Explained: MotoGP to tweak 2023 weekend format

The ne♛w weekend schedule will come into effect at 𒈔Silverstone this weekend on August 4-6, the next round of the championship.
New MotoGP format
Friday morning: 45-minute Free Practice 1
Friday afternoon: 60-minute Pr🥀actice (session timed for entry into Q2)
Saturday morning: 30-minute Free Practice 2
Saturday morning: 15-minute Qualifying 1
Saturday morning: 15-minute Qualifying 2
Saturday afternoon: Sprint race
Sunday: Warm-up
Sunday: Race
The key change is that the fi𓄧rst session of the weekend, now a 45-minute Free Practice on Friday morning, will no ♋longer be timed for entry into Qualifying 2.
This was approved by the Grand Prix Commission afte𒊎r a unanim🌟ous agreement by every MotoGP team.
From ꦯnow on, a second session on Friday afternoജon called Practice will be the only timed session for entry into Q2.
Riders and teams will then get a 30-minute Free Prac𓆉tice 2 session on Saturday mo𝓀rning, before the usual sprint race.
Sunday is unchanged.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footb🅠all, to F1.