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Alex Marquez took pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix from his brother Marc, but the real story was Jorge Martin's withdrawal from the event.
The Aprilia rider followed up his pull-out from Friday’s running by again leaving the Sepang circuit early due to pain from his broken wrist.
Martin was seen wincing as his fracture was checked by staff, and ended up unclassified in Q1, meaning he would have started 21st and last for the Sprint and Grand Prix.
However, the 2024 world champion then announced that his weekend was over. A team statement read: "Jorge Martin will sit out the remainder of the Malaysian GP to continue his recovery from his injury."
The scenes were good news for Marquez, who leads Martin in the riders’ championship by 10 points, and he could up that total to 47 with victories in both races.
The third man in the title race, Marco Bezzecchi, was fifth, starting on the second row behind Marquez who he trails by 50 points.
| pos. | rider | Team | gap 1st / prev. | time |
| 1 | 73 A. Marquez | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | 1:56.49 | |
| 2 | 93 M. Marquez | Ducati Lenovo Team | +0.070 / +0.070 | 1:56.56 |
| 3 | 37 P. Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +0.084 / +0.014 | 1:56.57 |
| 4 | 79 A. Ogura | SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team | +0.124 / +0.040 | 1:56.61 |
| 5 | 72 M. Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | +0.175 / +0.051 | 1:56.66 |
| 6 | 4 9F. Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | +0.349 / +0.174 | 1:56.84 |
| 7 | 23 E. Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +0.477 / +0.128 | 1:56.97 |
| 8 | 5 J. Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | +0.523 / +0.046 | 1:57.01 |
| 9 | 21 F. Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | +0.775 / +0.252 | 1:57.26 |
| 10 | 63 F. Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | +0.794 / +0.019 | 1:57.28 |
| 11 | 36 J. Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | +0.850 / +0.056 | 1:57.34 |
| 12 | 12 M. Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +1.244 / +0.394 | 1:57.73 |
Out in Q1
| pos. | rider | Team | gap 1st / prev. | time |
| 1 | 5 J. Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 01:57.341 | |
| 2 | 63 F. Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | +0.211 / +0.211 | 01:57.552 |
| 3 | 10 L. Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | +0.282 / +0.071 | 01:57.623 |
| 4 | 11 D. Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | +0.392 / +0.110 | 01:57.733 |
| 5 | 33 B. Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +0.786 / +0.394 | 01:58.127 |
| 6 | 43 J. Miller | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | +0.807 / +0.021 | 01:58.148 |
| 7 | 42 A. Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | +0.814 / +0.007 | 01:58.155 |
| 8 | 20 F. Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | +0.878 / +0.064 | 01:58.219 |
| 9 | 27 I. Lecuona | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | +1.115 / +0.237 | 01:58.456 |
| 10 | 47 A. Fernandez | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | +1.514 / +0.399 | 01:58.855 |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 89 J. Martin | Aprilia Racing |
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