The Grand Prix of Qatar kicks off the season MotoGP 2024under the lights of the circuit Losail. The reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia will have to defend itself from attacks from old and new rivals: Jorge Martin, Marc Marquezthe teammate Enea Bastianini, just to name a few. A year ago, in reality, it was he who triumphed in the Qatar GP Fabio By Giannantonionow teammate of another rider aiming at least for the podium: Marco Bezzecchi. The runway, located on the edge of the capital Doha, extends for 5.4 kilometers: features a main straight over a kilometer long, 10 right-hand bends and 6 left-hand bends.
Program and Times of the Qatar Grand Prix
Thursday 7 March: The drivers’ press conference is held at 2pm
Friday 8 March: Free practice sessions for Moto3, Moto2, and MotoGP begin, followed by MotoGP pre-qualifying in the afternoon.
Saturday 9 March: Qualifying sessions for all categories culminate with the MotoGP Sprint at 5pm.
Sunday 10 March: After the MotoGP warm-up, the official races take place with MotoGP closing the event at 6pm.
Where to follow the Qatar Grand Prix on TV
Full television coverage is available to subscribers of Sky and the streaming platform NOW. The reference channels are Sky Sport MotoGP HD e Sky Sports Onealso available for streaming on Sky Go. In clear, TV8 offers MotoGP qualifying and Sprint live on Saturdays, while Sunday’s races are broadcast deferred.
SKY TIMES
Friday 8 March
12:00-12:35 Moto3 Free Trials
12:50-13:30 Moto2 Free Trials
1.45pm-2.30pm MotoGP Free Practice
16:15-16:50 Moto3 P1
17:05-17:45 Moto2 P1
18:00-19:00 MotoGP Pre qualifying
Saturday 9 March
10:30-11:00 Moto3 P2
11:15-11:45 Moto2 P2
12:00-12:30 MotoGP P2
12.40-13.20 MotoGP Qualifying (Q1-Q2)
14:50-15:30 Moto3 Qualifiche (Q1-Q2)
15:45-16:25 Moto2 Qualifiche (Q1-Q2)
17:00 MotoGP Sprint (11 giri)
Sunday 10 March
13:40-13:50 MotoGP Warm Up
15:00 Moto3 Gara (16 gears)
16:15 Moto2 Gara (18 gears)
18:00 MotoGP Gara (22 gears)
TV8 TIMES
Saturday 9 March (live)
12.40-13.20 MotoGP Qualifying (Q1-Q2)
14:50-15:30 Moto3 Qualifiche (Q1-Q2)
15:45-16:25 Moto2 Qualifiche (Q1-Q2)
17:00 MotoGP Sprint
Sunday 10 March (deferred)
18:45 Moto3 Gara
20:00 Moto2 Gara
21:45 MotoGP Gara