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

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	ET	PT	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

How can I watch the Portuguese MotoGP?

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:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'37.226
2	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'37.290	0.064
3	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	1'37.454	0.228
4	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	1'37.521	0.295
5	43	Jack Miller	KTM	1'37.549	0.323
6	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'37.584	0.358
7	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	1'37.598	0.372
8	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	1'37.616	0.390
9	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'37.622	0.396
10	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'37.880	0.654
11	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'37.920	0.694
12	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'38.136	0.910
13	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	1'37.970	0.744
14	36	Joan Mir	Honda	1'38.064	0.838
15	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'38.105	0.879
16	42	Alex Rins	Honda	1'38.133	0.907
17	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'38.335	1.109
18	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'38.439	1.213
19	37	Augusto Fernandez	GASGAS	1'38.464	1.238
20	25	Raúl Fernández	Aprilia	1'38.492	1.266
21	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	1'38.778	1.552
22	44	Pol Espargaro	GASGAS
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