SATURDAY Saturday is now an absolute blockbuster . MotoGP™ has a 30-minute free practice session , similar to the previous FP4 , and then it ’ s time to qualify as Q1 starts at 10:50 before Q2 finalises the rest of the grid at 11:15 . Once that ’ s concluded , our new post-qualifying show will take riders to a new stage for some live interviews in front of the fans . Then , it ’ s time to sprint ! The Tissot Sprint will have its own identity . After a condensed 15-minute grid , the new event gets underway at 15:00 every Saturday and the podium will take place at a different location – changeable depending on the Grand Prix – to take the celebrations closer to the fans . Thereafter , a Sprint press conference will take place at 16:30 , where we ’ ll be able to hear from the top three in the Sprint Race , the polesitter and the Championship leader . Before the Sprint , Moto2™ and Moto3™ , will each have a 30-minute P3 session on Saturday morning , with the combined times from P1-P2-P3 determining their direct entrants to Q1 and Q2 . Moto3™ qualify first from 12:50 , before Moto2™ from 13:45 .
SUNDAY There are no Warm Up sessions for Moto2™ and Moto3™ , so the MotoGP™ class opens and closes the show on Grand Prix race day . 9:45 sees a 10-minute Warm Up session get action underway , before a MotoGP™ rider fan parade at 10:00 lets the packed stands see their heroes ahead of lights out . The riders will head around the track and make a couple of pitstop . Racing begins at 11:00 for Moto3™ before the Moto2™ race at the slightly earlier time of 12:15 . The MotoGP™ Grand Prix race begins at 14:00 , with the traditional Grand Prix podium set for 15:00 . The structure of Moto3™ – Moto2™ – MotoGP™ is to be maintained throughout the season , and the MotoGP™ Grand Prix race will always be the final track action on Sunday . At many events the fans will be given the chance to flood to the podium and get to the heart of the celebrations .
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