British MotoGP at Silverstone to be broadcast live on ITV
Following the surprising news that race day at Le Mans is to shown live on ITV4 in the UK, Dorna has announced that the British MotoGP will also be live on ITV later this year.
ITV4 became the new home of free-to-air MotoGP highlights, broadcast on Monday evenings, at the start of 2021.
News then broke via TV listings that all three grand prix races at this weekend's Le Mans round would be shown live on ITV4, marking the first time that live MotoGP has been broadcast free-to-air in the UK since BT Sport took over the exclusive rights in 2014.
No reason has been given for the move, although it suggests the UK's MotoGP TV numbers are in need of a boost.
That should certainly happen at Silverstone, where the British MotoGP race on August 29 will be shown live on ITV's 'main channel'.
2021 MotoGP Calendar | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 28 March | Qatar (Evening race) | Losail |
2 | 4 April | Doha (Evening race) | Losail |
3 | 18 April | Portugal | Portimao |
4 | 2 May | Spain | Jerez |
5 | 16 May | France | Le Mans |
6 | 30 May | Italy | Mugello |
7 | 6 June | Catalunya | Barcelona |
8 | 20 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
9 | 27 June | Netherlands | Assen |
10 | 8 August | Styria | Red Bull Ring |
11 | 15 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
12 | 29 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
13 | 12 September | Aragon | Aragon |
14 | 19 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano |
15 | 3 October | Japan | Motegi |
16 | 10 October | Thailand | Buriram |
17 | 24 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
18 | 31 October | Malaysia | Sepang |
19 | 14 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo |
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| Americas | COTA | |
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