Where to watch MotoGP racing live in Australia / MotoGP

Broadcast rights for MotoGP with the Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE series in German-speaking countries are a mixed bag. For all three countries, i.e. Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), the Official website motogp.com only Sky Sports The complete package for all 21 weekends. Both shows are subject to a fee.

But even though ServusTV pulled out of Germany, it remained with the successor station DF1 The backdoor is open for twelve select weekends of free-to-air TV – but next weekend's Phillip Island/Australia encounter won't be one of them; DF1 will not return until the match in Buriram/Thailand. German MotoGP fans will have to make do with Digest (on DF1 on Mondays from 11:15pm) or take out a similar subscription.

In Austria, as in previous years, ServusTV provides free-to-air distribution of the MotoGP World Championship via its linear and digital channels, including Red Bull TV. Linear transmission begins on saturday With MotoGP qualifying at 1:40am and ending with a sprint race. Sunday Starting at 1:20 a.m., all races will be shown live and in high definition on free-to-air television without interruption. ServusTV On has been on air since Friday.

the SRG It holds the linear and digital rights for Switzerland and broadcasts on SRF (German), RTS (French) and RSI (Italian), usually focusing on first class. But this time, German-speaking Swiss motorcycle fans will have to make do with Sunday's recap at 7:55 p.m. The linear broadcast on the RSI is more extensive, with LA2 broadcast live from Australia on Saturday from 3:45am and on Sunday from 1:55am. RTS2 will broadcast live on Saturday from 5:55am, and on Sunday the channel will show a replay of the Grand Prix and Moto2 race from 9:30am.

By granting secondary rights, transfer can also sometimes be carried out with providers not included in the list. In addition, due to different transmission and reception technologies as well as the specific choice of provider and its channel configuration, whether MotoGP can be legally received can only be known individually.

2024 Australian Grand Prix (CEST) schedule:

Saturday 19 October:
11.40pm – 12.10am (30 minutes): Moto3, P2
00:25 – 00:55 (30 minutes): Moto 2, B2
01.10 – 01.40 (30 minutes): Motorcycles, FP2
01:50 – 02:05 (15 minutes): Motorcycle race, first qualifying
02:15 – 02:30 (15 minutes): Motorcycle race, second qualifying

3:50 AM – 4:05 AM (15 minutes): Moto 3, Qualifying 1
04.15 – 04.30 (15 minutes): Moto 3, Qualifying 2
04.45 – 05.00 (15 minutes): MotoGP 2, Qualifying 1
05.10 – 05.25am (15 minutes): Moto2, Qualifying 2

Start time:
6:00 AM: Speedway (13 laps)

Sunday 20 October:
00.40 – 00.50 (10 minutes): Motorcycles, warm-up

Start times:
02:00: Moto 3 (21 laps)
3:15 AM: Moto 2 (23 laps)
5:00 AM: Speedway (27 laps)