{"id":3021,"date":"2026-09-30T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:58:40","slug":"is-there-motogp-today-when-does-the-japanese-gp-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/is-there-motogp-today-when-does-the-japanese-gp-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there MotoGP today? When does the Japanese GP begin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is no MotoGP track activity on Wednesday, 30 September.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first practice session starts on Friday at 10:45 in Japan and 02:45 in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sprint takes place on Saturday; the Japanese Grand Prix is on Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MotoGP is not on track today, Wednesday, 30 September. The championship returns on Friday, 2 October, at Mobility Resort Motegi for the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first premier-class session is FP1 at <strong>10:45 Japan Standard Time on Friday<\/strong>. That means 02:45 BST in the UK, 07:15 IST in India and 11:45 AEST in Sydney. On the US East Coast, it begins at <strong>21:45 EDT on Thursday, 1 October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday has a second, more consequential session at 15:00 in Japan. Its results determine which riders advance directly to Q2. Saturday brings qualifying and the 12-lap Sprint, followed by the 24-lap Grand Prix on Sunday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/japanese-motogp-2026-full-motegi-schedule-sprint-and-race-start-times\/\">full Japanese MotoGP timetable on <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong><\/a> includes every session and the Moto2 and Moto3 races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When are practice, the Sprint and the Japanese MotoGP race?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Session<\/th><th>Japan (JST)<\/th><th>UK (BST)<\/th><th>US East Coast (EDT)<\/th><th>India (IST)<\/th><th>Sydney<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>FP1<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 10:45<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 02:45<\/td><td><strong>Thu 1 Oct, 21:45<\/strong><\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 07:15<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 11:45 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Practice<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 15:00<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 07:00<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 02:00<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 11:30<\/td><td>Fri 2 Oct, 16:00 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Qualifying 1<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 10:50<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 02:50<\/td><td><strong>Fri 2 Oct, 21:50<\/strong><\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 07:20<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 11:50 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 15:00<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 07:00<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 02:00<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 11:30<\/td><td>Sat 3 Oct, 16:00 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grand Prix<\/td><td>Sun 4 Oct, 14:00<\/td><td>Sun 4 Oct, 06:00<\/td><td>Sun 4 Oct, 01:00<\/td><td>Sun 4 Oct, 10:30<\/td><td>Sun 4 Oct, 16:00 AEDT<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motegi begins the overseas stretch of the season with Jorge Mart\u00edn leading Marc M\u00e1rquez by 12 points. Marco Bezzecchi is third, while Pedro Acosta arrives after winning the Austrian Grand Prix. Friday\u2019s Practice session will establish who can bypass Q1 before the first points are awarded in Saturday\u2019s Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why was Diogo Moreira promoted to second in the Japanese MotoGP Sprint?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreira crossed the line fourth but moved to second after Jorge Mart\u00edn and Enea Bastianini each received a drop-one-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How far behind Jorge Mart\u00edn is Marc M\u00e1rquez?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez trails Mart\u00edn by <strong>seven points<\/strong> after winning the Japanese Sprint. Mart\u00edn leads with 313 points, ahead of M\u00e1rquez on 306. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time does the Japanese MotoGP race start?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race starts on <strong>Sunday, 4 October, at 14:00 JST<\/strong>: <strong>06:00 BST<\/strong> in the UK, <strong>01:00 EDT<\/strong> in eastern US and Canada, <strong>10:30 IST<\/strong> in India and <strong>16:00 AEDT<\/strong> in Sydney and Melbourne. On the US and Canadian west coast, it starts at <strong>22:00 PDT on Saturday, 3 October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there MotoGP today, Wednesday, 30 September?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. The first track session of the Japanese Grand Prix is on Friday, 2 October, in Japan. For US East Coast viewers, FP1 begins on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MotoGP has no track session on Wednesday, 30 September. 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