How to watch Thailand Grand Prix: Schedule start time on TNT Sports and discovery+ as new MotoGP season starts

The 2025 MotoGP season starts this weekend with the Thailand Grand Prix. Last year's championship winner Jorge Martin is out of the race with a hand injury, but Ducati pair Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will be looking to make strong starts to the season. Here's how to watch all the race action, from practice to the sprint and the main race, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

The fastest sport on two wheels is back…

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What’s that sound? It’s the 2025 MotoGP season roaring into life with the Thailand Grand Prix, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
The first of 22 high-octane races across 10 months takes place this weekend at the Chang International Circuit.
Will Francesco Bagnaia take advantage of the injury absence of defending champion Jorge Martin to strike an early blow in the championship battle?
How will Marc Marquez look in his first race for Ducati’s factory team? Will Pedro Acosta make a flying start to his second MotoGP? And will 19-year-old rookie Fermin Aldeguer light up the grid?
With every race of the season live on TNT Sports and discovery+, here’s how you can watch the season opener in Thailand, plus the schedule and start times for the weekend’s action.

When is the Thailand Grand Prix?

The race weekend for the Thailand Grand Prix runs from Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 2.
The first free practice session of the season is on February 28 at 3:45am (all times UK). It is followed by practice at 8am.
Saturday sees two qualifying sessions (Q1 at 3:50am and Q2 at 4:15am), followed by the sprint session, with lights out at 8am.
It’s then time for the main event on Sunday with the opening race of the 2025 season starting at 8am.
Thailand Grand Prix schedule and start times
Friday, February 28
(All times UK)
  • Free practice 1 - 3:45am
  • Practice - 8am
Saturday, March 1
  • Free practice 2 - 3:10am
  • Qualifying 1 - 3:50am
  • Qualifying 2 - 4:15am
  • Sprint - 8am
Sunday, March 2
  • Grand Prix - 8am

How to watch the Thailand Grand Prix on TNT Sports and discovery+

TNT Sports will continue to be the home of MotoGP after agreeing a new multi-year deal to broadcast the championship in the UK and Ireland.
Live coverage of MotoGP Grand Prix races and sprints will give fans the opportunity to continue to watch the likes of Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia on TNT Sports and discovery+.
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TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.
You can subscribe to TNT Sports through discovery+, BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.

MotoGP 2025 Schedule

  • February 28-March 2: Thailand Grand Prix
  • March 14-16: Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
  • March 28-30: Grand Prix of the Americas
  • April 11-13: Grand Prix of Qatar
  • April 25-27: Gran Premio de Espana
  • May 9-11: Grand Prix de France
  • May 23-25: British Grand Prix
  • June 6-8: Gran Premio de Aragon
  • June 20-22: Gran Premio d’Italia
  • June 27-29: TT Assen
  • July 11-13: Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
  • July 18-20: Czech Republic Grand Prix
  • August 15-17: Motorrad Grand Prix von Osterreich
  • August 22-24: Grand Prix of Hungary
  • September 5-7: Gran Premi de Catalunya
  • September 12-14: Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
  • September 26-28: Grand Prix of Japan
  • October 3-5: Grand Prix of Indonesia
  • October 17-19: Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
  • October 24-26: Grand Prix of Malaysia
  • November 7-9: Grande Premio de Portugal
  • November 14-16: Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana

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