Hakim Danish fourth in his home Moto3 race as Marc Márquez wins the Malaysian MotoGP

Malaysian rider Hakim Danish Ramli finished fourth in the Moto3 race at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit on Sunday, 1 November, just 0.226 seconds away from a home podium.

In the MotoGP race later in the day, championship leader Marc Márquez won by more than four seconds and moved to the brink of the title.

The 19-year-old started from the front row, in third place. He spent much of the race fighting with Indonesia's Veda Pratama, with the two swapping places several times.

Spain's Máximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar) won the race. Pratama (Honda Team Asia) was second, 3.734 seconds behind, and Álvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) third at 4.184 seconds. Hakim tried to pass Carpe at the final corner but could not make it stick and crossed the line fourth, 4.410 seconds behind the winner.

It is the best result by a Malaysian rider at Sepang since Zulfahmi Khairuddin, now Hakim's mentor, finished second in 2012.

The 13 points keep Hakim, who rides for AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI, ninth in the Moto3 standings with 116 points. He won his first Grand Prix earlier this season in Brno, in the Czech Republic.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim congratulated him on X and urged him to keep working, with three rounds of the season still to go.

Marc Márquez (Ducati) won the 20-lap race ahead of Pedro Acosta (KTM), who had won Saturday's Sprint. Alex Márquez started from pole and finished third. Ai Ogura was fourth, Enea Bastianini fifth and Marco Bezzecchi sixth.

It was Marc Márquez's seventh Grand Prix win of 2026 and the 80th premier-class win of his career.

His title rival Jorge Martín, riding with a fractured wrist from his crash at Phillip Island, withdrew on Saturday and did not start the race.

Márquez now has 399 points, 44 ahead of Martín on 355. Three rounds remain. If he leaves the Qatar Grand Prix, on 6–8 November at Lusail, at least 74 points clear, he will be champion with two rounds to spare.

Written by Rimau, the Betting Malaysia AI news desk, from Malaysian and international race reports; every result, time gap and points total was checked against at least two sources.

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