The 2025 MotoGP season returns with its 19th race on the calendar, the Australian MotoGP, set to take place at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday.
2025 MotoGP champion-elect Marc Marquez won last year's edition of the Australian MotoGP; however, due to injury, he won't be available to defend his title this year.
With the World Championship race already decided, all eyes will now be on Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez as they compete for second spot.
Marquez's BK8 Gresini Racing teammate , Fermin Aldeguer made history in Indonesia last week by becoming the second-youngest MotoGP winner. He also has a good record on this track, having won the 2023 Moto2 Grand Prix.
Ahead of the 19th race of the 2025 MotoGP season, The Sporting News has you covered with all the timings, TV and streaming details to follow if you want to keep up with all the action from Melbourne as we prepare for the 35th running of the Australian Grand Prix.
How to watch MotoGP Australian Grand Prix: TV channel, free live stream
- TV Channel: Fox Sports, Channel 10
- Live Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Foxtel Now, 10 Play
The Australian Grand Prix is the 19th race of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship season and takes place at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria on Sunday, October 19.
MotoGP fans can follow all the action from the practice sessions, through qualifying into Raceday with a TV subscription to Fox Sports, as well as streaming both live and on catch-up with Foxtel and Foxtel Now.
Free to air coverage of the race is available on Channel 10 and streaming service 10 Play.
Kayo Sports, however, is the best place for Australian MotoGP fans to follow every minute of the action via their streaming service. Every single session from race week in Melbourne is covered with a Kayo subscription, and new users to Kayo can currently sign up to a FREE trial.
What time is the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix?
The 2025 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix race takes place on Sunday, October 19 and begins at 2:00 p.m. local time (AEDT) from the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria.
A full breakdown of the weekend's action is available below:
| Event | Date | Start Time (AEDT) |
| Free Practice 1 | Friday, October 17 | 10:45 a.m. |
| Free Practice 2 | Saturday, October 18 | 10:00 a.m. |
| Qualifying Session 1 | Saturday, October 18 | 10:50 a.m. |
| Qualifying Session 2 | Saturday, October 18 | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sprint Race | Saturday, October 18 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Grand Prix Race | Sunday, October 19 | 2:00 p.m. |
Here's how that race start time translates to the various Australian time zones:
| Date | Start time | |
| Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Sunday, October 19 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Australian Central Daylight Time | Sunday, October 19 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Australian Western Standard Time | Sunday, October 19 | 11:00 a.m. |
When is the next MotoGP race after the Australian Grand Prix?
With just three races left on the calendar once the flag is waved at the Phillip Island Circuit, we are well and truly in the business end of the 2025 MotoGP season.
The 2025 MotoGP season will next head to Malaysia for the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, October 26. This will be followed by the penultimate race of the campaign at the Aut0dromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal on Sunday, November 9, after a week's break.
Finally, the season will come to its climax in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday, November 16, with Marc Marquez set to be crowned this year's World Champion.