2023 MotoGP World Championship round 16 - Phillip Island, Australia

New World Championship standings after Saturday's Australian MotoGP race at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20.

Fermin Aldeguer has topped every session leading up to the Moto2 Australian Grand Prix, taking qualifying with a lap record.

Gale-force winds forecast for Sunday means the main Australian MotoGP race has been moved forward to Saturday afternoon, swapping places with the Sprint, which now takes over the GP slot on Sunday (weather permitting).

Qualifying results from the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.

Ayumu Sasaki took the time to help his teammate before helping himself to pole position ahead of the Moto3 Australian Grand Prix.

Qualifying results from the 2023 Australian Moto3 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

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.

Alex Rins has withdrawn from this weekend’s Australian MotoGP due to intense pain from his healing leg fractures.

Saturday practice results from the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.

Practice (3) results from the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Practice (3) results from the 2023 Australian Moto3 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

After his highest-scoring weekend of the season at Mandalika, topped by a podium, Fabio Quartararo was left just 17th fastest on Friday at the Australian MotoGP.

Jack Miller finished Friday practice for his home Australian MotoGP in second place, just 0.148s behind KTM team-mate Brad Binder.

Data from the cancelled Phillip Island qualifying in 2019 was behind the decision to move this weekend’s Australian MotoGP race forward to Saturday afternoon.

The extreme weather forecast for Phillip Island on Sunday means the Australian MotoGP race will now be held on Saturday, swapping places with the Sprint.

Friday practice results from the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 16 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.

Friday Practice results from the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia takes an 18-point lead over Jorge Martin into the Australian Grand Prix, after the Pramac Ducati rider’s costly fall from the lead at Mandalika last weekend.

Friday Practice results from the 2023 Australian Moto3 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Casey Stoner retired in 2012 before the current MotoGP top three of Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi had even started their grand prix careers.

The Gresini team has no doubt that new superstar signing Marc Marquez can fight for race wins and the MotoGP title next season, as they also hope to convince him to stay for 2025.

Four days on from his race-leading accident at Mandalika, Jorge Martin was at least able to crack a joke: ‘It was the shortest MotoGP title lead in history!’

After snatching the MotoGP title lead back from Jorge Martin last Sunday in Mandalika, Francesco Bagnaia is fired up and ready for battle in Australia this weekend.