MotoGP Grand Prix of Malaysia 2014: Race Schedule, Live Stream and Top Riders

The penultimate race of the 2014 MotoGP season takes place on Sunday with the Malaysian Grand Prix following Valentino Rossi's win in Australia last time out.

Although the irresistible Marc Marquez has already wrapped up the title, there is still plenty to play for with second place in the championship still very much up for grabs.

The Sepang International Circuit will not be lacking in high-quality racing as each rider looks to head to the season's end on a high.

Read on for the full race schedule, live streaming information and a look at the top riders ahead of the weekend's events.

Session	Date (UK)	Time (BST/ET)	Live Stream
Free Practice 3	Oct. 25	2:55 a.m. - 3:40 a.m./9:55 p.m.-10:40 p.m.	BT Sport app (subscription required)
Free Practice 4	Oct. 25	6:30 a.m. - 7a.m./1:30 a.m.-2 a.m.	BT Sport app (subscription required)
Qualifying 1	Oct. 25	7:10 a.m. - 7:25 a.m./2:10 a.m.-2:25 a.m.	BT Sport app (subscription required)
Qualifying 2	Oct. 25	07:35 a.m. - 07:50 a.m./2:35 a.m. - 2:50 a.m.	BT Sport app (subscription required)
Race	Oct. 26	8 a.m./3 a.m.	BT Sport app (subscription required)

Top Riders

Valentino Rossi

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Fresh from his Australia win, the veteran Italian will head to Malaysia with no other intention than to claim his third race victory of the season and take a firmer grip on second place.

He is currently sitting on 255 points, eight ahead of Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo and 25 clear of Dani Pedrosa—who retired due to bike damage at Phillip Island.

As MotoGP reports, Rossi's win in Australia came on the occasion of his 250th Grand Prix and he will be looking to take great momentum to Sepang:

The 35-year-old was fourth at the circuit last season, but with six podiums in his last seven races, he must surely be able to improve on that come Sunday.

Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo is in some vein of form, he has claimed two victories and five second places in his last seven races including completing a Yamaha one-two in Australia and contributing to a rarefied podium sight in recent times, per MotoGP:

While it is all a matter of too little, too late this season for the man who ran Marquez so close in 2013, he is most certainly in the running for the race win at Sepang and a potential championship second place.

He will be looking to improve on his finish last year in Malaysia when he claimed third, but most importantly, the Spaniard will hope to beat his teammate and set up a final-day showdown back in Europe in Valencia.

It should be a fascinating battle between the two Yamaha riders with Saturday's qualifying potentially a key factor in the outcome of Sunday's race.

Marc Marquez

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He may have already wrapped up the title—his second in consecutive seasons—but Marquez will be hurting having gone off from the lead with 10 laps remaining, consequently failing to finish at Phillip Island.

Indeed, along with his teammate Pedrosa, it was a Repsol Honda double in failing to finish last time out, something they will be eager to put right in Malaysia.

Marquez has admitted he was trying a new tactic in the last race but is confident of getting things back on track for Sepang, per Crash.net:

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It was a shame what happened in Australia, but anyway I was trying a different tactic and I'm lucky to be able to do this with the Championship already won. [...]

Sepang is a circuit I like and the Honda performed well there last year with Dani first and myself second. Finding the best set-up is very important here, especially in the braking so we will have to work hard on Friday and Saturday to prepare for the race.

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With 11 race wins this season, the 21-year-old still has something to fight for with two races remaining—eclipsing Mick Doohan’s 1997 record 12 premier class GP wins in a single season.

Marquez is not a man to be left out of the limelight and there is no doubt he will be in the mix come the latter stages of Sunday's race.