Marquez wins in Malaysia but crash mars Moto3 race

Alex Marquez secured second place in the MotoGP standings yesterday

Spain's Alex Marquez cruised to his third win of the season with victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

The 29-year-old Gresini rider finished second in the sprint race on Saturday to clinch second place overall in the MotoGP World Championship behind the champion, his brother Marc Marquez.

And he went one better on Sunday, finishing 2.676 seconds clear of fellow Spaniard Pedro Acosta.

It is the first time Alex Marquez has won outside of Spain this year, following success at the Spanish and Catalan Grands Prix.

Marquez opened up a healthy lead early on in the 20-lap race, overtaking Acosta before reeling in Italy's Francesco Bagnaia.

Pole-sitter Bagnaia, who won Saturday's sprint race, looked on course for third place before a bike issue forced him to retire on lap 18.

Honda's Joan Mir took advantage and clinched the final podium spot at a hot and humid Sepang circuit.

World champion Marc Marquez, who won his seventh MotoGP title in Japan last month, missed the race because of a season-ending collarbone injury.

Win marred by earlier Moto3 crash

Following his win, Marquez said his "prayers and thoughts are with the Moto3 guys" after a serious crash in the earlier Moto3 race.

Noah Dettwiler will need to undergo "multiple surgeries" after a collision with newly crowned world champion Jose Antonio Rueda, his CIP Green Power team has confirmed.

The race was delayed and shortened after the incident, with the race medical director confirming both riders were airlifted to hospital but were conscious.

"Noah Dettwiler was involved in a serious accident," his team said. "He will need to undergo multiple surgeries.

"Noah is a true fighter, and the entire CIP Green Power team is right behind him. We will keep you updated as soon as possible."

MotoGP provided an update on Rueda, stating: "Moto3 rider #99 Rueda is awake and alert, with a suspected hand fracture and a number of contusions."