Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) arrives at the Lusail International Circuit holding a 44-point advantage over World Championship rival Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) with a first match point awaiting the field. That is the massive backdrop for Round 20 of the season, and if you want to catch every single session under the floodlights, here is the complete time schedule for the weekend.
Thursday kicks off the media action with MotoGP GearUp starting at 19:30 Local Time (UTC +3) hosted by Jack Appleyard and Louis Suddaby, followed immediately by the Press Conference at 20:00.
Track action fires up on Friday afternoon starting with Moto3 FP1 at 13:00, with Moto2 heading out for their first session at 13:50. The premier class takes to the circuit for MotoGP FP1 at 14:45. Afternoon sessions resume with Moto3 Practice at 17:15 and Moto2 Practice at 18:05, before MotoGP Practice rounds out the Friday schedule under the lights at 19:00.
Saturday's schedule gets moving when Moto3 starts at 12:30, leading into Moto2 FP2 at 13:15. MotoGP FP2 runs at 14:00 ahead of premier class qualifying at 14:40. Qualifying continues with Moto3 setting the grid at 16:50 and Moto2 following at 17:45, culminating in the Tissot Sprint with lights out for MotoGP at 19:00.
Sunday begins bright and early with MotoGP Warm Up at 14:40. Racing action starts with the Moto3 race over 16 laps at 16:00, followed by the Moto2 contest across 18 laps at 17:15. The main event, the Qatar GP, gets underway at 19:00 for 22 laps under the floodlights. The weekend finishes up with After the Flag providing analysis at 20:15 before the post-GP Press Conference closes out the event.
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