Of course, you want to know how you can watch the races, 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.
When is the Valencia MotoGP race start time?
Sunday 6 November at 2pm local time (that’s 1pm GMT – live on BT Sport 2)
Free practice is televised on Friday and Saturday, followed by Qualifying. Here’s the schedule for the weekend (times in GMT)
Friday 4 November Free practice 1: 8. 55-9. 40am, Free practice 2: 13. 10-13. 55amSaturday 5 November Free practice 3: 8. 55-9. 40am, Free practice 4: 12. 30-13. 00pm, Qualifying: 13. 10-13. 50pmSunday 6 November Warmup: 8. 40-9am; Race start – 1pm
Here are the start times around the world:
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 are available on ITV4.
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 is showing 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 hereAustralia: Fox Sports, 10Canada: beIN SportsAfrica: SuperSportAsia: Fox SportsBelgium: Canal +Benelux: EurosportBrazil: Fox SportsCzech Republic Slovakia: Nova SportFrance: C8Germany: Servus TVGreece: CosmoteTvIndian Subcontinent: OSportIndonesia: Trans7Italy: SkyJapan: G+Japan: HuluLatina America: ESPNMexico: ESPN2Netherlands: Ziggo SportPoland: Polsat SportPortugal: Sport TVRussia: motorsport. tvSpain: DAZNSweden: ViaSatSwitzerland: SRFThailand: PPTV HD
It usually costs 199.99€, but as we’re in the closing stages of the season, it’s now available for €30 which is approximately £25/US$30. 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.
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