A surprise for MotoGP fans in Germany: DF1 will be showing the Qatar race live after all

There’s good news this weekend for all MotoGP fans in Germany: HD channel DF1 is expanding its live MotoGP coverage during the decisive phase of the 2026 season. Following the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix, the commercial broadcaster, based in Unterföhring near Munich, will now also be broadcasting the race weekend at the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar live on free-to-air TV.

Coverage begins on Saturday at 12.30 pm with the MotoGP Q1 session. In cooperation with Austria’s commercial broadcaster ServusTV, part of the Red Bull Media House, DF1 will therefore be showing all three remaining race weekends of the season in Doha, Portimão and Valencia live, including the eagerly anticipated World Championship decider. Defending champion and championship leader Marc Marquez already has his first chance to win his tenth world title in the Persian Gulf.

The last three MotoGP events of 2026 live and free

DF1 will broadcast ServusTV’s signal directly; the partnership runs until the end of the 2026 season. “With the additional broadcast of the Qatar Grand Prix and the three remaining race weekends that go with it, we are offering viewers on DF1 top-class motorsport, live and free-to-air, even during the exciting final phase of the season,” explained DF1 Managing Director David Müller. “We want to keep the excitement going right up to the final race and, through our coverage, offer fans a thrilling and fitting conclusion to the 2026 MotoGP series.”

Following each of the 22 race weekends, DF1 will also show the highlights of all three races from a Grand Prix in a 60-minute round-up. In addition to the live broadcast on free-to-air TV, the programme content will also be available via livestream at www.df1.de, as well as on ServusTV ON. This means fans can follow the programme on all standard mobile devices in Germany.

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