ESPN, the major sports broadcaster, has snapped up broadcast rights to motorcycling's top-tier MotoGP series for the next two seasons in both the US and key Latin American markets.
Disney-owned ESPN's linear networks will exclusively show the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP campaigns in the US (in a new tie-up), while ESPN and the Disney+ streaming service will continue to air the series in Latin America.
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ESPN will now cover the races either live or through 'same-day delay'. Notably, the 2027 MotoGP season is set to feature a new race in Argentina.
MotoGP has been shown live in the US by Fox Sports since the start of the 2025 season, with a deal to that effect having been announced last February. Before that, TNT Sports (part of the Warner Bros. Discovery empire) held rights in 2024, while NBC aired the series for three years before that.
In Latin America, ESPN and MotoGP have been partners across 18 countries since 2002 – this extension takes the overall partnership past 25 years in length.
This element of the overall deal also gives ESPN the rights to sub-license free-to-air rights out – for select races – in the major Latin American markets of Argentina and Brazil.
Carlos Ezpeleta, deputy chief executive at MotoGP, commented: "ESPN’s position as one of the world’s leading sports broadcasters, combined with its strong connection with audiences across the United States and Latin America, makes it the ideal platform for us to continue expanding MotoGP’s reach and bring the sport closer to millions of people.
"This is an exciting opportunity to introduce MotoGP to new audiences while continuing to serve our passionate existing fanbase."
The 2026 MotoGP season got underway in early March in Thailand, and will come to an end in Valencia, Spain, on November 29. The series' US and Brazilian races – held back-to-back in late March – took place in Austin and Goiânia, respectively.
In late September, the series unveiled its provisional 2027 calendar – in addition to a visit to Buenos Aires in Argentina, Adelaide in Australia will feature as a host city for the first time.
