HOW TO WATCH THE 2026 AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP GRAND PRIX
22 Oct 2026·
MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix takes place at Phillip Island from Friday, October 23, to Sunday, October 25, 2026. The weekend’s schedule includes practice, qualifying, a 13-lap sprint and the three class races. Times below are Central European Summer Time (CEST), switching to Central European Time (CET) after the clocks go back on Sunday.
Friday begins with Moto3 practice at midnight, followed by Moto2 at 00:50 and MotoGP at 01:45. The afternoon practice sessions start at 04:15 for Moto3, 05:05 for Moto2 and 06:00 for MotoGP. Moto3 returns for its second practice at 23:40.
Saturday’s action starts with Moto2 practice at 00:25 and MotoGP practice at 01:10. MotoGP qualifying follows from 01:50, with Q1 and Q2 scheduled in 15-minute sessions. Moto3 qualifying begins at 03:45 and Moto2 qualifying at 04:40. The MotoGP sprint is due to start at 06:00 and will run for 13 laps.
Sunday’s MotoGP warm-up is set for 00:40. The Moto3 race starts at 02:00, followed by Moto2 at 02:15 and the 27-lap MotoGP Grand Prix at 04:00. Clocks go back one hour at 03:00, so the Moto2 race begins after the time change.
German viewers can watch the event live on free-to-air channel DF1, which is showing MotoGP qualifying from 01:50 on Saturday, followed from 03:45 by the Moto3 and Moto2 qualifying sessions and the sprint. DF1’s live coverage of all three races begins at 01:20 on Sunday. The qualifying and sprint times differ slightly from the event schedule listed above, which gives the session start times.
In Austria, ServusTV will broadcast MotoGP qualifying live from 01:40 on Saturday, with the other classes’ qualifying and the sprint from 03:40. It will also show qualifying again at 13:50 and the sprint at 15:05. Sunday’s races are live from 01:20, with repeats of all three races from 12:30. ServusTV On is available from Friday, and the coverage is also carried digitally, including on Red Bull TV.
In Switzerland, the SRG’s services provide coverage in German, French and Italian. SRF’s stream and sports app will show the sprint and Grand Prix live; SRF zwei has replays scheduled for 11:10 on Sunday for the race and 11:10 on Saturday for the sprint. RSI’s LA2 broadcasts the sprint live from 05:55 on Saturday, with a repeat at 18:10, and shows all class races live from 01:55 on Sunday. RTS2 has sprint replays at 11:00 and 22:30 on Saturday, and a Grand Prix replay at 11:00 on Sunday.
For viewers elsewhere, motogp.com and Sky Sport carry all 22 championship weekends, but both require a subscription. Germany’s DF1 coverage is part of a 2026 arrangement offering 12 selected premier-class events live and free; the remaining meetings receive highlights. RTL is due to show selected races in Germany from 2027. Availability may vary by provider and broadcast rights.