The MotoGP racing season returned in March 2024, and six races into a total of 21 this season, two-time defending champion Francesco Bagnaia is under pressure to defend his back-to-back titles — most notably from last year’s runner-up Jorge Martin who has set the track alight so far this year.
A shake-up in the racing calendar and locations saw the season opener — won at the death by Bagnaia — return to Qatar’s Lusail International Circuit, while the Grand Prix of Aragon also returned to the schedule. MotoGP will also finally make its long-awaited debut in Kazakhstan this September after both 2023 meetings were cancelled, with this year’s race moved from June to accommodate the postponed Indian Grand Prix.
Bagnaia and his Ducati Desmosedici unit have been tipped to lead the way once again in 2024, and the Italian started in similar fashion to last year’s title win — edging both Martin and Brad Binder by less than two seconds in a close-run victory at Lusail, Qatar.
However, despite winning another two of the five races since, Bagnaia was firmly off the pace in both Portugal and the US, and currently stands a massive 39 points behind Martin. The Spaniard has in turn has recorded dominant victories in Portugal and France, finishing inside the top 4 at five of the six meetings so far this season.
With 21 races and 22 drivers giving their all to wrestle control of the World Riders’ Championship away from Bagnaia, anticipation remains high in the 2024 MotoGP season. To keep tabs on all the action throughout the year, The Sporting News has you covered.
2024 MotoGP season schedule
The new season of MotoGP action got underway at Qatar’s Lusail International Circuit, before the Portuguese Grand Prix saw Bagnaia’s early lead in the championship standings take a serious hit from Martin and Bastianini.
After the Qatar and American Grand Prix races concluded in mid-March and April respectively, so began a long stretch of meetings across Europe which we’re still in the middle of, traversing various spiritual homes of motorsport and some iconic circuits to boot.
With Spain, France and Catalonia all ticked off, we’ve got Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Austria, Aragon (Spain again!) and San Marino all coming up next, before the 22 riders head east for the final, pivotal races of the season.
Meetings in Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, Thailand and Malaysia will be decisive for the final rankings in this year’s World Championship, which returns to Spain for the final race of the year with the Valencian Grand Prix at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
MotoGP race schedule in 2024
| Date | Race | Circuit |
| June 2 | Gran Premio D’Italia | Mugello Circuit, Tuscany |
| June 30 | Dutch Tourist Trophy | TT Circuit Assen |
| July 7 | German Grand Prix | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ersntthal |
| August 4 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit |
| August 18 | Motorrad Grand Prix of Austria | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
| September 1 | Gran Premio de Aragon | Motorland Aragon, Spain |
| September 8 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix | Misano World Circuit, San Marino |
| September 22 | Grand Prix of Kazakhstan | Sokol International Racetrack |
| September 29 | Grand Prix of Indonesia | Mandalika International Street Circuit |
| October 6 | Grand Prix of Japan | Mobility Resort Motegi |
| October 20 | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
| October 27 | OR Thailand Grand Prix | Buriram International Circuit |
| November 3 | Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
| November 17 | Valencian Community Grand Prix | Circuit Ricardo Tormo |
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in the USA
- TV channel: truTV
- Live stream: Max, Sling TV
This season’s MotoGP action is being shown exclusively on TNT Sports’ channels after the US broadcaster picked up the rights at the last minute with every race being shown on truTv. Streaming will be available on Max.
Sling TV is also the place to go for live streaming of every race.
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How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in Canada
- TV channel: REV TV
- Live stream: TSN+
REV TV are broadcasting English-speaking coverage of every MotoGP race this season, one of the country’s biggest sports channels. French language coverage of the campaign is yet to be released.
Although TSN haven’t confirmed whether they’ll be showing the season’s races on their terrestrial TV channel, the streaming service TSN+ will have coverage of every single meeting in 2024, both live and on catch-up.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in the UK
- TV channel: TNT Sports, ITV4
- Live stream: discovery+, ITVX
UK-based MotoGP fans have two TV options to enjoy the action in 2024, with TNT Sports providing wall-to-wall coverage of each race via their subscription service and streaming service discovery+.
Free-to-air broadcasting this season will also be provided by ITV, and viewers can either watch live on ITV4 or stream via ITVX.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in Australia
- TV channel: Fox Sports / 10 Network
- Live stream: Kayo Sports / Foxtel Now
Australia too has both free-to-air and subscription-based options for this season’s MotoGP coverage, with Fox Sports and 10 Network providing terrestrial TV down under. Fox Sports subscribers can watch on TV or via the Foxtel Now streaming service, which will also provide the feed for Kayo Sports.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in India
MotoGP fans in India can watch coverage of all the races on Eurosport TV, with streaming of the action both live and on catch-up also being provided by Viacom18.