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2023 MotoGP Portuguese GP: Start time, how to watch & more
The 2023 MotoGP season gets under way at Portimao this weekend. Here's how and when you can watch the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday, March 26.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: Mar 26, 2023, 12:30 PM
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Honda's Marc Marquez will start the season-opener from pole position after taking a shock pole in qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined on the front row of the grid by reigning champion Jorge Martin (Ducati) and Pramac rider Jorge Martin.
Miguel Oliveira will take the start from fourth following an excellent performance in his first weekend with RNF Aprilia, ahead of new KTM signing Jack Miller and factory Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales.
Ducati's Enea Bastianini had originally qualified sixth but has been ruled out from Sunday's action after suffering a fracture in the sprint race. He joins Tech3 KTM rider Pol Espargaro on the sidelines.
What time does the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix start today?
The Portuguese GP will begin at 2pm local time (+2 GMT) at the Algarve International Circuit.
The race will run to 25 laps.
- Date: Sunday, 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 IST
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the MotoGP schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix session timings
Session
GMT
BST
CET/CEST
ET
PT
AEDT
JST
IST
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
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
Qualifying
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
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 watch the Portuguese MotoGP?
Europe:
- Spain: DAZN
- UK: BT Sport
- France: Canal+
- Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
- Italy: Sky Sport
- Hungary: Arena4
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport
- Portugal: Sport TV
Asia:
- Japan: G+/Hulu
- Thailand: PPTV
- India: Sport18
- Indonesia: Trans7
- Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV
- China: Guangdong Television / Zhibo.tv
- South Korea: SPOTV
Americas
- USA: CNBC
- Canada: REV TV
- Brazil: ESPN
- Argentina: ESPN+
Oceania
- Australia: Fox Sports
- New Zealand: Spark Sport
Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+
Portuguese MotoGP - Starting grid:
Cla # Rider Bike Time Gap 1 93 Marc Marquez
Honda 1'37.226 2 1 Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati 1'37.290 0.064 3 89 Jorge Martin
Ducati 1'37.454 0.228 4 88 Miguel Oliveira
Aprilia 1'37.521 0.295 5 43 Jack Miller
KTM 1'37.549 0.323 6 23 Enea Bastianini
Ducati 1'37.584 0.358 7 12 Maverick Viñales
Aprilia 1'37.598 0.372 8 72 Marco Bezzecchi
Ducati 1'37.616 0.390 9 10 Luca Marini
Ducati 1'37.622 0.396 10 5 Johann Zarco
Ducati 1'37.880 0.654 11 20 Fabio Quartararo
Yamaha 1'37.920 0.694 12 41 Aleix Espargaro
Aprilia 1'38.136 0.910 13 73 Alex Marquez
Ducati 1'37.970 0.744 14 36 Joan Mir
Honda 1'38.064 0.838 15 33 Brad Binder
KTM 1'38.105 0.879 16 42 Alex Rins
Honda 1'38.133 0.907 17 21 Franco Morbidelli
Yamaha 1'38.335 1.109 18 30 Takaaki Nakagami
Honda 1'38.439 1.213 19 37 Augusto Fernandez
GASGAS 1'38.464 1.238 20 25 Raúl Fernández
Aprilia 1'38.492 1.266 21 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio
Ducati 1'38.778 1.552 22 44 Pol Espargaro
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