Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Indonesian rider Veda Ega Pratama secured a career-best second-place finish at the 2026 Moto3 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Sunday.

Riding for Honda Team Asia, Veda finished 3.734 seconds behind race winner Maximo Quiles of CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team, according to race results.

Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Alvaro Carpe finished third, 4.184 seconds behind Quiles.

The runner-up finish earned Veda 20 points, lifting him to seventh in the provisional Moto3 standings with 131 points.

Earlier, Veda secured pole position for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, although the Moto3 race was canceled because of bad weather.

His result in Sepang surpassed his previous best, a third-place finish in the Brazilian...