2026 Thailand MotoGP Sprint Race: Time & How to Watch

After the first Friday of the 2026 season, it is time to distribute the first points of the new year in the MotoGP World Championship today. The Chang International Circuit hosts the Thai Grand Prix this weekend, which opens the curtain on the championship, and today Saturday, February 28, the first sprint race of the course will take place in Buriram, and before that, the first classification. Write down the times of the day, for which you will have to get up earlier than in the European races, and how to see everything live through television.

What time is the MotoGP sprint race of the 2026 Thai GP (Buriram) today?

• What time is the 2026 MotoGP Thai GP sprint race in Spain today?: at 09:00 a.m.

The first sprint race of the 2026 MotoGP season, the Thai Grand Prix at the Chang circuit, will take place today, Saturday morning, in Spain. Specifically, the short test will start at 9:00 a.m.the same time at which the long race will begin on Sunday. One more year, the sprint races will distribute the first points, with 12 for the winner, 9 for the second place, 7 for the third, 6 for the fourth, 5 for the fifth, 4 for the sixth, 3 for the seventh, 2 for the eighth and 1 for the ninth.

What time was the MotoGP classification of the 2026 Thai GP (Buriram)

• What time was the classification of the Thai GP of MotoGP 2026 in Spain: at 04:50h

Before the sprint race, there was already filming on the track in Thailand. The morning in Buriram began with the second free practice of Moto3 (02:40h), Moto2 (03:25h) and MotoGP (04:10h). But the highlight came with the classification of the premier category, MotoGP, starting at 4:50 a.m.

At that time, Q1 began at the Chang circuit, a 15-minute session in which the two fastest drivers secured the last places to the second phase of the classification. Q2 in Thailand, where the first pole of the year will be at stake, began at 05:15 in the morningand it also lasted 15 minutes. The starting grid for this special event determined the grid for the sprint that same Saturday and for the long race on Sunday.

How to watch the sprint race and Saturday’s classification of the 2026 MotoGP Thai GP on TV today

Saturday’s day in Thailand, with a sprint race and classification, as well as the entire 2026 season of the MotoGP World Championship can be seen on TV from Spain through DAZN, the payment platform that has had the broadcasting rights for several years. You already know that you can access it in its applications (for Smart TV, computers, phones, tablets, consoles…) and on the channel ‘DAZN MotoGP‘, available on Movistar + (dial 70) and since last year on Orange TV.

In addition, another option to watch MotoGP, also paid, to see everything that happens this Saturday in Buriram will be the VideoPassthe platform of the championship itself, with comments in English, extra content and a price of 139.99 euros for the entire year.

And, as always, you will have our website at hand, Motorsport.comwhich will have journalists traveling to the Chang circuit so that you don’t miss anything that happens: with live broadcasts, chronicles, analysis, all the news and the latest news.

How many laps is the 2026 MotoGP sprint race in Thailand today?

This Saturday’s MotoGP sprint race at the Thai Grand Prix will be today a total of 13 laps around the Chang circuit in Buriram. They will be just half the distance of Sunday’s long race, scheduled for 26 laps.

MotoGP Saturday schedules for the 2026 Thai GP for Latin America

• What time is the qualifying and sprint race for the Thai GP today? MotoGP 2026 one Mexico: Q1 at 9:50 p.m., Q2 at 10:15 p.m. (Friday) and the sprint race at 2:00 a.m.
• What time are the qualifying and sprint race of the 2026 MotoGP Thai GP in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Panama today: Q1 at 10:50 p.m., Q2 at 11:15 p.m. (Friday) and the sprint race at 3:00 a.m.
• What time is the qualifying and sprint race of the 2026 MotoGP Thai GP in V today?Enezuela and Bolivia: Q1 at 11:50 p.m., Q2 at 12:15 a.m. and the sprint race at 4:00 a.m.
• What time is the 2026 MotoGP Thai GP qualifying and sprint race today in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile: Q1 at 00:50 a.m., Q2 at 01:15 a.m. and the sprint race at 05:00 a.m.

At what time today the Moto2 2026 classification in Thailand

The first classification of the 2026 season Moto2 in Thailand it will be this Saturday just after the Moto3 qualifying and before the MotoGP sprint race. Q1 will start at 07:40 in the morning, and Q2, with pole at stake, will take place at 08:05.

What time is the Moto3 2026 classification in Thailand today?

The classification of Moto3 in Thailand, the first of the 2026 season, will come as usual after the break after MotoGP qualifying. The small category qualifying will begin at 06:45 in the morning, with Q1, while Q2 will be at 07:10.

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