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Thursday, March 25th, 2021

NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2021 MOTOGP SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE

All 19 Races to be Featured on NBC and NBCSN

Season Begins this Sunday with Coverage of the Grand Prix of Qatar at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Ryan Blaney — Last Week’s NASCAR Cup Series Winner at Atlanta — and Father, Dave Blaney, Join Dale Jr. Download – Tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 25, 2021 – NBC Sports has announced its television schedule for the 2021 MotoGP season on NBC and NBCSN, beginning with the Grand Prix of Qatar from Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, this Sunday, March 28, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

All 19 races will be presented on NBCSN, and NBC will present premiere telecasts of four races:

  • Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto on Sunday, May 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET;
  • Dutch Grand Prix from TT Circuit Assen on Sunday, June 27, at 12 p.m. ET;
  • Thailand Grand Prix from Chang International Circuit on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 12 p.m. ET;
  • Valencia Grand Prix from Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The 2021 MotoGP season features a number of compelling storylines and star riders, headlined by nine-time champion Valentino Rossi aiming for his first victory in nearly four years, eight-time champion Marc Marquez looking to make his return after being sidelined by an injury for almost a year, defending champion Joan Mir, and Fabio Quartararo, winner of three races in 2020.

2021 marks NBC Sports’ second season as the exclusive television home of MotoGP in the United States. All race coverage presented on NBC and NBCSN will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

In addition to weekend telecasts on NBC and NBCSN, live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.

Below is the schedule for MotoGP’s telecasts on NBC and NBCSN (subject to change):

Date Race Network Time (ET)
Sun., March 28 Grand Prix of Qatar NBCSN 11:30 p.m.
Sun., April 4 Grand Prix of Doha NBCSN 10:30 p.m.
Sun., April 18 Portuguese Grand Prix NBCSN 2:30 p.m.
Sun., May 2 Spanish Grand Prix NBC 1:30 p.m.
Spanish Grand Prix NBCSN 7:30 p.m.
Sun., May 16 French Grand Prix NBCSN 5:30 p.m.
Sun., May 30 Italian Grand Prix NBCSN 5 p.m.
Sun., June 6 Catalan Grand Prix NBCSN 10:30 p.m.
Sun., June 20 German Grand Prix NBCSN 7:30 p.m.
Sun., June 27 Dutch Grand Prix NBC 12 p.m.
Dutch Grand Prix NBCSN 10 p.m.
Sun., July 11 Finnish Grand Prix NBCSN Midnight
Sun., August 15 Austrian Grand Prix NBCSN 4:30 p.m.
Sun., August 29 British Grand Prix NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., September 12 Aragon Grand Prix NBCSN 2:30 p.m.
Sun., September 19 San Marino Grand Prix NBCSN 6 p.m.
Sun., October 3 Japanese Grand Prix NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., October 10 Thailand Grand Prix NBC 12 p.m.
Thailand Grand Prix NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., October 24 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix NBCSN 12:30 p.m.
Sun., October 31 Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., November 14 Valencia Grand Prix NBC 2:30 p.m.
Valencia Grand Prix NBCSN 6 p.m.

DALE JR. DOWNLOAD

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney, coming off his victory in Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and his father, former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney, are this week’s guests on the Dale Jr. Download episode that airs tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Produced on-site at Dirty Mo Media Studios in Mooresville, N.C., the Dale Jr. Download on NBCSN takes viewers couch-side for the taping of the motorsports icon’s weekly podcast, featuring unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight that fans have come to expect from Dale Jr.

MotoGP is part of NBC Sports’ “Home of Motorsports” programming throughout 2021, spanning NASCAR, INDYCAR, IMSA, Mecum Auctions, Monster Energy Supercross, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Progressive American Flat Track, Monster Jam, Dakar Rally, and more.

–NBC SPORTS–