With his sprint victory in Malaysia, Francesco Bagnaia reclaimed third place in the MotoGP overall standings, holding a narrow one-point lead over his compatriot Marco Bezzecchi.
Ahead of the two Italians, in the top two spots, are brothers Marc and Alex Marquez, who have already secured a historic one-two triumph in the 2025 MotoGP season. This was confirmed today, as Alex Marquez's second-place finish at Sepang gives him a 102-point advantage over Bagnaia, with only 99 points remaining in the season.
Full MotoGP Rider Standings after the Malaysian Sprint: Marc Marquez – 545 points Alex Marquez – 388 Francesco Bagnaia – 286 Marco Bezzecchi – 285 Pedro Acosta – 239 Fabio Di Giannantonio – 216 Franco Morbidelli – 213 Fermin Aldeguer – 190 Fabio Quartararo – 170 Raul Fernandez – 146 Johann Zarco – 130 Brad Binder – 126 Luca Marini – 120 Enea Bastianini – 97 Joan Mir – 77 Ai Ogura – 73 Maverick Viñales – 72 Jack Miller – 66 Alex Rins – 60 Miguel Oliveira – 36 Jorge Martin – 34 Pol Espargaro – 23 Takaaki Nakagami – 10 Lorenzo Savadori – 8 Augusto Fernandez – 8 Somkiat Chantra – 6 Aleix Espargaro – 0 Michele Pirro – 0