// Grand Prix motorcycle racing, from scratch

MotoGP,
explained from zero.

No jargon, no assumptions. Clear, friendly guides that take you from total newcomer to knowing exactly what you're watching.

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A rider walks down the pit lane at golden hour, helmet in hand

Riders and crew on the grid under floodlights before the start

Long-exposure light trails through the corners of a floodlit circuit at dusk

Every expert started here.

Next Race Round 18 / 22

Grand Prix of Australia

Phillip Island

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Sun 25 Oct · 03:00 GMT Track guide →

Six ways in

New here? Pick a door. Every one of them starts from absolute zero.

01 Beginner Guides New to MotoGP? Start here. Plain-English guides to how a race weekend works, who races whom, and why any of it matters — no jargon, no assumptions.

02 Jargon Buster Every confusing word, flag and bit of tech, explained in a sentence or two. Look up what the commentators just said and get straight back to the racing.

03 Riders Meet the riders on the current grid — who they are, who they ride for, and what makes each one worth watching, written for people who are just getting to know them.

04 Teams The factories and independent squads behind the bikes. Who builds what, who they run, and how the teams stack up — explained from scratch.

05 Tracks A beginner-friendly tour of every circuit on the calendar — the corners that matter, what makes each one special, and what to look out for on race day.

06 How to Watch Where to watch, when sessions happen, and how to follow a race weekend without missing the moments that count — wherever you are in the world.