The race for the MotoGP title is ready to be enriched with a new chapter with the seventh round, the Catalan Grand Prix, which will take place on the Montmeló circuit. Last year the event held just outside Barcelona represented one of the sliding doors of the season, with a Pecco Bagnaia who seemed very much on his way towards the title but who had been the victim of a very bad accident at the start, with Brad Binder’s KTM it had passed onto his right leg.
A crash that the Ducati rider “carried with him” for several races, allowing Jorge Martin to close the gap and compete for the title until the last race. Among other things, the Piedmontese has an open account with the Catalan track, because even in 2022 his race lasted only a few hundred meters before he was thrown from his Ducati by Takaaki Nakagami.
His hope, therefore, is that this time the weekend can smile on him, also because he needs to redeem a Le Mans where his rival was practically perfect, scoring a double that brought him to +38, while Pecco retired in the Sprint and only finished third in the long race, also behind those who want to be the third wheel in the home race, namely Marc Marquez.
The Gresini Racing rider pulled off two sensational comebacks in France, rising from 13th place on the grid to finishing second in both the Sprint and the long race, so he seems ready to make his first move on the Ducati.
Without forgetting that a year ago Montmeló saw real Aprilia domination, with Aleix Espargaro scoring a beautiful double. Therefore, the RS-GPs will also want to try to be part of the game, especially with a Maverick Vinales who is still hooked to the train of the fight for the title. Just as Pedro Acosta will want to try to make up for his first retirement in MotoGP at Le Mans, perhaps entering the fight for the victory.
We will then need to understand whether the private tests carried out last week at Mugello may have helped Honda and Yamaha get out of the quicksand in which they have found themselves since last season. Below, you can find the complete weekend programme, as well as the TV and LIVE programming offered by Motorsport.com.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
Photo by: Marc Fleury
MotoGP 2024: the times of the Catalan Grand Prix
The Catalan Grand Prix once again follows the typical format of European MotoGP weekends, and the MotoE will also be on the track, which will take part in free practice and qualifying on Friday and the two races on Saturday. As for MotoGP, traditional times with the Sprint on Saturday at 3pm and the long race on Sunday at 2pm.
Friday 24 May
FP1 MotoE: 8:30-8:45
FP1 Moto3: 9:00-9:35
FP1 Moto2: 9:50-10:30
FP1 MotoGP: 10.45am-11.30am
FP2 MotoE: 12.25-12.40
FP2 Moto3: 1.15pm-1.50pm
FP2 Moto2: 2.05pm-2.45pm
FP2 MotoGP: 3pm-4pm
MotoE Qualifying: 4.15pm-4.45pm
Saturday 25 May
FP3 Moto3: 8:40-9:10
FP3 Moto2: 9:25-9:55
P MotoGP: 10.10am-10.40am
MotoGP Qualifying: 10.50am-11.30am
MotoE Race 1: 12.15pm
Moto3 Qualifying: 12.50-13.30
Moto2 Qualifying: 1.45pm-2.25pm
Sprint MotoGP: 3pm
MotoE Race 2: 4.10pm
Sunday 26 May
MotoGP Warm-Up: 9.40-9.50
Moto3 race: 11:00 am
Moto2 race: 12.15pm
MotoGP race: 2pm
MotoGP 2024: how can I watch the Catalan Grand Prix
Sky Sport MotoGP HD (Sky channel 208) and Now: complete live broadcast of all the weekend sessions and MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races. Also live coverage of the two MotoE races on Saturday.
TV8 HD (channel 8 of digital terrestrial): live coverage of qualifying, the MotoGP Sprint and the two MotoE races on Saturday. Postponement of the races of the three classes to Sunday.
MotoGP 2024: Motorsport.com’s LIVE coverage of the Catalan Grand Prix
Saturday 25 May
MotoGP Qualifying: from 10.20am
Sprint MotoGP: from 2.30pm
Sunday 26 May
MotoGP race: from 1.30pm
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team, Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia Racing Team
Photo by: MotoGP
MotoGP 2024: let’s discover the Barcelona circuit
The Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit has hosted the World Motorcycle Championship races since the 1992 season, as a complement to the Spanish GP. It did so first as the European Grand Prix and then as the Catalan Grand Prix. He left behind historic moments to remember in the premier class, such as Valentino Rossi’s victory over Jorge Lorenzo in the 2009 edition or Alex Crivillé’s victory over Tadayuki Okada in 1999, the year in which the Catalan became world champion.
The Montmeló circuit is longer than Le Mans, so the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix races will be held over fewer laps. The long race of the premier class will be 24 laps for a total of 111.77 kilometres, while the Sprint on Saturday will be 12 laps. Furthermore, Moto2 will have a 21-lap race and Moto3 an 18-lap race, both on Sunday.
| Track length |
4.6 km |
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Track width |
12 meters |
| Curves | 14 (8 on the right and 6 on the left) |
| Longer straight |
1,047 meters |
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