From 8.00 am: Where to watch the MotoGP Sprint race 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 broadcasts have 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 of charge on DF1 via linear TV 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 Saturday, the MotoGP qualifying sessions will be shown live on ServusTV from 3.40 am. From 5.40 am, the qualifying sessions for the Moto3 and Moto2 classes, as well as the MotoGP Sprint, will be broadcast. 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 will broadcast on SRF (German), RTS (French) and RSI (Italian). On Sunday, SRF 2 will broadcast the MotoGP race live from 6.50 am. Both the MotoGP Sprint on Saturday and the premier class Grand Prix on Sunday will be streamed live and available via the SRF Sport app.

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RSI will broadcast the MotoGP qualifying live on LA2 on Saturday at 3.45 am. From 5.40 am, the qualifying sessions for the Moto3 and Moto2 classes, as well as the MotoGP Sprint, will be shown. A recording of the Sprint race will follow at 5.35 pm. On Sunday, LA2 will broadcast the races in all classes live from 3.55 am. A highlights programme of the MotoGP race will follow at 8.05 pm.

RTS2 will show the MotoGP Sprint on Saturday from 7.55 am. On Sunday, the channel will broadcast the MotoGP race from 6.50 am.

Due to the allocation of secondary 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):

Saturday, 3 October:

Sunday, 4 October: