Anwar among racing buffs in Sepang to watch Marquez win Malaysian MotoGP

SEPANG, Nov 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today spent time watching the 2026 Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (GP) race at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) here.

Anwar’s arrival was welcomed by Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mohammed Taufiq Johari and SIC Chief Executive Officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif.

He was then brought to tour the K2 Hillstand spectator seating area before heading to the starting grid to mingle with spectators ahead of the MotoGP class race, which began at 3pm.

The atmosphere at the racing circuit was further enlightened by a rendition of the national anthem, Negaraku, by National Songstress Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin.

Today’s race saw Ducati Lenovo Team rider Marc Marquez strengthen his position at the summit of the 2026 MotoGP world championship after emerging as the champion, followed by Pedro Acosta of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in second place and Alex Marquez of BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP in third.

The victory saw Marc Marquez collect 399 points, thereby widening the gap to 44 points over his closest challenger, Jorge Martin of Aprilia Racing, who now has 355 points. — Bernama

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雪邦，11月1日讯——马来西亚首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣今日在雪邦国际赛车场（SIC）观看了2026年马来西亚摩托车大奖赛（GP）比赛。

安华的到来受到了青年和体育部长穆罕默德·陶菲克·乔哈里博士和沙特国际公司首席执行官阿兹汉·沙夫里曼·哈尼夫的欢迎。

随后，他被带到 K2 山地看台观众席参观，然后前往发车区与观众互动，观看下午 3 点开始的 MotoGP 级别比赛。

赛车场的气氛因国歌《我的祖国》（Negaraku）的​​演唱而更加热烈，演唱者是国歌演唱家拿督斯里茜蒂·诺哈丽莎·塔鲁丁。

在今天的比赛中，杜卡迪联想车队的马克·马奎斯夺得冠军，巩固了他在 2026 年 MotoGP 世界锦标赛榜首的位置；红牛 KTM 工厂车队的佩德罗·阿科斯塔获得亚军；BK8 格雷西尼车队的亚历克斯·马奎斯获得季军。

凭借这场胜利，马克·马奎斯积分达到399分，领先第二名、阿普利亚车队的豪尔赫·马丁44分，马丁目前积355分。——马新社

阿扎利娜：所有218名议员都将在CSA的改革中发挥作用，因为AG-PP已经分裂，总理任期限制需要跨党派支持。

扎希德：乡村及区域发展部计划在年底前清偿2.595亿令吉的项目欠款

扎希德表示，如果国民联盟赢得马六甲州选举，国阵准备邀请其加入州政府。