MotoGP Portugal TV times: where to watch the Portimao race on Sky, TV8, streaming

Many verdicts have already been issued with a few races in advance even if, on the eve of the last two seasonal events, the world championship of MotoGP still retains several points of interest. After a week’s break, in fact, the world championship series is ready to get back on track, with a grand European finale that will start with the Portuguese Grand Prix21st and penultimate stage of 2025, scheduled from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November on the circuit of Portimao. As announced in recent days, the new world champion will not be present on the starting grid Marc Marquez who, after the operation on his right shoulder, will also be forced to miss the mid-November tests on the Spanish track. In its place in the season finale on the Ducati official from the Lenovo team will be there Nicolò Bulegasecond in the Superbike World Championship in the last two years always behind BMW Toprak Razgatlioglufuture driver of the team First Pramac Yamaha. After the Panigale V4, now there will be the opportunity for the Italian to race with the Desmosedici GP25 and share the red garage with Pecco Bagnaiawinner in Portugal in 2023. The Turin native returned to victory in the Sprint, but then in Sepang he was forced to retire from the race. A negative result that made him slip off the championship podium, five points behind Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia official), rose to third place in the rankings despite a less than exciting weekend in Malaysia. Once again the injured man will be missing from the garage of the Noale house Jorge Martinon the top step of the podium in Portimao in 2024, who will still be replaced by the test driver Lorenzo Salvadori. As always, keep an eye on the Ducati team Gresiniwith rookie of the year Fermin Aldeguer and above all with Alex Marquezwho in Sepang achieved the mathematical certainty of finishing second in the championship. In Malaysia, in fact, Marc’s younger brother has returned to success, it is his third win of the year in Sunday’s races, and now has more than 100 points ahead of Bezzecchi and Bagnaia. Among the other possible protagonists of the weekend there are Franco Morbidelli And Fabio Di Giannantoniowho scored important points for the team in Malaysia VR46. But above all Pedro Acostanow a constant among the first with the Ktm and on the podium in two of the last three races. As always, the steps forward must be evaluated Hondaback in the top three at Sepang with Joan Mirand of Yamaha with Fabio Quartararowinner in Portimao in 2021 and 2022. The Portuguese track is truly complete on a technical level, with long straights, slow corners and some rather fast ones, full of ups and downs with various overtaking possibilities. As always, on track at the weekend too Moto3after the bad accident in Sepang involving the world champion José Antonio Rueda And Noah Dettwiler. The young Swiss driver, indicated by Paolo Simoncelli as a possible future driver for the Sic58 team, left intensive care and was transferred to a private clinic. Title still to be assigned Moto2where instead Diogo Moreira he is now nine points ahead Manuel Gonzalez. The last historic event with the MotoE will then be staged in Portimao, with seven riders, including four Italians within twelve points, still mathematically in the running for the final success: in the lead for now is Alessandro Zaccone (Aruba Cloud MotoE Team), followed by Mattia Casadei, Matteo Ferrari and Lorenzo Baldassarri.

MotoGP GP Portugal, where to see it

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The Grand Prix Qatar Airways of Portugalscheduled from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November 2025 on the circuit of Portimaowill be broadcast live in full from Sky Sports on the canal Sky Sports MotoGP (channel 208even on the move SkyGo) and streaming on NOW. On TV8 live free-to-air starting from Saturday morning, with qualifying and the Sprint race of the hours 4pm. Al button 8 on the remote control the programming will continue on Sunday, with the live broadcast of the matches Moto3, Moto2 And MotoGP.

MotoGP GP Portugal, TV programming

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Below are the times Grand Prix Qatar Airways of Portugal Of Portimaowith the complete television programming:

Sky Sport MotoGP (channel 208), NOW and SkyGo (live)

TV8 (free and live)