Moto3 race delayed after sighting lap crash at SIC, two riders airlifted to hospital

Track marshals inspect the track after an incident on the sighting lap prior to the start of the Moto3 race of the Grand Prix of Malaysia at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

SEPANG: The Moto3 race at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia had to be temporarily delayed after a massive crash occurred during the sighting lap at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) on Sunday (Oct 26).

The incident involved newly-crowned Moto3 world champion Jose Antonio Rudea, who rode into a slow-riding Noah Dettwiler on the sighting lap.