The MotoGP racing season returned in March 2024, and now with just five meetings remaining on this year's 20-race calendar it's a straight shoot-out for the World Riders' Championship, between two-time defending champion Francesco Bagnaia and the current leader who is chasing a first-ever Championship win, Ducati rival Jorge Martín.
A shake-up in the calendar saw the season opener – won at the death by Bagnaia – return to Qatar's Lusail International Circuit, while the Grand Prix of Aragon also returned to the summer schedule. Bagnaia has picked up victories in Jerez, Catalonia, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria so far, yet still trails Martin in the standings by 21 points!
Martin, meanwhile, collected victories at the Portuguese and French Grands Prix early in the season before returning to winning ways in Indonesia last time out, but a host of second and third-placed finishes – including three in a row in Great Britain, Austria and Aragon – have the Spaniard leading Bagnaia as we head into the final five races.
Bagnaia and Martin's compatriots Enea Bastianini, Maverick Viñales and Marc Marquez have also won six races between them in 2024, but with the Japanese Grand Prix next up with the campaign firmly on its final straight, the top two will be keen to extend the current 54-point gap to the chasing pack.
With 20 races and 27 drivers giving their all to wrestle the World Riders' Championship away from Bagnaia's Ducati Desmosidici, anticipation is high for the rest of the 2024 MotoGP season. To keep tabs on all the action throughout the final five races of the year, The Sporting News has you covered.
2024 MotoGP season schedule
The new season of MotoGP action got underway at Qatar's Lusail International Circuit, before the Portuguese Grand Prix saw Bagnaia's early lead in the championship standings take a serious hit from Martin and Bastianini.
After the Qatar and American Grand Prix races concluded in mid-March and April respectively, so began a long stretch of meetings across Europe in Spain, France and Catalonia, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Austria, Aragon (Spain), San Marino and Emilia Romagna (Italy).
With the long European summer of races now ticked off the list, the riders are in the Far East and Pacific regions for the deciding races on the 2024 calendar. Martin returned to the top of the ladder in Indonesia, and meetings in Japan, Australia, Thailand and Malaysia will be pivotal for the final rankings as we return to Spain for the final race of the year with the Valencian Grand Prix at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
MotoGP race schedule in 2024
| Date | Race | Circuit |
| October 6 | Grand Prix of Japan | Mobility Resort Motegi |
| October 20 | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
| October 27 | OR Thailand Grand Prix | Buriram International Circuit |
| November 3 | Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
| November 17 | Valencian Community Grand Prix | Circuit Ricardo Tormo |
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in the USA
- TV channel: truTV
- Live stream: Max, Sling TV
This season's MotoGP action is being shown exclusively on TNT Sports' channels after the US broadcaster picked up the rights at the last minute with every race being shown on truTv. Streaming will be available on Max.
Sling TV is also the place to go for live streaming of every race.
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How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in Canada
- TV channel: REV TV
- Live stream: TSN+
REV TV are broadcasting English-speaking coverage of every MotoGP race this season, one of the country's biggest sports channels. French language coverage of the campaign is only available for certain meetings.
Although TSN have only broadcasted a handful of selected races on their terrestrial TV channel so far this season, the streaming service TSN+ does have coverage of every single meeting in 2024, both live and on catch-up.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in the UK
- TV channel: TNT Sports, ITV4
- Live stream: discovery+, ITVX
UK-based MotoGP fans have two TV options to enjoy the action in 2024, with TNT Sports providing wall-to-wall coverage of each race via their subscription service and streaming service discovery+.
Free-to-air broadcasting this season will also be provided by ITV, and viewers can either watch live on ITV4 or stream via ITVX.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in Australia
- TV channel: Fox Sports / 10 Network
- Live stream: Kayo Sports / Foxtel Now
Australia too has both free-to-air and subscription-based options for this season's MotoGP coverage, with Fox Sports and 10 Network providing terrestrial TV down under. Fox Sports subscribers can watch on TV or via the Foxtel Now streaming service, which will also provide the feed for Kayo Sports.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in India
MotoGP fans in India can watch coverage of all the races on Eurosport TV, with streaming of the action both live and on catch-up also being provided by Viacom18.
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