 Collision15Ret72 Taiyo FurusatoHonda4 Accident20Ret55 Romano Fenati Honda3 Accident11Fastest lap: Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) – 2:12.268 (lap 2) OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
Championship standings after the race Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Francesco Bagnaia 412 2 Jorge Martín 398 3 Marco Bezzecchi 323 4 Brad Binder 254 1 5 Johann Zarco 200
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 626 2 KTM 334 3 Aprilia 292 1 4 Yamaha 176 1 5 Honda 169
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Prima Pramac Racing 598 1 2 Ducati Lenovo Team 498 1 3 Mooney VR46 Racing Team 494 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 410 5 Aprilia Racing 373
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Pedro Acosta 320.5 2 Tony Arbolino 243.5 3 Jake Dixon 183 2 4 Fermín Aldeguer 162 1 5 Arón Canet 159
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 422.5 2 Boscoscuro 236 3 Forward 4
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Red Bull KTM Ajo 399.5 2 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 334.5 3 Beta Tools Speed Up 289 4 Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 273 5 Pons Wegow Los40 243
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Jaume Masià 246 2 Ayumu Sasaki 233 3 David Alonso 205 4 Daniel Holgado 205 5 Deniz Öncü 196
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 362 2 Honda 297 3 Husqvarna 272 4 Gas Gas 230 5 CFMoto 101
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 363 1 2 Leopard Racing 319 1 3 Red Bull KTM Ajo 307 4 Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team 283 5 Angeluss MTA Team 271
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