2026 Official Sepang MotoGP Test: Results – Day 3 (End of Session 1)

The final day of the Sepang MotoGP test is underway, with Yamaha’s new V4 returning to action after getting the all-clear to resume testing after Tuesday’s ‘technical issue’.

After last week’s Shakedown test led by Honda test rider Aleix Espargaro, reigning world champion Marc Marquez put Ducati on top on his return from injury on day of the official test.

Joan Mir then struck back for the RC213V with the first 1m 56s lap of the year on day two, when late afternoon rain thwarted any further time attack plans.

Although Yamaha resumed testing on the final day, factory star Fabio Quartararo will not be on track after breaking a finger on day one. Quartararo joins Jorge Martin and Fermin Aldeguer on the sidelines.

Testing takes place from 10 am to 6pm. The first session from 10:00-13:00, followed by practice starts. The second from 13:20-18:00, then another practice start period.

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The final pre-season test takes place at Buriram on February 21-22, the weekend before the Thai season-opener…

1pm and Session 1 ends with Alex Marquez still on top, while Marc Marquez bounces back from his early spill to set the third-fastest time. All four GP26s sweep the top four places…

2026 Official Sepang MotoGP Test: Day 3 (Thursday – 1pm, End of Session 1)  RiderNatTeamTimeLapMax (km/h)1=Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)1:56.402s10/31342.82=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.383s14/27339.63^3Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.387s27/34342.84˅1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.527s11/33341.75˅1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.624s9/27342.86˅1Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.728s16/31338.57=Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+0.843s10/23333.38=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.851s10/24339.69=Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.866s13/14338.510=Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.888s10/23338.511=Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+1.138s11/27339.612=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.178s11/26332.313=Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.197s14/25338.514=Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+1.199s10/12337.515=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.456s14/31338.516=Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.764s16/26331.217=Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+2.388s7/9337.518=Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+2.500s2/22337.519=Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+2.771s9/12340.620=Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)+2.876s19/20333.321=Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+2.912s7/22329.2

^X Rider has improved X positions since previous hour.
= Rider has the same position as previous race.
˅X Rider has dropped X positions since previous hour.
* Rookie

2026 Official Sepang Test: Combined Day 1-2-3 TimesPosRiderNatTeamTime 1Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)1:56.402sDay:32Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)1:56.785sDay:33Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:56.789sDay:34Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1:56.874s 5Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:56.929sDay:36Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)1:56.983s 7Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)1:57.026sDay:38Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)1:57.116s 9Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1:57.126s 10Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)1:57.245sDay:311Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1:57.290sDay:312Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)1:57.376s 13Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1:57.565s 14Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)1:57.580sDay:315Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)1:57.601sDay:316Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)1:57.753s 17Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)1:57.869s 18Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)1:58.166sDay:319Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)1:58.566s 20Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*1:58.571s 21Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*1:58.887s 22Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)1:59.278sDay:323Andrea DoviziosoITAYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)2:00.681s 

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Fastest Day 2 Time:
Joan Mir, Honda, 1m 56.874s.

Fastest Day 1 Time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 57.018s.

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023)

Alex Marquez, 2026 Sepang MotoGP Test (Gold&Goose).

Marc Marquez suffered a fall, at Turn 1, during the second hour of the day, while fellow GP26  riders continued to fill the top three places..

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2026 Official Sepang MotoGP Test: Day 3 (Thursday – 12pm)  RiderNatTeamTimeLapMax (km/h)1=Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)1:56.402s10/17342.82=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.383s14/19339.63=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.527s11/22341.74=Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.624s9/22342.85^11Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.728s16/18338.56˅1Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.768s9/22342.87˅1Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+0.843s10/17333.38˅1Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.851s10/20339.69˅1Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.866s13/14338.510˅1Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.888s10/12338.511˅1Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+1.138s11/20339.612^2Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.178s11/17332.313˅2Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.197s14/21338.514˅2Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+1.199s10/12337.515˅2Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.456s14/22338.516˅1Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.308s5/14330.217=Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+2.388s7/9337.518=Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+2.500s2/14337.519=Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+2.771s9/12340.620=Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)+2.895s8/16333.321=Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+2.912s7/18329.2

^X Rider has improved X positions since previous hour.
= Rider has the same position as previous race.
˅X Rider has dropped X positions since previous hour.
* Rookie

Fastest Day 2 Time:
Joan Mir, Honda, 1m 56.874s.

Fastest Day 1 Time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 57.018s.

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023)

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Alex Marquez, Luca Marini, 2026 Sepang MotoGP Test (Gold&Goose).

The opening hour of testing saw Yamaha return to the track while Malaysian MotoGP winner Alex Marquez set the fastest lap of the week – just a fraction from Francesco Bagnaia’s all-time official lap record of 1m 56.337s…

2026 Official Sepang MotoGP Test: Day 3 (Thursday – 11am) RiderNatTeamTimeLapMax (km/h)1Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)1:56.402s10/11342.82Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.383s14/17339.63Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.527s11/12341.74Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.624s9/11342.85Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.768s9/15342.86Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+0.843s10/12333.37Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.851s10/11338.58Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.866s13/14338.59Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.888s10/12338.510Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+1.138s11/12335.411Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.197s14/15338.512Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+1.199s10/12337.513Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.464s10/12335.414Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.881s6/9331.215Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.308s5/6330.216Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+2.337s7/10334.317Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+2.388s7/9337.518Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+2.500s2/7337.519Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+2.771s9/12340.620Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)+2.895s8/9333.321Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+2.912s7/13329.2

*Rookie

Fastest Day 2 Time:
Joan Mir, Honda, 1m 56.874s.

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Fastest Day 1 Time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 57.018s.

Fastest 2025 Sepang Shakedown Time:
Aleix Espargaro, Honda, 1m 57.173s (Day 3).

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023)

2026 Official Sepang Test: Combined Day 2 TimesPosRiderNatTeamTimeSession1Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1:56.874s12Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)1:56.983s13Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)1:57.049s14Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)1:57.116s15Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1:57.126s16Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)1:57.141s17Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)1:57.274s18Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:57.302s19Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)1:57.376s110Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1:57.550s111Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1:57.565s112Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)1:57.664s113Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)1:57.753s114Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)1:58.346s115Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:58.386s116Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)1:58.566s117Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*1:58.571s12026 Official Sepang Test: Combined Day 1 TimesPosRiderNatTeamTimeSession1Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:57.018s22Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)1:57.274s23Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1:57.295s24Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)1:57.487s15Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)1:57.524s26Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1:57.569s27Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1:57.693s28Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:57.720s29Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)1:57.869s210Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)1:58.068s211Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)1:58.140s212Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1:58.161s213Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)1:58.194s214Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)1:58.252s115Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)1:58.313s116Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)1:58.320s117Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)1:58.613s218Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)1:58.659s219Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*1:58.682s120Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)1:58.686s221Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*1:58.887s122Andrea DoviziosoITAYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)2:00.681s1

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Fastest 2025 Malaysian MotoGP race laps – by manufacturer:
Ducati: Alex Marquez, 1m 58.873s.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1m 59.293s.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1m 59.311s.
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, 1m 59.494s.
Aprilia: Raul Fernandez, 2m 0.217s.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez, 2m 1.352s.

Fastest 2025 Malaysian MotoGP qualifying laps – by manufacturer:
Ducati: Francesco Bagnaia, 1m 57.001s.
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, 1m 57.195s.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1m 57.363s.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1m 57.440s.
Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi, 1m 57.549s.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez 1m 59.382s.

2025 Malaysian MotoGP Maximum Speeds – by manufacturer:
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 Fernandez, 329.2km/h (Qualifying 1).

2025 Malaysian MotoGP, Average Race Maximum Speed – by Manufacturer:
Honda: Joan Mir, 332.8km/h.
Ducati: Francesco Bagnaia, 330.8km/h.
KTM: Enea Bastianini, 330.4km/h.
Aprilia: Raul Fernandez, 330.2km/h.
Yamaha: Jack Miller, 327.6km/h.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez, 323.8km/h.
(‘Average’ = Top 5 speeds).

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