MotoGP: The new program is finally revealed!

It is the start of a new era and the schedule of Grand Prix events can now be confirmed with the adoption of Sprint MotoGP™ races in 2023.

New year, new format! The upcoming season will be the biggest yet, with more Grands Prix in more countries reaching more fans than ever. And that's not all, as the MotoGP™ Sprint prepares to make its debut on the calendar and inject even more adrenaline into Saturday's on-track action.

Here is how the race weekends will take place:

FRIDAY
Friday will remain testing day and will include two sessions for MotoGP™. The first will be at 10:45 a.m. and will last 45 minutes, and the second has been extended to 60 minutes. It will start at 15:00 p.m., with the combined times of P1 and P2 (They won't be called Free anymore, because they aren't!) determining the direct participants in Q1 and Q2 qualifying for MotoGP™.

Moto2™ will have two 40-minute sessions on Friday, and Moto3™ two 35-minute sessions. Both will count for the combined rankings, but for lower grades, Saturday morning's P3 will also count.

SATURDAY
Saturday is now an absolute blockbuster. MotoGP™ will have a 30-minute free practice session, similar to the previous FP4, and then it will be time to qualify as Q1 begins at 10:50 a.m. before Q2 finalizes the rest of the grid at 11:15 a.m. Once this is complete, a new post-qualifying show will take the riders to a new stage for live interviews in front of the fans. Then it will be time to sprint!

The MotoGP™ Sprint will have its own identity. After a condensed grid of 15 minutes, the new event will start at 15:00 p.m. every Saturday and the podium will take place in a different location, changeable depending on the Grands Prix, to bring the celebrations closer to the fans. Afterwards, a Sprint Press Conference will take place at 16:15 p.m., where we will be able to hear from the top three in the Sprint Race, the pole sitter and the Championship leader.

Before the Sprint, Moto2™ and Moto3™ will each have a 3-minute P30 session on Saturday morning, with the combined times of P1-P2-P3 determining their direct participants in Q1 and Q2. The Moto3™ will qualify first from 12:50 p.m., before the Moto2™ from 13:45 p.m.

Sunday
There are no warm-up sessions for Moto2™ and Moto3™, so the MotoGP™ category opens and closes the show on Grand Prix race day. At 9:45 a.m., a 10-minute warm-up session begins, before a parade of MotoGP™ riders at 10 a.m. allows fans in the packed stands to see their heroes before the lights go out. Racers will tour the track and make a few pit stops before landing at the Hero Walk for more face-to-face time with fans.

The races will start at 11:00 a.m. with the Moto3™ before the Moto2™ race at 12:15 p.m.

The MotoGP™ Grand Prix race will begin at 14:00 p.m., with the traditional Grand Prix podium set for 15:00 p.m. The Moto3™ – Moto2™ – MotoGP™ structure must be maintained throughout the season, and the MotoGP™ Grand Prix race will always be the last action on track on Sunday. At many events, fans will have the chance to stand on the podium and be at the heart of the celebrations.