{
  "id": 17364702,
  "title": "Alex Marquez secures pole position for tomorrow’s MotoGP in Sepang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/alex-marquez-secures-pole-position-for-tomorrows-motogp-in-sepang-17364702",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:32:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/31/alex-marquez-secures-pole-position-for-tomorrow-s-motogp-in-sepang"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alex Marquez claimed pole position for tomorrow's MotoGP race in Sepang, Malaysia. During today's qualifying session at the Sepang International Circuit, the Gresini Racing rider completed the qualifying race in 1 minute 56.493 seconds, outpacing his elder brother Marc Marquez by 0.07 seconds. Marc Marquez, riding for Ducati Lenovo Team, finished the qualifying session in 1:56.563s. Spanish rider Pedro Acosta of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing secured third position, with a time of 1:56.577s.\n\nEarlier in the day, Aprilia Racing rider Jorge Martin withdrew from the competition due to a fractured wrist. The 2024 world champion participated in the second free practice session but struggled to complete it, finishing in 21st place. Aprilia stated that Martin would continue his recovery from the injury. Martin suffered the wrist fracture after crashing during the Sprint race at Phillip Island last Saturday but was deemed fit to participate in yesterday's practice session. Currently, Marc Marquez leads the championship standings with 365 points, followed by Jorge Martin with 355 points, and Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing with 315 points.",
  "summary": "He finishes ahead of his elder brother and Ducati Lenovo Team rider Marc Marquez, and another Spanish rider, Pedro Acosta of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Sport : MotoGP: Alex Marquez Secures Pole Position For Tomorrow's Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/sport-motogp-alex-marquez-secures-pole-position-for-tomorrows-race",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:37:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}