2023 MotoGP Portuguese GP: Start time, how to watch & more

26 Mar 2023

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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

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2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix session timings

Session

GMT

BST

CET/CEST

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

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: