{
  "id": 17366926,
  "title": "Malaysian MotoGP 2026: Alex Marquez beats Marc to pole at Sepang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/malaysian-motogp-2026-alex-marquez-beats-marc-to-pole-at-sepang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T07:49:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/10/31/malaysian-motogp-2026-alex-marquez-beats-marc-to-pole-at-sepang/241433"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SEPANG, Oct 31 — Alex Marquez, a rider for Gresini Racing in the 2026 Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP), claimed pole position during today's qualifying session at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC). Marquez set the fastest time of 1 minute 56.493 seconds, topping his brother Marc Marquez, who raced for Ducati Lenovo Team and clocked 1:56.563s. Spain's Pedro Acosta of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing secured the third spot with a time of 1:56.577s. Meanwhile, Aprilia Racing's Jorge Martin, who was struggling with a fractured wrist, decided to withdraw from the competition today. Despite participating in FP2, Martin could only manage 21st place. The 2024 world champion was nearly two seconds behind Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider Enea Bastianini, who recorded 1:58.516s. In a statement, Aprilia confirmed that Martin would continue his recovery from the injury. The current championship standings have Marc Marquez at the top with 365 points, followed by Jorge Martin with 355 points, and Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing with 315 points.",
  "summary": "SEPANG, Oct 31 — Gresini Racing MotoGP rider Alex Marquez emerged as the fastest rider in the 2026 Malaysian Motor...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Injured Martin out of Malaysian MotoGP in big title blow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/injured-martin-out-of-malaysian-motogp-in-big-title-blow",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:03:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Alex Marquez takes Sepang pole as injured Martin withdraws from Malaysian GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/alex-marquez-takes-sepang-pole-as-injured-martin-withdraws-from",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:50:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysian GP brings families together at Sepang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/malaysian-gp-brings-families-together-at-sepang",
        "published": "2026-10-31T08:38:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}