Motorcycle racing’s top-tier MotoGP series will remain broadcast in Italy by the Sky Italia pay-TV heavyweight through the 2027 season thanks to a renewed media rights agreement between the pair.
Sky Italia will continue to showcase every grand prix race from the top-tier MotoGP, secondary Moto2, and tertiary Moto3 classifications live.
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Select races from across the three annual series’ will also be made available on the Sky-owned TV8 free-to-air network
Sky, which has showcased MotoGP action since 2014, boasts that it provides around 30 hours of live coverage surrounding each race weekend, including qualification and practice session content.
On the renewed agreement, Sky Italia chief executive Andrea Duilio claimed that the deal “ confirms how important MotoGP and all the World Championship classes are to Sky.”
Carmelo Ezpeleta, the chief executive of MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports, also commented: “In 2025, MotoGP enjoyed increases in global average audiences, significant growth in its global fanbase, and nine record crowds – nearly half the season. We’re aiming even higher as we look forward. Partners like Sky Sport, who showcase the best of the sport and take fans to the heart of the action, play a key role in the future.
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By GlobalDataThe deal will not, however, include the MotoE classification, which has now been discontinued following the end of the 2025 campaign.
MotoGP continues to have a significant following in Italy, and across the 2025 season as many as nine Italian riders appeared, including eventual riders' championship third-place finisher Marco Bezzecchi of the Aprilia Racing team, one of five teams registered in Italy.
Back in September, MotoGP confirmed that Italy’s Misano circuit will continue to host races annually through the 2031 season courtesy of a renewed hosting agreement.
While the race is officially known as the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix, it is staged in Rimini, Italy, and is one of two motorcycle grand prix staged in the country this year.
Italy’s other race is the Italian Motorcycle Grand Prix, currently known as the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy for sponsorship reasons, which is staged at the Mugello Circuit in Florence.
The 2026 MotoGP season will begin with the March 1 PT Grand Prix of Thailand at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, which also recently extended its hosting agreement through 2031.
