This weekend MotoGP heads to the Mugello circuit in Italy for the eighth round of the season. Fans in the UK will be able to catch the race at 1pm on BT Sport 2, while those on the US West Coast can watch at 5am, and those on the East Coast at 8am.
Of course, you want to know how to watch, so here’s everything you need to know about the action this weekend as well as the full 2022 calendar, plus your options for streaming as well as watching on TV.
Note that the Finnish GP has been cancelled, and we’ve updated the calendar below to reflect that. This means there are now 20 races. The Grand Prix isn’t happening due to the “geopolitical” situation in the country, as well as the fact that work on the track has been delayed.
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When is the Mugello MotoGP race start time?
- Sunday 29 May at 2pm local time (that’s 1pm BST – live on BT Sport 2)
Free practice is televised on Friday and Saturday, followed by Qualifying. Here’s the schedule for the weekend (times are BST, not local time – for local times, scroll down for the full schedule).
- Friday 27 May Free practice 1: 8.55-9.40am, Free practice 2: 13.10-13.55pm
- Saturday 28 May Free practice 3: 8.55-9.40am; Free practice 4: 12.30-1pm; Qualifying: 13.10-13.50pm
- Sunday 29 May Warmup: 8.40-9am; Race start – 1pm
Here are the start times around the world:
Here’s the full schedule for the weekend (all times are local track times – UTC +2):
Friday 27th
09:00-09:40 Moto3 FP1
09:55-10:35 Moto2 FP1
10:50-11:35 MotoGP FP1
13:15-13:55 Moto3 FP2
14:10-14:50 Moto2 FP2
15:05-15:50 MotoGP FP2
Saturday 28th
09:00-9:40 Moto3 FP3
09:55-10:40 MotoGP FP3
10:55-11:35 Moto2 FP3
12:35-12:50 Moto3 Q1
13:00-13:15 Moto3 Q2
13:30-14:00 MotoGP FP4
14:10-14:25 MotoGP Q1
14:35-14:50 MotoGP Q2
15:10-15:25 Moto2 Q1
15:35-15:50 Moto2 Q2
Sunday 29th
9:00-9:10 Moto3 Warm Up
9:20-9:30 Moto2 Warm Up
9:40-10:00 MotoGP Warm Up
11:00 Moto3 Race
12:20 Moto2 Race
14:00 MotoGP Race
Is MotoGP shown on free-to-air TV?
In some countries it is, such as Australia, but in most places you’ll need to have the right paid-for TV package.
In the UK, for example, BT Sport has exclusive rights to live coverage until 2024. Race highlights were available on ITV4 last year, but there’s no sign of them this year from ITV or any other free-to-air channel.
If you don’t have BT broadband, you can still get BT Sport by buying the Monthly Pass, which costs £25. But for those who do have BT broadband, adding a TV package is simple.
In the USA, although NBC Sports Network was shut down at the end of 2021, NBC still has the broadcast rights for MotoGP and will show every race of the 2022 season on NBC and CNBC. Only some will be shown live with the rest broadcast later on the same day.
Here’s a list of the broadcasters in various countries and regions that (as far as we know) will show MotoGP races in 2022:
- UK: BT Sport 2
- USA: NBC & CNBC – full list of broadcast times here
- Australia: Fox Sports, 10
- Canada: beIN Sports
- Africa: SuperSport
- Asia: Fox Sports
- Belgium: Canal +
- Benelux: Eurosport
- Brazil: Fox Sports
- Czech Republic Slovakia: Nova Sport
- France: C8
- Germany: Servus TV
- Greece: CosmoteTv
- Indian Subcontinent: OSport
- Indonesia: Trans7
- Italy: Sky
- Japan: G+
- Japan: Hulu
- Latina America: ESPN
- Mexico: ESPN2
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport
- Poland: Polsat Sport
- Portugal: Sport TV
- Russia: motorsport.tv
- Spain: DAZN
- Sweden: ViaSat
- Switzerland: SRF
- Thailand: PPTV HD
Wherever you are in the world, you can get the MotoGP VideoPass, which lets you stream live and on-demand coverage of every GP on your devices – and TV if you have an Android TV, Apple TV, Roku or Amazon Fire TV.
It costs 199.99€ which is approximately £168/US$226. Streaming is in Full HD – not UHD sadly – but it also includes 45,000 videos to watch dating back as far as 1992.
Watch MotoGP with a VPN
Using a VPN allows you to watch MotoGP even if you’re not in your home country when a race is on. You simply launch the VPN, connect to a server in your country and, from abroad, you can watch as if you were at home.
Of course, this works the other way round, too, and allows you to watch races on TV networks which stream online but are region-locked. You may still need an account for that TV service, but with a good VPN such as NordVPN or PureVPN, you can get around those regional blocks.
For more, read our guide to the best VPN for streaming.
MotoGP 2022 calendar
This season sees two new tracks, the first at the newly built Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia.
The other new track is the KymiRing in Finland, and it will be the first Finnish GP since 1982.
|
Round |
Race Date |
Start time |
Country |
Circuit |
|
1 |
6 March |
3pm GMT |
Qatar |
Losail |
|
2 |
20 March |
7am GMT |
Indonesia |
Mandalika |
|
3 |
3 April |
7pm BST |
Argentina |
Termas de Rio Hondo |
|
4 |
10 April |
8pm BST |
USA |
Circuit of the Americas |
|
5 |
24 April |
2pm BST |
Portugal |
Portimao |
|
6 |
1 May |
1pm BST |
Spain |
Jerez |
|
7 |
15 May |
1pm BST |
France |
Le Mans |
|
8 |
29 May |
1pm BST |
Italy |
Mugello |
|
9 |
5 June |
1pm BST |
Spain |
Catalunya |
|
10 |
19 June |
1pm BST |
Germany |
Sachsenring |
|
11 |
26 June |
1pm BST |
Netherlands |
Assen |
|
12 |
10 July |
1pm BST |
Finland |
Kymiring CANCELLED |
|
12 |
7 August |
2pm BST |
Great Britain |
Silverstone |
|
13 |
21 August |
1pm BST |
Austria |
Red Bull Ring |
|
14 |
4 September |
1pm BST |
Italy |
Misano |
|
15 |
18 September |
1pm BST |
Spain |
Motorland |
|
16 |
25 September |
7am BST |
Japan |
Motegi |
|
17 |
2 October |
9am BST |
Thailand |
Chang |
|
18 |
16 October |
4am BST |
Australia |
Phillip Island |
|
19 |
23 October |
8am BST |
Malaysia |
Sepang |
|
20 |
6 November |
1pm BST |
Spain |
Ricardo Tormo |
Is Valentino Rossi racing in 2022?
Rossi won’t be racing this year. He retired at the end of the 2021 season after 25 years in MotoGP.
Fabio Quartararo – the Frenchman who won the 2021 championship – will be back to defend his title in 2022, though.