Motorcycling’s MotoGP will be aired by Fox Sports in the US from this year onwards, after taking over the rights from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).
Following reports over the last 24 hours, today MotoGP has now confirmed a multi-year deal with Fox, with both sprints and the races themselves to be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.
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Coverage will start with the 2025 season-opening Thai GP this weekend (March 2) on FS1, while the Grand Prix of the Americas in late March in Austin, Texas, will be covered by FS2 (the sprint) and then Fox Business (the Grand Prix).
In addition to linear coverage, all races will be available live via the Fox Sports mobile app, while select Grands Prix will also be aired by the Spanish-language Fox Deportes channel.
Aside from the live coverage, meanwhile, Fox Sports will show repeats each week following an event.
WBD covered MotoGP action during 2024 through its TruTV channel, and the B/R Sports add-on on streaming service Max, with a WBD-Dorna deal having been unveiled last March.
Dorna is currently in the process of being bought by Liberty Media, a subdivision of the Formula 1 (F1) series owner Liberty Global.
Liberty’s purchase of an 86% stake in Dorna, reflecting an enterprise value for MotoGP of €4.2 billion ($4.3 billion) and an equity value of €3.5 billion, was announced on April 1 last year and was widely expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
Now, however, that purchase will be delayed as far as May 14, 2025 – the deadline for the European Commission to decide on whether to intervene in the transaction (it launched an investigation into the purchase in late December).
In terms of MotoGP broadcast rights, earlier this month Indian digital sports-focused streaming service FanCode secured rights in that market, in an exclusive three-year deal.
Through the digital rights agreement, FanCode will stream every sprint and grand prix race live through the 2027 season.
The Thailand Grand Prix marks the first time the season opens in South-East Asia for a quarter of a century, and the first time ever in Thailand.
In total, there will be 22 grands prix in 18 countries in 2025 with the season coming to an end in Valencia, Spain, in November.
Dan Rossomondo, chief commercial officer at Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s rights holder, has now said: “This is the most exciting sport on Earth and we want to see it on the biggest stage possible, most especially in markets where there is so much untapped potential. That’s true of the US, where we have a loyal following and an impressive legacy for MotoGP, but so much scope to expand once people see what this sport is all about. We’re looking forward to working with Fox Sports on that mission."
Bill Wanger, Fox Sports’ executive vice president, head of programming and scheduling, added: “Fox Sports is thrilled to be the new home to the best two-wheel racing in the world. We will carry every race of the international series live, giving race fans true appointment viewing for MotoGP."
The 2023 MotoGP races were aired for free on a delayed basis in the US on NBC, on the pay-TV CNBC channel, with only the Americas round shown live by the broadcaster.
