To ensure safety, all riders must achieve a lap time within 105% of the fastest rider in at least one session to be allowed to race. 🏁 MotoGP Main Race: The Ultimate Test
The remaining riders compete in Q1. Only the top 2 fastest riders from this session get promoted to Q2.
Slower riders often stalk faster competitors on track to catch their slipstream and gain vital fractions of a second. MotoGP Main Race | MotoGP Qualifying
Based on the timed Practice session (usually on Friday afternoon), the 10 fastest riders advance directly to Qualifying 2.
The 12 fastest riders fight for the top 12 spots on the grid. The fastest overall secures the prestigious "pole position." Key Strategy Elements To ensure safety, all riders must achieve a
MotoGP qualifying and the main race represent the ultimate spectacles in premier-class motorcycle racing, blending absolute speed with high-stakes strategy.
Riders usually save their softest rear slicks to execute pure, single-lap "time attacks." Slower riders often stalk faster competitors on track
Qualifying is a split, high-intensity knockout system held on Saturdays to determine the starting order for both the Saturday Sprint and the Sunday Main Race. It is divided into two distinct 15-minute sessions: The Split (Q1 & Q2)