MotoGP has this weekend the 15th round of the 2026 season, with the Austrian GP taking place, a race scheduled for the Red Bull Ring. The round, which will also feature Moto2, Moto3, and the Harley-Davidson Baggers World Cup races, promises to be another chapter in the battle for the world title between Marc Márquez, Jorge Martín, and Marco Bezzecchi.
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The premier category of world motorcycling has a shared lead between Márquez and Martín, both with 274 points, followed by Bezzecchi, third with 241. Fabio Di Giannantonio is fourth with 233, while Pedro Acosta, with 209, completes the top 5. Diogo Moreira is in 14th place in the championship with 64 points.
Moto2 is led by Manuel González, who has 232.5 points after 14 rounds, while Izán Guevara, with 185, is in second place. Iván Ortolá, with 157.5, is third, just ahead of Senna Agius, fourth with 149. The top five group also includes David Alonso, with 139.
Máximo Quiles has a comfortable lead in the Moto3 championship, totaling 281 points, against 174 for the runner-up, David Almansa. Álvaro Carpe is third with 159, followed by Brian Uriarte, fourth with 154. The top five group also includes Marco Morelli, who has accumulated 138 points this season.
The schedule will open this Friday with free practice sessions, continuing on Saturday, a day also marked by qualifying and the MotoGP Sprint at 10 a.m., and the first Baggers race. Sunday is reserved for the races, with MotoGP starting at 9 a.m. ESPN and Disney+ will broadcast the events.
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Friday, September 18
4 a.m. – Moto3 – free practice 1
4:50 a.m. – Moto2 – free practice 1
5:45 a.m. – MotoGP – free practice 1
7:40 a.m. – Baggers – free practice 1
8:15 a.m. – Moto3 – practice (ESPN and Disney+)
9:05 a.m. – Moto2 – practice (ESPN and Disney+)
10 a.m. – MotoGP – practice (ESPN and Disney+)
12:05 p.m. – Baggers – free practice 2
Saturday, September 19
3:40 a.m. – Moto3 – free practice 2
4:25 a.m. – Moto2 – free practice 2
5:10 a.m. – MotoGP – free practice 2 (ESPN and Disney+)
5:50 a.m. – MotoGP – qualifying (ESPN and Disney+)
7:05 a.m. – Baggers – qualifying
7:45 a.m. – Moto3 – qualifying (ESPN and Disney+)
8:40 a.m. – Moto2 – qualifying (ESPN and Disney+)
10 a.m. – MotoGP – Sprint – 14 laps (ESPN and Disney+)
11:10 a.m. – Baggers – race 1 – 9 laps (ESPN and Disney+)
Sunday, September 20
3:55 a.m. – Baggers – race 2 – 9 laps (Disney+ and ESPN*)
4:40 a.m. – MotoGP – warm up
6 a.m. – Moto3 – race – 20 laps (ESPN and Disney+)
7:15 a.m. – Moto2 – race – 22 laps (ESPN and Disney+)
9 a.m. – MotoGP – race – 27 laps (ESPN and Disney+)
*VT after MotoGP
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