If you're looking to find out where to watch and stream the Japanese MotoGP 2023 round, you've come to the right place!
MotoGP continues its run of Asian rounds at the end of the season with the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix! Round 14 of the 2023 MotoGP season takes us to Motegi for the Japanese GP.
Just like we did for the previous rounds in Argentina, the USA, Spain, France, Italy, Britain, Austria, Catalonia, San Marino and India we're showing you where to watch and stream the 2023 Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix.
Japan is a whopping 6-8 hours ahead of Europe, so the session times could be tricky for those in Europe and the Americas. Viewers in Asia and Australasia should have it easier than normal though!
Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Japanese MotoGP sessions.
Where to watch & stream Japanese MotoGP 2023
Japan has one of the oldest Asian rounds on the MotoGP calendar, dating back to the 1960s. It's been a permanent fixture on the calendar since the late 1980s, with it originally being hosted at Suzuka.
Motegi hosted its first Japanese MotoGP in 1999 and has hosted the event every year since 2004. The Japanese love motorcycle racing and the nation is home to some of the biggest MotoGP manufacturers of all-time.
Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki all call Japan home and have won 46 Teams Championships between them. In other words, that's over half the overall titles ever.
Who are the most successful riders in the history of the Japanese MotoGP, though? Well, there are some names that you'd expect to see here.
Kevin Schwantz has the most top-level wins here with four. Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Loris Capirossi all have a hat-trick of victories each.
Interestingly, the only other rider on the current grid that has won the Japanese GP is Jack Miller. Although, that's partly down to the race being cancelled in both 2020 and 2021.
But where can you watch and stream the Japanese MotoGP 2023? Let's find out!
UK
We'll begin with the UK, where all sessions will be shown live on TNT Sport. TNT Sport is the only channel to see all sessions of the 2023 season live in the UK.
The UK is eight hours behind Japan and with the session times being around where they should be at local time, these will be hard to catch in the UK. The Sprint and Race, for example, are both on from 7 am.
Here's the full list of session times.
- Practice 1: 2:45 - 3:30, Friday 29 September
- Practice 2: 7:00 - 8:00, 29 September
- Free Practice & Qualifying: 2:10 - 3:30, Saturday 30 September
- Sprint: 7:00, 30 September
- Race: 7:00, Sunday 1 October
USA
MotoGP coverage in the United States is on NBC. Unfortunately, only the Americas GP is shown live on NBC in the USA in 2023, so you'll need to catch the Japanese GP at a later time if you're based in the states
However, with the race starting at 2 am on the east coast and 11 pm on Saturday on the west coast, this isn't such a bad thing. Other sessions including the sprint race and qualifying won't be shown on TV in the USA.
The Japanese GP will be shown on CNBC at 4 pm Eastern time on Sunday 1 October.
Australia
Australian MotoGP fans will actually have it easier than most this weekend, as sessions will be live in the morning and afternoon for a change. The race, for example, will be live from 4 pm on the East Coast.
With Japan being on the same time zone as Central Australia, this is one of the rare races where Aussie MotoGP fans don't need to set an alarm to wake up! The FOX network will continue to cover the 2023 MotoGP season live in Australia.
All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10).
- Practice 1: 11:45 - 12:30, Friday 29 September
- Practice 2: 16:00 - 17:00, 29 September
- Free Practice & Qualifying: 11:10 - 12:30, Saturday 30 September
- Sprint: 16:00, 30 September
- Race: 16:00, Sunday 1 October
Germany
In Germany, DAZN will show all sessions live as usual for the Japanese MotoGP. Servus TV will also show all races live for free, but no other sessions.
Germany is an hour ahead of the UK, but that's still seven hours behind Japan. So, the session times are slightly better on CET (Central European Summer Time, UTC+2) compared to BST:
- Practice 1: 3:45 - 4:30, Friday 29 September
- Practice 2: 8:00 - 9:00, 29 September
- Free Practice & Qualifying: 3:10 - 4:30, Saturday 30 September
- Sprint: 8:00, 30 September
- Race: 8:00, Sunday 1 October
France
Just like the rest of the 2023 season, the French coverage of the Japanese MotoGP will be carried out by Canal+. All showtimes are in CEST (Central European Summer Time, UTC+2):
- Practice 1: 3:45 - 4:30, Friday 29 September
- Practice 2: 8:00 - 9:00, 29 September
- Free Practice & Qualifying: 3:10 - 4:30, Saturday 30 September
- Sprint: 8:00, 30 September
- Race: 8:00, Sunday 1 October
Netherlands
Coverage of the 2023 MotoGP season in the Netherlands will continue to be on Ziggo Sport. All showtimes are in CEST (Central European Summer Time, UTC+2):
- Practice 1: 3:45 - 4:30, Friday 29 September
- Practice 2: 8:00 - 9:00, 29 September
- Free Practice & Qualifying: 3:10 - 4:30, Saturday 30 September
- Sprint: 8:00, 30 September
- Race: 8:00, Sunday 1 October
Canada
Finally, Canada's live coverage of the MotoGP races in 2023 is on REV TV. Only the races are shown live.
The Japanese MotoGP 2023 race will be shown on REV TV at 2:00 am Eastern Time on Sunday 1 October. No French-language coverage of MotoGP will be shown in Canada.
