The 2013 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the
2013 MotoGP season. It was held at the
Sepang International Circuit
Sepang International Circuit () (known as Petronas Sepang International Circuit for commercial reasons) is a motorsport race track in Sepang District, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located approximately south of Kuala Lumpur, close to Ku ...
in
Sepang
Pekan Sepang is a small border town and also a mukim in Sepang District, Selangor
Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on t ...
on 13 October 2013.
Spain's
Ana Carrasco became the first female rider to score a point since
Katja Poensgen at the
2001 Italian Grand Prix, and the first in the Moto3 class. The predecessor 125cc class had its last point scored by a female rider,
Tomoko Igata at the
1995 Czech Republic Grand Prix.
This also marked the final Grand Prix win in the career of
Luis Salom
Luis Jaime Salom Horrach (7 August 1991 – 3 June 2016) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Salom died after a practice accident at Circuit de Catalunya, when making contact with his bike and the wall after a high-speed accident. Racing ...
before his death 3 years later at the
2016 Catalan Grand Prix after suffering a fatal crash in the second free practice session.
Classification
MotoGP
Moto2
The first attempt to run the race was interrupted on the opening lap, following an incident involving
Axel Pons,
Fadli Immammuddin, who collected Pons's crashed bike, and then
Ezequiel Iturrioz,
Zaqhwan Zaidi and
Decha Kraisart. For the restart, the race distance was reduced from 19 to 12 laps.
Moto3
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.
;Riders' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
Notes:
* Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
*
1 All points from the race victory for
Marc Márquez
Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He previously raced for the Ducati satellite team Gresini in 2024 and Honda's factory team from his MotoGP deb ...
were deducted as a result of a decision from Race Direction, after Márquez collided with teammate
Dani Pedrosa
Daniel Pedrosa Ramal (born 29 September 1985) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the season. He grew up in Castellar del Vallès, a village near Sabadell. He is a ...
during the race.
Honda's next-best finisher was
Álvaro Bautista
Álvaro Bautista Arce (born 21 November 1984) is a Spanish people, Spanish motorcycle road racing, road racer. He won the 2022 Superbike World Championship, 2022 and 2023 Superbike World Championship, 2023 Superbike World Championship with the Du ...
, who scored a fourth-place finish.
References
{{MotoGP 2010–19
Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
Motorcycle Grand Prix
Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
The Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The event is due to take place at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit until at least 2024.
History
The first Mala ...