The 2024 MotoGP season is — unfortunately for motorcycle racing fans — slamming the breaks on for four weeks at the height of summer, giving the 27 riders their biggest stretch of downtime in the current campaign with seven races of the scheduled 20 having been completed so far.
Jorge Martin goes into the break on top of the World Championship standings, sat 18 points ahead of second-placed Francesco Bagnaia, the two-time defending world champion. Bagnaia may have won four races to Martin's two so far this season, but the Spaniard's performances in sprints and recording five podium places from seven available means he's edging it at the summit.
After Bagnaia made it two race wins on the bounce at both the Catalunya and Italian Grands Prix in recent weeks, the break comes at an unfortunate time for the Italian world title holder. The action gets back underway in the Netherlands at the end of June, and season 2024 will culminate with a fourth Spain-based race in Valencia this November.
To find out when the MotoGP action resumes with details of the remaining races in this jam-packed 2024 season, The Sporting News has all the information you'll need.
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How long is the MotoGP summer break?
While a summer break occurs every year in MotoGP, this year's 28-day halt on the schedule comes thanks to some races being cancelled and others switching place in the calendar.
The first-ever Kazakhstan Grand Prix was eventually slated to be held midway through the four-week break, but with question marks still hanging over the event making its debut, it has been pushed back to Sunday, September 22, filling in for the cancelled Indian Grand Prix.
When does the MotoGP return in 2024?
The next scheduled MotoGP race in 2024 is set to take place over the weekend of June 28-30 with the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, better known as the Mogul Tourist Trophy.
That's a four-week break between the meetings in Italy and the Netherlands, giving the 27 drivers a chance to recharge, refuel, and refocus their action plan ahead of the second half of the season — with 26 of them playing catch-up behind Martin at the top.
The summer break comes midway through a long stretch of European races to mark the summer period of the season. We've already seen two in Spain, one each in France and Italy, and the German Grand Prix will follow the Dutch TT in the first weekend of July.
MotoGP 2024 race schedule
We're seven races down in a packed 2024 MotoGP calendar which is set to feature 20 in total — down from 22 after the cancellations of meetings in both Argentina and India in April and September respectively. The Dutch Tourist Trophy is the first of 13 remaining meetings in 2024, and kicks off a packed second-half of the year which will culminate in Valencia, Spain on November 17.
| Date | Race | Circuit |
| June 30 | Dutch Tourist Trophy | TT Circuit Assen |
| July 7 | German Grand Prix | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ersntthal |
| August 4 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit |
| August 18 | Motorrad Grand Prix of Austria | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
| September 1 | Gran Premio de Aragon | Motorland Aragon, Spain |
| September 8 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix | Misano World Circuit, San Marino |
| September 22 | Grand Prix of Kazakhstan | Sokol International Racetrack |
| September 29 | Grand Prix of Indonesia | Mandalika International Street Circuit |
| October 6 | Grand Prix of Japan | Mobility Resort Motegi |
| October 20 | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
| October 27 | OR Thailand Grand Prix | Buriram International Circuit |
| November 3 | Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
| November 17 | Valencian Community Grand Prix | Circuit Ricardo Tormo |
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in the USA
- TV channel: truTV
- Live stream: Max, Sling TV
This season's MotoGP action is being shown exclusively on TNT Sports' channels after the US broadcaster picked up the rights at the last minute with every race being shown on truTv. Streaming will be available on Max.
Sling TV is also the place to go for live streaming of every race.
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How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in Canada
- TV channel: REV TV
- Live stream: TSN+
REV TV are broadcasting English-speaking coverage of every MotoGP race this season, one of the country's biggest sports channels. French language coverage of the campaign is yet to be released.
Although TSN haven't confirmed whether they'll be showing the season's races on their terrestrial TV channel, the streaming service TSN+ will have coverage of every single meeting in 2024, both live and on catch-up.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in the UK
- TV channel: TNT Sports, ITV4
- Live stream: discovery+, ITVX
UK-based MotoGP fans have two TV options to enjoy the action in 2024, with TNT Sports providing wall-to-wall coverage of each race via their subscription service and streaming service discovery+.
Free-to-air broadcasting this season will also be provided by ITV, and viewers can either watch live on ITV4 or stream via ITVX.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in Australia
- TV channel: Fox Sports / 10 Network
- Live stream: Kayo Sports / Foxtel Now
Australia too has both free-to-air and subscription-based options for this season's MotoGP coverage, with Fox Sports and 10 Network providing terrestrial TV down under. Fox Sports subscribers can watch on TV or via the Foxtel Now streaming service, which will also provide the feed for Kayo Sports.
How to watch the 2024 MotoGP season in India
MotoGP fans in India can watch coverage of all the races on Eurosport TV, with streaming of the action both live and on catch-up also being provided by Viacom18.