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MotoGP Italian Grand Prix - Start time, how to watch & more

MotoGP travels to Mugello this weekend for the Italian Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch the race in your country.

Rachit Thukral

Rachit Thukral

Published: May 30, 2021, 5:37 AM

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Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo starts from pole position after topping qualifying for the fourth consecutive time in 2021, with Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia and Pramac rider Johann Zarco joining him on the front row.

Jack Miller, winner of the last two races, will line up fifth on the grid behind the impressive Aprilia of Aleix Espargaro.

Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales could qualify no higher than 11th and 13th respectively, while Valentino Rossi will start his home race from 19th on the grid.

What time does the Italian MotoGP start today?

The Italian GP will get underway at 14:00 local time (+2 GMT) at Mugello.

The race distance is set at 23 laps. 

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the MotoGP schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2021 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix session timings

Session

GMT

BST

CEST

ET

PT

AEST

JST

IST

FP1

07:55

08:55

09:55

03:55

00:55

17:55

16:55

13:25

FP2

12:10

13:10

14:10

08:10

05:10

22:10

21:10

17:40

FP3

07:55

08:55

09:55

03:55

00:55

17:55

16:55

13:25

FP4

11:30

12:30

13:30

07:30

04:30

21:30

20:30

17:00

Qualifying

12:10

13:10

14:10

08:10

05:10

22:10 

21:10

17:40

Warm up

07:40

08:40 09:40

03:40

00:40

17:40

16:40

13:10

Race 

12:00

13:00

14:00

08:00

05:00

22:00

21:00

17:30

How can I watch the Italian MotoGP?

The following channels will broadcast the Mugello MotoGP race:

Europe:

Asia:

Americas

Oceania

Africa

Can I stream the Italian MotoGP?

MotoGP offers its own on-demand streaming service for live coverage of grands prix. The MotoGP Video pass is available for an annual fee of 139.99 euros. Users also can subscribe to the service on a monthly basis for 29.99 euros. Several local broadcasters also stream MotoGP races on their official websites.

Starting grid

Cla # Rider Bike Time Gap 1 20 France Fabio Quartararo
Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha 1'45.187 2 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati Desmosedici GP20 Ducati 1'45.417 0.230 3 5 France Johann Zarco
Ducati Desmosedici GP20 Ducati 1'45.432 0.245 4 41 Spain Aleix Espargaro
Aprilia RS-GP Aprilia 1'45.538 0.351 5 43 Australia Jack Miller
Ducati Desmosedici GP20 Ducati 1'45.598 0.411 6 33 South Africa Brad Binder
KTM RC16 KTM 1'45.743 0.556 7 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira
KTM RC16 KTM 1'45.745 0.558 8 42 Spain Alex Rins
Suzuki GSX-RR Suzuki 1'45.996 0.809 9 36 Spain Joan Mir
Suzuki GSX-RR Suzuki 1'46.076 0.889 10 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli
Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha 1'46.084 0.897 11 93 Spain Marc Marquez
Honda RC213V Honda 1'46.125 0.938 12 44 Spain Pol Espargaro
Honda RC213V Honda 1'46.393 1.206 13 12 Spain Maverick Viñales
Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha 1'46.045 0.858 14 23 Italy Enea Bastianini
Ducati Desmosedici GP19 Ducati 1'46.129 0.942 15 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami
Honda RC213V Honda 1'46.195 1.008 16 51 Italy Michele Pirro
Ducati Desmosedici GP20 Ducati 1'46.302 1.115 17 10 Italy Luca Marini
Ducati Desmosedici GP19 Ducati 1'46.481 1.294 18 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci
KTM RC16 KTM 1'46.548 1.361 19 46 Italy Valentino Rossi
Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha 1'46.770 1.583 20 27 Spain Iker Lecuona
KTM RC16 KTM 1'47.084 1.897 21 32 Italy Lorenzo Savadori
Aprilia RS-GP Aprilia 1'47.146 1.959 22 73 Spain Alex Marquez
Honda RC213V Honda 1'47.216 2.029 View full results

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