Acosta Wins Malaysia Sprint As Martín Pulls Out Hurt

KTM’s Pedro Acosta won the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix sprint at Sepang on Saturday, his second sprint win of the season, crossing the line 0.578 seconds ahead of Ducati’s Marc Márquez. Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi was third. Title rival Jorge Martín withdrew from the weekend six days after breaking his wrist in Australia, saying the pain was too much to continue; he hopes to ride in Qatar next weekend. Márquez’s lead over Martín grew to 19 points. Pole-sitter Álex Márquez crashed out of the lead on lap three.

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KTM’s Pedro Acosta won the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix sprint at Sepang on Saturday, his second sprint win of the season, crossing the line 0.578 seconds ahead of Ducati’s Marc Márquez.
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi was third.
Title rival Jorge Martín withdrew from the weekend six days after breaking his wrist in Australia, saying the pain was too much to continue; he hopes to ride in Qatar next weekend.
Márquez’s lead over Martín grew to 19 points.
Pole-sitter Álex Márquez crashed out of the lead on lap three.

Confirmed by 2 independent outlets: Reuters and Fox Sports Australia.

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✓	Reuters Counted https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/acosta-wins-malaysian-gp-sprint-marc-marquez-extends-championship-lead-6509256
✓	Fox Sports Australia Counted https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/moto-gp/spanish-young-gun-wins-malaysia-sprint-as-motogp-title-contender-withdraws-with-broken-wrist/news-story/7c6b101821d987edbbd8ea2971a1d0be
·	Primary source Plus the primary source: MotoGP.com. https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2026/10/31/martin-withdraws-the-89-wont-take-part-in-malaysia/1182474

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Verified Oct. 31, 2026Published at 96% with 2 independent confirmations.

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