MotoGP, lots of news for 2023: the new program has been made official, here’s what will happen in the 21 scheduled Grands Prix.
It’s been talked about for now months, that is, since Carlos Ezpeleta held the press conference on the matter. Now the new program for the MotoGP 2023 has been officially confirmed. The durations of the shifts change, some sessions they have been deletethe much-discussed one was introduced Sprint Race for the MotoGP category. Will they like it as a novelty? The minor categories grumble, the premier class for the moment splits between perplexity and curiosity. Let’s see how it is new program.
The news
As mentioned, the big change will be on the day of Saturday. MotoGP will play two races over the weekend with the introduction of the much talked about Sprint Race. A race that will take place on Saturday afternoon, lasting the a half of the Sunday run. A’addition which for the moment has caused more divisions than anything else. From Jack Miller who predicts that “everyone will love it“the leaders of the various brands, on the other hand, are more worry for the organization and stress of its staff. Considering that no less than 21 Grands Prix are scheduled, never so many for MotoGP and for the World Championship itself. For the premier class we are therefore talking about 42 races effective.
But shift lengths also change, with less and less time for Moto2 And Moto3. Then Sunday for these two categories the warm-up will disappear, so the first and only ‘shift’ of the day for them will be the race. A move that the bosses of the various teams didn’t particularly like, emphasizing theimportance of those sessions. And asking to have it again same attention dedicated to MotoGP. It is true that the situation is much changed since the categories were called 500cc, 250cc and 125cc, all of equal value… While now the attention is almost totally for the world top class. What will the 2023 season be like? This new format Will riders and fans like it, or will it go back? For the moment we can only make predictions, they are still missing almost two months before the inaugural GP. In Portimao there will be first answers.
MotoGP, the 2023 program
Friday
9:00 – 35 minutes – Moto3 – Practice 1
9:50 – 40 minutes – Moto2 – Practice 1
10:45 – 45 minutes – MGP – Practice 1
1.15pm – 35 minutes – Moto3 – Practice 2
14:05 – 40 minutes – Moto2 – Practice 2
15:00 – 60 minutes – MGP – Practice 2
Saturday
8:40 – 30 minutes – Moto3 – Free Practice
9:25 – 30 minutes – Moto2 – Free Practice
10:10 – 30 minutes – MGP – Free Practice
10:50 – 15 minutes – MGP – Qualifying 1
11:15 – 15 minutes – MGP Qualifying 2
12:55 – 15 minutes – Moto3 – Qualifying 1
1.20pm – 15 minutes – Moto3 – Qualifying 2
1.50pm – 15 minutes – Moto2 – Qualifying 1
2.15pm – 15 minutes – Moto2 – Qualifying 2
3.00 pm – [Metà distanza] – MotoGP – Sprint Race
Sunday
9:40 – 10 minutes – MGP – Warm Up
11:00 am – [Distanza completa] – Moto3 – Race
12:15 – [Distanza completa] – Moto2 – Race
2.00 pm – [Distanza completa] – MotoGP – Race
