AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP SPRINT SET FOR 6 A.M. START

MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix weekend is set to bring an early start for viewers across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with the sprint scheduled for 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 24. The event is among 12 premier-class rounds selected for free live television coverage in Germany in 2026.

In Germany, DF1 will show MotoGP qualifying live from 1:50 a.m. on Saturday. Coverage of the Moto3 and Moto2 qualifying sessions and the MotoGP sprint begins at 3:45 a.m. On Sunday, DF1’s live broadcast of all three classes starts at 1:20 a.m. The same selected events are also available digitally through ServusTV On and Red Bull TV; the remaining meetings will receive highlights. MotoGP’s official website and Sky Sport carry all 22 championship weekends on paid services. RTL is due to show selected races free-to-air in Germany from 2027. ServusTV ended its linear broadcasting in Germany at the turn of 2023–24, leading to its partnership with DF1 for MotoGP coverage.

Austrian viewers can watch through ServusTV’s free television and digital platforms, including Red Bull TV. Saturday’s live coverage begins with MotoGP qualifying at 1:40 a.m., followed from 3:40 a.m. by the lower-class qualifying sessions and the sprint. ServusTV will repeat qualifying at 1:50 p.m. and the sprint at 3:05 p.m. Sunday’s races are live from 1:20 a.m., with replays of all races from 12:30 p.m.; ServusTV On coverage is already available from Friday.

In Switzerland, the SRG’s rights are carried across German-language SRF, French-language RTS and Italian-language RSI. The sprint and Sunday’s MotoGP race will stream live on SRF’s sports app and online. SRF two will show replays of both at 11:10 a.m. on the respective days. RSI’s LA2 broadcasts the sprint live from 5:55 a.m. Saturday, with a repeat at 6:10 p.m., and carries all Sunday races live from 1:55 a.m. RTS2 has sprint replays at 11 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by a replay of the Grand Prix at 11 a.m. Sunday.

On track, Saturday’s MotoGP qualifying is divided into Q1 at 1:50 a.m. and Q2 at 2:15 a.m., after second practice from 1:10 a.m. The 13-lap sprint starts at 6 a.m. Sunday’s schedule begins with a 10-minute warm-up at 12:40 a.m., followed by the 21-lap Moto3 race at 2 a.m., the 23-lap Moto2 race at 2:15 a.m. and the 27-lap MotoGP Grand Prix at 4 a.m. Clocks go back one hour at 3 a.m. on Sunday.

Broadcast availability may vary depending on local providers and reception arrangements, and additional legal coverage may be available through secondary rights.