From 4.00 am: Where to watch the MotoGP World Championship races in Japan live

As well as the official website motogp.com, Sky Sport also broadcasts all 22 race weekends of the MotoGP World Championship, featuring the premier class, Moto2 and Moto3. However, both services are subject to a subscription fee. At the turn of the year from 2023 to 2024, the Austrian private broadcaster ServusTV, part of Red Bull Media House, ceased its linear broadcasting operations in Germany; since then, MotoGP coverage has been provided through a partnership with DF1. From 2027, selected races will be shown on free-to-air TV in Germany on RTL.

Twelve selected events from the premier class of motorbike racing will be broadcast live and free-to-air on DF1 in 2026; digitally, these races can be viewed on the streaming services ServusTV On and Red Bull TV, which are also accessible on any modern TV set. Highlights will be shown for the remaining races.

This weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix is not one of the events being broadcast live in Germany.

In Austria, ServusTV is providing free coverage of the MotoGP World Championship via its linear and digital channels, including Red Bull TV. On Sunday, ServusTV will broadcast the races in all classes live from 3.35 am. ServusTV On has been on air since Friday.

SRG holds the linear and digital rights for Switzerland and broadcasts on SRF (German), RTS (French) and RSI (Italian). On Sunday, SRF 2 will broadcast the MotoGP race live from 6.50 am. The premier class Grand Prix will also be streamed live on Sunday via the SRF Sport app.

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RSI will broadcast live races from all classes on LA2 on Sunday from 3.55 am. A highlights programme of the MotoGP race will follow at 8.05 pm. RTS2 will show the MotoGP race on Sunday from 6.50 am.

Due to the allocation of secondary broadcasting rights, coverage may occasionally be available via providers not listed here. Furthermore, given the variety of transmission and reception technologies, as well as the specific choice of provider and its channel line-up, it can only be determined on a case-by-case basis whether MotoGP can be received legally.

Schedule for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix (CEST):

Sunday, 4 October: