Why isn’t a new MotoGP Grand Prix being held this weekend?

The Motorcycle World Championship returns stronger than ever this 2023. The 2022 edition ended with Pecco Bagnaia as world champion ahead of Fabio Quartararo, who fought for the title until the end. Now, the Portuguese Grand Prix has been in charge of giving the starting signal to a championship full of unknowns in the premier class, with Marc Márquez having left his injuries behind in search of fighting for everything again with his Honda.

In the second race of the year, in Argentina, -the weekend of Friday, March 31 to Sunday, April 2-, in Termas de Río Hondo, It was Marco Bezzecchi who won, seconded on the podium by Johann Zarco and Álex Márquez. Thus, the list of the 21 Motorcycle World Championship races that will take place this year has started in style.

Those who have accumulated hours of tension after the race in Argentina will have time to rest during Holy Week. And it is that, we will have to wait until April 14 to enjoy the third date of the World Cup. This will take place at the Circuito de Las Américas, which will host the GP that bears his own name. An exciting year is looming in which, in addition to 93, the Spanish Joan Mir, Aleix Espargaró, Maverick Viñales, Jorge Martín, Alex Rins, Pol Espargaró, Augusto Fernández, Raúl Fernández and Álex Márquez will be on the MotoGp grid.

Dates of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship

• Spanish Grand Prix: From April 28 to 30 at the Jerez-Ángel Nieto circuit
• French Grand Prix: From May 12 to 14 at the Le Mans circuit
• Italian Grand Prix: From June 9 to 11 at the Mugello racetrack
• German Grand Prix: From June 16 to 18 at the Sachsenring circuit
• Dutch Grand Prix: From June 23 to 25 at the Assen circuit
• Kazakhstan Grand Prix: From July 7 to 9 at the Sokol International Circuit
• British Grand Prix: From August 4 to 6 at the Silverstone Circuit
• Austrian Grand Prix: From August 18 to 20 at the Red Bull Ring-Spielberg circuit
• Catalan Grand Prix: From September 1 to 3 at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit
• San Marino Grand Prix: From September 8 to 10 at the Misano circuit
• Indian Grand Prix: From September 22 to 24 at the Buddh Circuit
• Japan Grand Prix: From September 29 to October 1 at the Motegi circuit
• Indonesian Grand Prix: From October 13 to 15 at the Mandalika Circuit
• Australian Grand Prix: From October 20 to 22 at the Phillip Island Circuit
• Thailand Grand Prix: From October 27 to 29 at the Chang International Circuit
• Malaysian Grand Prix: From November 10 to 12 at the Sepang circuit
• Qatar Grand Prix: From November 17 to 19 at the Lusail Circuit
• Valencia Grand Prix: From November 24 to 26 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit

As announced a few weeks ago, the great novelty of this 2023 is the implementation of sprint races. There will be sprint races on Saturdays at each Grand Prix. In it, half the laps will be given and 50% of the points awarded with the race on Sunday will also be distributed. In the first staging, in Portugal, the gold went to Bagnaia, who took advantage of Jorge Martín’s problems with the rear wheel to pass him on the last lap and claim victory. In Argentina Binder took it.

They will be run on Saturday, the day before the usual race, after the three qualifying rounds are carried out in the three categories, this novelty being carried out only in the queen. Despite this, the order in which they finish qualifying Q3 will determine the position on the grid for Sunday’s race. This initiative is introduced in the Motorcycle World Championship, in the MotoGP category, after the success in Formula 1.

Where to watch MotoGP races online

The broadcasting rights for the Motorcycle World Championship are held by DAZN. Therefore, the main method to watch all the races online or on your device, if you cannot accommodate yourself on the sofa at home to do so, is through a DAZN subscription, which is what will give you access to all the content. . As usual, DAZN has also reached agreements with other platforms so that they can broadcast the races. Specifically, you will be able to watch the MotoGP World Championship on Movistar+ and Orange television in the case of having contracted a pack that includes them.

Besides, You have the option of contracting the MotoGP VideoPass, which allows you to watch all the races for a single payment of 139.99 euros. And although it is not yet confirmed, it is possible that RTVE will broadcast a couple of races in the championship. It is not yet known which ones, but the logical thing would be that they were great Spanish prizes that you could see through RTVE Play.

The Motorcycle World Championship returns stronger than ever this 2023. The 2022 edition ended with Pecco Bagnaia as world champion ahead of Fabio Quartararo, who fought for the title until the end. Now, the Portuguese Grand Prix has been in charge of giving the starting signal to a championship full of unknowns in the premier class, with Marc Márquez having left his injuries behind in search of fighting for everything again with his Honda.