26/03/2023

Start time, how to watch & more

Honda’s Marc Marquez will start the season-opener from pole position after taking a shock pole in qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined on the front row of the grid by reigning champion Jorge Martin (Ducati) and Pramac rider Jorge Martin.

Miguel Oliveira will take the start from fourth following an excellent performance in his first weekend with RNF Aprilia, ahead of new KTM signing Jack Miller and factory Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales.

Ducati’s Enea Bastianini had originally qualified sixth but has been ruled out from Sunday’s action after suffering a fracture in the sprint race. He joins Tech3 KTM rider Pol Espargaro on the sidelines.

What time does the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix start today?

The Portuguese GP will begin at 2pm local time (+2 GMT) at the Algarve International Circuit.

The race will run to 25 laps.

Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Start time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 15:00 SAST / 16:00 EAT / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT / 00:00 AEDT (Monday) / 22:00 JST / 18:30 IST

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2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix session timings

Session	GMT	BST	CET/CEST	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	10:45	N/A	11:45	06:45	03:45	21:45	19:45	16:15
FP2	15:00	N/A	16:00	11:00	08:00	02:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
FP3	10:10	N/A	11:10	06:10	03:10	21:10	19:10	15:40
Qualifying	10:50	N/A	11:50	06:50	03:50	21:50	19:50	16:20
Sprint	15:00	N/A	16:00	11:00	08:00	02:00¹	00:00¹	20:30
Warm up	08:45	09:45	10:45	04:45	01:45	19:45	17:45	14:15
Race	13:00	14:00	15:00	09:00	06:00	00:00¹	22:00	18:30