The 2018 MotoGp season is winding down to its conclusion with the championship heading to Australia and Phillip Island for the 17th round of action. Marc Marquez wrapped up his fourth world title in Japan last round, while Valentino Rossi will attempt to hold off Andrea Dovizioso for second in the standings, and you won‘t miss a minute of the excitement when watching at home or streaming the sessions live to a mobile device.
2018 Australian MotoGP Preview
The Australian MotoGP is the sixteenth round of the season for riders, staged at Phillip Island. The event has been there since 1997, with Italian legend Valentino Rossi and Australian Casey Stoner holding the record of six wins, the latest in 2014 and 2012 respectively. The track itself can be quite unforgiving, particularly at turn nine, ‘Lukey Heights’. Make the slightest of errors and it’s race over.
Marc Marquez holds the title lead and has wrapped up the Rider’s Championship for the fifth time, his third consecutive, after winning the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix with a clutch come-from-behind performance. The Spanish rider has had a remarkably consistent championship run, winning nine of the sixteen events so far on the calendar. He once again found his form at Aragon, continued his dominance in Thailand and went onto Japan to repeat the dose. His record at Phillip Island has been one of extremes, winning two of the past four (2015, 2017) while also failing to finish the other two years (2014, 2016).
The obvious threat has to be Valentino Rossi. He holds the record at Phillip Island for most wins at Grand Prix level and comes back to Australia in pretty good form. He was qualified well for the 2018 Japanese MotoGP but failed to finish in the top three, settling for a fourth but fortunately Andrea Dovizioso has an off day and lost ground when coming in at eighteenth, his worst performance of the season so he will be motivated for sure.
When: Friday 26 Oct – Sunday 28 Oct
Where: Phillip Island, Victoria
MotoGP Free to Air vs Foxtel
The MotoGP Australia free to air live coverage on channel ONE is limited to the Qualifying events and the Moto2, Moto3 and MotoGP Championship race itself, with up to five hours of other free to air broadcasting, commentary and replays across Saturday and Sunday. As seen in the fixtures below Fox Sports offers Live coverage of the practice sessions, qualifying and championship race, plus all races from the Moto2 and Moto3 categories starting Friday morning and finishing late Sunday afternoon.
MotoGP Live Australian TV
Day 1 – Friday 26 October
Moto3 practice: 10.00am (Fox Sports 6)
Moto2 practice: 10.55am (Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP practice: 11.55am (Fox Sports 6)
Moto3 practice: 2.10pm (Fox Sports 6)
Moto2 practice: 3.05pm (Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP practice: 4.05pm (Fox Sports 6)
Day 2 – Saturday 27 October
Moto3 practice: 10.00am (Fox Sports 6)
Moto2 practice: 10.55am (Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP practice: 11.55am (Fox Sports 6)
Moto3 qualifying: 1.35pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Moto2 qualifying: 2.30pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP practice: 3.30pm (Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP qualifying #1: 4.10pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP qualifying #2: 4.35pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Day 3 – Sunday 28 October
Moto3 warm-up: 10.40am (Fox Sports 6)
Moto2 warm-up: 11.10am (Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP warm-up: 11.40am (Fox Sports 6)
Moto3 GP: 1.00pm-2.20pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Moto2 GP: 2.20pm-4.00pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Australian GP: 4.00pm-6.00pm (Ten/Fox Sports 6)
Shown as Sydney Time, adjust for regional differences. Fox Sports offers full Australian MotoGP replays after the conclusion of the day’s events.
MotoGP Live Streaming and a Free Trial
You can find the Phillip Island MotoGP on Free to Air TV (ch. Ten), but Fox Sports will provide the most complete coverage including every minute of practice, qualifying, and the championship race LIVE, plus all races from the Moto2 and Moto3 categories, as well as unique camera angles and daily replays of the key events.
So if you’re a resident of Australia you may wish to consider Foxtel or Foxtel Now from Telstra, which will also televise the Mexican Grand Prix on the same weekend (October 27-29), and if you have to be out and about you can stream the Australian MotoGP free to eligible mobile devices with the Foxtel Go app.
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