2023 Australian MotoGP Sunday schedule changes - earlier races, warm-ups added for Moto2, Moto3

Having already swapped the full-length MotoGP race with the Saturday Sprint, further schedule changes have now been announced for Sunday at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
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Gale force winds combined with rain and cold temperatures are forecast to hit Phillip Island tomorrow, prompting the 27-lap premier-class race to be brought forward to Saturday afternoon, switching places w♎ith the Sprint.

That meant the Sprint was scheduled to start at the normal 2pm Sunday Grand Pr📖ix time, but an updated schedule has seen the 13-lap race moved forward to 1pm.

Indeed, the whole Sunday timetable has been brought forward by one hour, with the ten-minute MotoGP warm-up now being h🐼eld at 9am followed by the Moto3 race at 10am and Moto2 Grand Prix at 11:15am.

The fan parade (planned for 10am) has been cancelled bu൩t new ten-minute warm-up sessions for Moto3 and Moto2 have been added, at 8:20am and 8:40 respectively.

The Moto2 and Moto3 classes lost their warm-up sessions this year, due to the new weekend for𓃲𒉰mat featuring MotoGP Sprints.

The new Sunday schedule is as follows:

8:20-8:30 Moto3 Warm Up
8:40-8:50 Moto2 Warm Up
9:00-9:10 MotoGP Warm Up

10:00 Moto3 Race (21 laps)
11:15 Moto2 Race (23 laps)
13:00 MotoGP Tissot Sprint (13 laps)

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years🀅 and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.

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