The 2026 MotoGP season is set to begin this weekend with the Thailand Grand Prix at Buriram International Circuit, running Friday–Sunday, Feb. 27–March 1. Organizers have published a local “your time” session timetable to help fans tune in from their time zones, and preview and guide pieces consolidate the season-opening schedule along with broadcast/how-to-watch details, viewing channels and logistical information as a single reference for attendees and remote viewers.

The published three-day timetable lays out practice, qualifying, the Tissot Sprint and the full Grand Prix. Friday includes Free Practice No. 1 at 03:45 local time and an additional practice at 08:00; Saturday lists Free Practice No. 2 at 03:10, Qualifying 1 at 03:50, Qualifying 2 at 04:15 and the Tissot Sprint at 08:00; Sunday shows a Warm Up at 03:40 and the main Grand Prix. The organizers’ timetable lists the main race at 08:00 local time, while another report specifies the 26-lap MotoGP main race at 3:00 p.m. local on March 1.

Buriram will host the season opener for the second consecutive year, and previews revisit memorable moments from past Thai Grands Prix while framing the round as both the season kickoff and an early focal point. The weekend also serves as an early fitness test for riders returning from recent injuries: Marc Márquez, who won 11 races from 18 grands prix in 2025 but missed the final four rounds after shoulder surgery following an injury in Indonesia, said after a testing crash in Buriram that he “hasn’t recovered” as expected.

The championship grid is largely unchanged for 2026, though Toprak Razgatlıoğlu joins Prima Pramac and Diogo Moreira replaces Somkiat Chantra at LCR Honda, as organizers and fans count down to lights out.

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