Riding for over twenty years, past bikes include a '95 Suzuki GSX600F (which he dropped in the first minute of ownership) and an '04 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer, Steve currently has a '16 Ducati Scrambler Classic, a MASH/ZNEN City Cruise 125 Scooter and is still (very slowly) building a '94 Yamaha SR125 'brat tracker'. Steve puts himself in the shoes of the average biker.
TV coverage may vary from race to race, but generally, live coverage will be shown on BT Sport, who have secured TV rights until 2024.
Highlights coverage is yet to be agreed but is expected to be secured by ITV4 as per the 2021 Season. We're yet to hear if certain races will be shown live, but here's hoping!
We'll update this page with all the TV schedules for each round, so keep coming back to make sure you don't miss any of the action.
Where else can I watch MotoGP races live this year?
As well as subscription and free-to-view TV programming detailed above, you can watch every test session, timed practice, qualifying and race session on the MotoGP Video Pass.
ITV4 is available on:
Channels 26 and 60 (+1) on Freeview
Channels 117 (HD/SD) and 118 (+1) on Freesat
Channels 118 (HD) and 175 (+1) on Virgin Media
Channel 24 (SD) on BT
Channels 120 (HD), 220 (+1) and 818 (SD) on Sky, and
While the media's attention has been aimed at Marquez's many operations over the winter, the MotoGP big-wigs have been reviewing the rule book for the forthcoming season and have made a few rule changes. These are summarised as follows:
Moto3 and Moto2 Classes - Sunday warm up sessions reduced to 10 mins per session (previously 20 mins);
MotoGP Class - Rebuilt or substituted engines are no longer subject to an up to 45 day wait for re-scrutineering, however, once scrutineered, penalties applied for any engine found to non-compliant shall be applied to all events where that non-compliant engine was used. Mileage of the checked and rebuilt/substituted engine shall also not exceed 2,800km;
MotoGP Class - Teams will be permitted to prepare three approved fuel tanks for each machine (up from two);
Due to the use of larger discs at more circuits, the budget for the MotoGP class brake package has been increased from €70,000 to €80,000;
MotoGP Class - For actual GP events, a revised rear slick tyre allocation has been agreed between Dorna, Michelin and IRTA as follows: up to a maximum of 6 off Spec A tyres, up to a maximum of 4 off Spec B tyres, and up to a maximum of 3 off Spec C tyres.
You can read about each of these changes in more detail, and any other minor changes at the official MotoGP regulations document.
