DAZN, the international sports streaming platform, has retained exclusive rights in Spain to motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championships until 2030, while adding rights in Portugal through 2031.
DAZN’s three-year rights renewal in Spain comes with the pair’s current five-year deal due to end in 2027 and will see DAZN continue to provide coverage of all practices, qualifying sessions, sprints, and Grand Prix races for the top-tier MotoGP, second-tier Moto2, and third-tier Moto3 live and on demand via its platform.
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The renewal will continue what has been unbroken DAZN coverage of MotoGP action in Spain since the platform launched there in March 2019, with the last renewal struck in October 2022.
On top of its renewal in Spain, DAZN has acquired rights to the championship in Portugal, replacing pay-TV operator Sport TV, MotoGP’s longstanding rightsholder in the country, whose five-year contract ends at the conclusion of the 2026 season.
Sport TV has held rights to MotoGP in Portugal for over 15 years, with the last renewal signed ahead of the 2021 season.
DAZN’s five-year contract in Portugal will see it provide the same coverage as it does in Spain through the 2031 MotoGP season.
Óscar Vilda, chief executive of DAZN Iberia: "MotoGP is part of DAZN’s DNA, and we are very proud to extend our relationship with MotoGP to continue bringing the championship to fans in Spain and to expand into Portugal over the coming years.
“We have already enjoyed a ten-year partnership in Spain, which we are now extending across the entire Iberian Peninsula, reinforcing our commitment to bringing the best sport to fans with the quality, innovation, and experience they expect from DAZN."
The deals were struck by the championship’s promoter, MotoGP Sports Entertainment (MSEG), formerly known as Dorna Sport, which was rebranded after the company’s takeover by Liberty Media in 2024.
The deal valued at €4.2 billion ($4.5 billion) brought an end to the Dorna name, which has been an iconic brand across the world of motorsport for over 30 years.
MSEG has a deal covering the MotoGP series in place through 2060.
Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief executive of MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, said: “MotoGP coverage on DAZN is both comprehensive and high-caliber, serving an already impressive audience, and in this period of growth for MotoGP we're excited to continue working together to grow the sport even further.
“As new fans discover MotoGP, we likewise know they'll discover an excellent broadcast when they tune into DAZN in Spain and Portugal.”
The two deals come shortly after MotoGP confirmed its host circuits in Spain for the coming years, striking a deal renewal with the Aragon Government for the Aragon Grand Prix race to take place at the MotorLand Aragon circuit next year.
The hosting agreement cements the Aragon Grand Prix’s place on next year’s MotoGP calendar, the first year that will feature new 850cc Pirelli machines, but the venue will then become an ‘official reserve circuit’ from 2028 to 2031.
Spain currently has four Grands Prix on the MotoGP calendar in Jerez (Spanish Grand Prix), Barcelona (Catalan Grand Prix), and Valencia (Valencian Community Grand Prix), with the organizer of the series, Dorna Sports, previously announcing a rotation system for its Spanish events to allow for new venues to join.
A round in Argentina is due to be added to the schedule next year, with a race to be held at the upgraded Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez in Buenos Aires.
In Portugal, MotoGP has a venue hosting deal with the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve circuit in southern Portugal through the current season but has not confirmed its presence on the 2027 MotoGP calendar.
The circuit is also home to the Portuguese Grand Prix from motor racing’s elite Formula 1 series as part of a deal covering the 2027 and 2028 F1 seasons.
