British MotoGP - Start time, how to watch & more

Silverstone returns to the MotoGP calendar in 2021 after being axed from last year's schedule. Here's how and when you can watch the British Grand Prix.

Pol Espargaro claimed Honda's pole position of the season with an impressive effort in qualifying, beating Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia and championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha).

Jorge Martin made his way from Q1 to qualify fourth on the Pramac, while Marc Marquez finished fifth to round off a strong qualifying session for Honda.

Cal Crutchlow, replacing the ousted Maverick Vinales at Yamaha, will line up 19th on the grid.

What time does the British MotoGP start today?

The British GP will will get underway at 2pm local time (+1 GMT) at Silverstone. The race distance has been fixed at 28 laps.

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021
Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAT / 15:00 EAT / 08:00 ET / 5:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 IST

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2021 MotoGP British Grand Prix session timings

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	08:55	09:55	10:55	04:55	01:55	18:55	17:55	14:25
FP2	13:10	14:10	15:10	09:10	06:10	23:10	22:10	18:40
FP3	08:55	09:55	10:55	04:55	01:55	18:55	17:55	14:25
FP4	12:30	13:30	14:30	08:30	05:30	22:30	21:30	18:00
Qualifying	13:10	14:10	15:10	09:10	06:10	23:10	22:10	18:40
Warm up	08:30	09:30	10:30	04:30	01:30	18:30	17:30	14:00
Race	12:00	13:00	14:00	08:00	05:00	22:00	21:00	17:30

How can I watch the British MotoGP?

The following channels will broadcast the British MotoGP race:

Europe:

Spain: DAZN
UK: BT Sport and ITV
France: Canal+
Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
Italy: Sky Sport
Hungary: Spiler TV
Netherlands: Eurosport
Portugal: Sport TV

Asia:

Japan: G+/Hulu
Thailand: PPTV
India: Eurosport
Indonesia: Trans 7
Malaysia and Singapore: Fox Sports
China: Star Sports / Guangdong Television
South Korea: Star Sports

Americas

USA: NBCSN
Canada: DAZN
Brazil: Fox Sports
Argentina: ESPN+

Oceania

Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Spark Sport (new for 2021)

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+

Can I stream the British MotoGP?

MotoGP offers its own on-demand streaming service for live coverage of grands prix. The MotoGP Video pass is available for an annual fee of 139.99 euros. Users also can subscribe to the service on a monthly basis for 29.99 euros. Several local broadcasters also stream MotoGP races on their official websites.

British Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'58.889
2	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'58.911	0.022
3	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'58.925	0.036
4	Jorge Martin	Ducati	1'59.074	0.185
5	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'59.086	0.197
6	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'59.273	0.384
7	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'59.368	0.479
8	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'59.531	0.642
9	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'59.579	0.690
10	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'59.639	0.750
11	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'59.763	0.874
12	Brad Binder	KTM	1'59.977	1.088
13	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'59.553	0.664
14	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'59.764	0.875
15	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'59.881	0.992
16	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'59.997	1.108
17	Alex Marquez	Honda	2'00.117	1.228
18	Iker Lecuona	KTM	2'00.131	1.242
19	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	2'00.217	1.328
20	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	2'00.391	1.502
21	Jake Dixon	Yamaha	2'00.869	1.980
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