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Marc Marquez leads Malaysian GP practice as Jorge Martin limits his running
Marc Marquez set the fastest time in Friday practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia.
The Ducati rider crashed at low speed but got back on his second bike and finished ahead of the field.
Jorge Martin returned after breaking his wrist in Australia, but struggled to ride and ended his day early.
The reports differ on how much he rode: one says he completed 12 laps, while another says he curtailed his running.
Martin may have to qualify through Q1 on Saturday if he continues to race.
The fastest 10 riders in practice secure places in Q2, while the others must go through Q1.
Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez were the top two, with Ai Ogura third.
Raul Fernandez withdrew after his injured finger caused discomfort, while Saturday’s qualifying will determine the starting order.
Marc Marquez set the fastest time in Friday’s Malaysian Grand Prix practice at Sepang, leading his brother Alex by 0.109 seconds.
Marquez crashed at the final corner but returned to the track and posted a best lap of 1 minute 57 seconds.
Jorge Martin ended the afternoon session after three laps as he managed a broken wrist sustained in a crash at Phillip Island.
Martin finished outside the top 10 and would need to go through Q1 to reach Q2 if he continued competing on Saturday.
Ten riders secured places in Q2, including Marquez, Alex Marquez and Ai Ogura.
- Who
- Marc Marquez led the session; injured title rival Jorge Martin curtailed his running.
- What
- Marquez was fastest in Friday practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Martin withdrew from the afternoon session after three laps.
- When
- Friday, October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Sepang circuit, Malaysia.
- Why
- Martin was managing a broken wrist sustained in a crash at Phillip Island. His team said it wanted to avoid taking risks.
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Martin broke his wrist in a crash at Phillip Island.
Martin completed 12 laps in FP1 and finished 20th.
Martin withdrew after three laps, while Marquez recovered from a crash to set the fastest time.
- Marquez’s best lap
- 1m57.000s
- Alex Marquez’s gap
- 0.109s behind Marc Marquez
- Martin’s afternoon running
- 3 laps
- Martin’s FP1 running
- 12 laps
- Q2 places
- Top 10 riders
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What people are saying
Together with the doctors, we decided all together to not continue and wait tonight and see tomorrow morning, because, at the moment, if he [Martin] wants to make the laptime, to make the time attack, it's for him difficult to manage the force