TIME SCHEDULE: Tissot Grand Prix of Portugal

Round 1 of the 2023 MotoGP™ World Championship season is here! The wait is finally over as we get set for more MotoGP™ than ever this season and starting at the Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal, GP weekends are looking a little different to what we’ve seen in recent years.

It all starts on Thursday the 23^rd of March with 2023’s new ‘Gear Up’ show. The annual class photos will start at 14:00 local time (GMT), before a sit-down chat with Dorna Sports Chief Sporting Officer, Carlos Ezpeleta, takes place at 16:15. Then it’s time to begin the year in style with three pre-event Press Conferences that will feature some of your favourite premier class stars. They will run from 17:00 to 18:00 on Thursday afternoon. 

Don’t forget, MotoGP™ qualifying takes place from 10:50 to 11:30 on Saturday morning in Portugal, before the very first MotoGP™ Sprint kicks off at 15:00 local time. On Sunday morning, the new ‘Rider Fan Parade’ will go ahead at 10:00 after MotoGP™ Warm Up is completed before Sunday’s Grand Prix race goes green at 14:00!

See below for the Friday to Sunday Portuguese GP schedule: