TISSOT SPRINT
It ’ s the start of a new era and the time schedule for the Grand Prix classes can now be confirmed as Tissot Sprints into 2023 . New year , new MotoGP™ !
New year , new MotoGP™ ! The season ahead is going to be the biggest yet , with more Grands Prix in more countries reaching more fans than ever before . And that ’ s not all , as the Tissot Sprint prepares to debut across the calendar and inject even more adrenaline into Saturday ’ s track action Here ’ s the rundown :
FRIDAY Friday will remain practice day and will include two sessions for MotoGP™ . In Qatar , the first - Free Practice 1 - is at 15:45 and lasts 45 minutes , and the second - Practice - has been extended to 60 minutes . That starts at 20:00 , and the final times from this afternoon session determines direct entrants to Q1 and Q2 qualifying for MotoGP™ . Moto2™ has two 40-minute sessions on Friday , and Moto3™ two 35-minute sessions . Both count towards the combined timings , but for the lower classes Saturday morning ’ s P3 is also taken into account .
SATURDAY Saturday is now an absolute blockbuster . MotoGP™ has a 30-minute free practice session - now called FP2 - and then it ’ s time to qualify as Q1 in Qatar starts at 15:40 before Q2 finalises the rest of the grid at 16:05 . 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 20:00 in Qatar and the podium will take place at a different location – changeable depending on the Grand Prix – to take the celebrations closer to the fans . 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 17:50 , before Moto2™ from 18:45 .
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 . 15:40 sees a 10-minute Warm Up session get action underway , before a MotoGP™ rider fan parade right after lets the packed stands see their heroes ahead of lights out . The riders will head around the track and make a couple of pitstops before landing back at the Hero Walk for more face-to-face fan time . Racing begins at 17:00 for Moto3™ before the Moto2™ race at the slightly earlier time of 18:15 . The MotoGP™ Grand Prix race begins at 20:00 , with the traditional Grand Prix podium set for 21:00 . 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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