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The clock above counts down to the 2026 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix, the season-opening round of the MotoGP World Championship at Chang International Circuit in Buriram, on March 1, 2026.
The 2026 Thailand Grand Prix is the opening round of the MotoGP World Championship at Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Thailand has anchored the MotoGP opener since 2025, replacing the long-running Qatar curtain-raiser that had opened the season for the better part of two decades. The 26-lap race attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators across the three-day Friday-to-Sunday weekend and is one of MotoGP's largest Asian-region events.
Chang International Circuit is a 4.55-kilometer, 12-turn track designed with major elevation changes and long, fast straights — well-suited to the new 2026 MotoGP regulation cycle that brings updated technical rules. The premier-class race typically runs late Sunday afternoon local time, paired with Moto2 and Moto3 support races and the now-standard Saturday Sprint format introduced in 2023.
The Thailand Grand Prix runs Friday-Saturday-Sunday, February 27 to March 1, 2026. Practice, qualifying, the Saturday Sprint, and the Sunday race air on MotoGP.com (subscription), TNT Sports (UK), and Trackhouse / Fox Sports (US). The race begins late Sunday afternoon Buriram time.
For more 2026 motorsport events, see the Daytona 500 2026 countdown for NASCAR's season opener and the Formula 1 Madrid Grand Prix countdown.
When is the 2026 Thailand Grand Prix? March 1, 2026. Where is the circuit? Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand. Is this the season opener? Yes — Thailand has been the MotoGP opener since 2025. How many laps? 26 in the Sunday race.
