MotoGP’s Sprint Race era will officially commence when the 2023 season gets underway on March 24-26, 2023. With a half-distance Sprint Race scheduled for all 21 rounds of the 2023 calendar, the Grand Prix will host a total of 42 races this year. Those clambering for all the MotoGP action they can handle will rejoice over Dorna releasing the new 2023 race weekend format (disclaimer: timeslots listed are all local race times).
As always, each Grand Prix will kick off on Friday. The 45-minute Practice 1 session starts at 10:45 am. At 3 pm, Practice 2 begins, but officials extended the afternoon session to one hour. Following the two Friday practices, the top 10 riders will automatically move on to the Qualifying 2 session while the remaining competitors will vie for the last two Q2 slots in Qualifying 1.
