2022 MotoGP Australian GP: Start time, how to watch & more

Phillip Island plays host to the 18th round of the 2022 MotoGP season. Here's how and when you can watch the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, October 16.

Pramac Ducati's pJorge Martin starts the race from pole position for the third time this season after beating Honda's Marc Marquez to the top spot with a new lap record in qualifying.

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) will be the top championship contender on the grid in third position, but with chief title rivals Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) starting right behind him in fourth and fifth respectively.

Ducati last won a race at Phillip Island in 2011, with all subsequent editions of the Australian GP won by Honda and Yamaha riders.

What time does the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix start today?

The Australian Grand Prix will begin at 2pm local time (+11 GMT) at the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit near Melbourne.

The race will run to 27 laps.

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022
Start time: 03:00 GMT / 04:00 BST / 05:00 CEST / 05:00 SAST / 06:55 EAT / 23:00 ET (Saturday) / 20:00 PT (Saturday) / 14:00 AEDT / 12:00 JST / 08:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the MotoGP schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2022 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix session timings

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEDT	JST	IST
FP1	22:55	23:55	00:55	18:55	15:55	09:55	07:55	04:25
FP2	03:10	04:10	05:10	23:10	20:10	14:10	12:10	08:40
FP3	22:55	23:55	00:55	18:55	15:55	09:55	07:55	04:25
FP4	02:30	03:30	04:30	22:30	19:30	13:30	11:30	08:00
Qualifying	03:10	04:10	05:10	23:10	20:10	14:10	12:10	08:40
Warm up	22:40	23:40	00:40	18:40	15:40	09:40	07:40	04:10
Race	03:00	04:00	05:00	23:00	20:00	14:00	12:00	08:30

How can I watch the Phillip Island MotoGP race?

Europe:

Spain: DAZN
UK: BT Sport
France: Canal+
Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
Italy: Sky Sport
Hungary: Spiler TV
Netherlands: Ziggo Sport (new for 2022)
Portugal: Sport TV

Asia:

Japan: G+/Hulu
Thailand: SPOTV (new for 2022)
India: Eurosport
Indonesia: Trans7
Malaysia and Singapore: SPOTV (new for 2022)
China: Guangdong Television
South Korea: SPOTV (new for 2022)

Americas

USA: NBC
Canada: REV TV
Brazil: Fox Sports
Argentina: ESPN+

Oceania

Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Spark Sport

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+

Phillip Island MotoGP - Starting grid:

Cla	Rider	Bike	Gap
1	Jorge Martin	Ducati
2	Marc Marquez	Honda	0.013
3	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	0.186
4	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	0.190
5	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	0.206
6	Johann Zarco	Ducati	0.240
7	Luca Marini	Ducati	0.262
8	Jack Miller	Ducati	0.349
9	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	0.418
10	Alex Rins	Suzuki	0.774
11	Alex Marquez	Honda	0.966
12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	0.998
13	Pol Espargaro	Honda	0.625
14	Joan Mir	Suzuki	0.725
15	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	0.880
16	Brad Binder	KTM	0.885
17	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	0.910
18	Darryn Binder	Yamaha	0.993
19	Remy Gardner	KTM	1.053
20	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	1.063
21	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1.092
22	Raúl Fernández	KTM	1.199
23	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1.379
24	Tetsuta Nagashima	Honda	1.857
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