Pramac Ducati's pJorge Martin starts the race from pole position for the third time this season after beating Honda's Marc Marquez to the top spot with a new lap record in qualifying.
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) will be the top championship contender on the grid in third position, but with chief title rivals Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) starting right behind him in fourth and fifth respectively.
Ducati last won a race at Phillip Island in 2011, with all subsequent editions of the Australian GP won by Honda and Yamaha riders.
What time does the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix start today?
The Australian Grand Prix will begin at 2pm local time (+11 GMT) at the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit near Melbourne.
The race will run to 27 laps.
- Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022
- Start time: 03:00 GMT / 04:00 BST / 05:00 CEST / 05:00 SAST / 06:55 EAT / 23:00 ET (Saturday) / 20:00 PT (Saturday) / 14:00 AEDT / 12:00 JST / 08:30 IST
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2022 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix session timings
|
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEDT |
JST |
IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
22:55 |
23:55 |
00:55 |
18:55 |
15:55 |
09:55 |
07:55 |
04:25 |
|
FP2 |
03:10 |
04:10 |
05:10 |
23:10 |
20:10 |
14:10 |
12:10 |
08:40 |
|
FP3 |
22:55 | 23:55 | 00:55 |
18:55 |
15:55 |
09:55 |
07:55 |
04:25 |
|
FP4 |
02:30 | 03:30 | 04:30 |
22:30 |
19:30 |
13:30 |
11:30 |
08:00 |
|
Qualifying |
03:10 |
04:10 |
05:10 |
23:10 |
20:10 |
14:10 |
12:10 |
08:40 |
|
Warm up |
22:40 |
23:40 |
00:40 |
18:40 |
15:40 |
09:40 |
07:40 |
04:10 |
|
Race |
03:00 |
04:00 |
05:00 |
23:00 |
20:00 |
14:00 |
12:00 |
08:30 |
How can I watch the Phillip Island MotoGP race?
Europe:
- Spain: DAZN
- UK: BT Sport
- France: Canal+
- Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
- Italy: Sky Sport
- Hungary: Spiler TV
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport (new for 2022)
- Portugal: Sport TV
Asia:
- Japan: G+/Hulu
- Thailand: SPOTV (new for 2022)
- India: Eurosport
- Indonesia: Trans7
- Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV (new for 2022)
- China: Guangdong Television
- South Korea: SPOTV (new for 2022)
Americas
- USA: NBC
- Canada: REV TV
- Brazil: Fox Sports
- Argentina: ESPN+
Oceania
- Australia: Fox Sports
- New Zealand: Spark Sport
Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+
Phillip Island MotoGP - Starting grid:
| Cla | Rider | Bike | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jorge Martin |
Ducati | |
| 2 | Marc Marquez |
Honda | 0.013 |
| 3 |  Francesco Bagnaia |
Ducati | 0.186 |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro |
Aprilia | 0.190 |
| 5 |  Fabio Quartararo |
Yamaha | 0.206 |
| 6 | Johann Zarco |
Ducati | 0.240 |
| 7 | Luca Marini |
Ducati | 0.262 |
| 8 |  Jack Miller |
Ducati | 0.349 |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi |
Ducati | 0.418 |
| 10 | Alex Rins |
Suzuki | 0.774 |
| 11 | Alex Marquez |
Honda | 0.966 |
| 12 | Maverick Viñales |
Aprilia | 0.998 |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro |
Honda | 0.625 |
| 14 | Joan Mir |
Suzuki | 0.725 |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini |
Ducati | 0.880 |
| 16 |  Brad Binder |
KTM | 0.885 |
| 17 |  Cal Crutchlow |
Yamaha | 0.910 |
| 18 | Darryn Binder |
Yamaha | 0.993 |
| 19 | Remy Gardner |
KTM | 1.053 |
| 20 | Fabio Di Giannantonio |
Ducati | 1.063 |
| 21 |  Miguel Oliveira |
KTM | 1.092 |
| 22 | Raúl Fernández |
KTM | 1.199 |
| 23 | Franco Morbidelli |
Yamaha | 1.379 |
| 24 |  Tetsuta Nagashima |
Honda | 1.857 |
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