The 2023 MotoGP season kicks off this weekend in Portimao. Here’s how and when to watch the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday 26th March.
Honda’s Marc Marquez will start the season opener from pole position after claiming a shock pole in qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined on the front row by reigning champion Jorge Martin (Ducati) and Pramac rider Jorge Martin.
Miguel Oliveira will start fourth after an excellent performance on his first weekend with RNF Aprilia, ahead of new KTM signing Jack Miller and Aprilia factory rider Maverick Vinales.
Ducati’s Enea Bastianini originally qualified sixth but was ruled out of Sunday’s race after breaking a bone in the sprint race. He joins Tech3 KTM rider Pol Espargaro on the sidelines.
When does the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix start today?
The Portuguese GP gets underway at 14:00 local time (+2 GMT) at the Algarve International Circuit.
The race goes over 25 laps.
- Date: SoNDay, March 26, 2023
- start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 15:00 SAST / 16:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 00:00 AEDT (Monday) / 22:00 JST / 18 :30 p.m
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the MotoGP schedule page for broadcast times in your local time zone.
Session times of the 2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix
|
meeting |
Greenwich Mean Time |
BST |
CET/CEST |
ET |
pt |
AEDT |
JST |
IS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
10:45 |
N / A |
11:45 |
06:45 |
03:45 |
21:45 |
19:45 |
16:15 |
|
FP2 |
15:00 |
N / A |
16:00 |
11:00 a.m |
08:00 |
02:00¹ |
00:00¹ |
20:30 |
|
FP3 |
10:10 | N / A | 11:10 |
06:10 |
03:10 |
21:10 |
19:10 |
15:40 |
|
qualification |
10:50 | N / A | 11:50 |
06:50 |
03:50 |
21:50 |
19:50 |
16:20 |
|
sprint |
15:00 |
N / A |
16:00 |
11:00 a.m |
08:00 |
02:00¹ |
00:00¹ |
20:30 |
|
Warm up |
08:45 |
09:45 |
10:45 |
04:45 |
01:45 |
19:45 |
17:45 |
14:15 |
|
race |
13:00 |
14:00 |
15:00 |
09:00 |
06:00 |
00:00¹ |
22:00 |
18:30 |
How can I follow the Valencia MotoGP?
Europe:
- Spain: DAZN
- UK: BT Sport
- France: Canal+
- Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
- Italy: Sky Sports
- Hungary: Arena4
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport
- Portugal: Sports TV
Asia:
- Japan: G+/Hulu
- Thailand: PPTV
- India: Sports18
- Indonesia: Trans7
- Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV
- China: Guangdong Television / Zhibo.tv
- South Korea: SPOTV
America
- US: CNBC
- Canada: REV TV
- Brazil: ESPN
- Argentina: ESPN+
Oceania
- Australia: Fox Sports
- New Zealand: Spark Sports
Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa – SuperSport / Canal+
Portuguese MotoGP – Grid:
