The 2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the IndianOil Grand Prix of India) was the thirteenth round of the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 75th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing. The season saw the ...
. It was held at the
Buddh International Circuit
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in
Greater Noida
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on 24 September 2023.
All of the races were shortened in distance because of the requests from riders and the official tyre suppliers due to the high heat and humidity in the circuit. The MotoGP sprint and both Moto2 and Moto3 races were shortened by a lap, while the MotoGP main race on Sunday was shortened by three laps.
Practice
MotoGP
Combined Free Practice 1-2
Free Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday do not determine riders to qualify for Q2.
Practice session
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
Free practice
Moto2
Combined Practice 1-2-3
The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
Moto3
Combined Practice 1-2-3
The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.
Qualifying
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
MotoGP Sprint
The MotoGP Sprint was held on 23 September.
*Álex Márquez suffered a double rib fracture due to a crash in qualifying 1 and was declared unfit to compete for the rest of the weekend.
Warm up practice
MotoGP
Jorge Martín
Jorge Martín Almoguera (born 29 January 1998), nicknamed the ''Martinator'', is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, who rides for Aprilia Racing. He won the 2024 MotoGP World Championship with Prima Pramac Racing, becoming the first inde ...
set the best time 1:45.402 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of
Marco Bezzecchi
Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Aprilia Racing in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship.
Career Junior career
Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and also made his ...
and
Fabio Quartararo
Fabio Alain Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Yamaha Motor Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Having won the 2021 MotoGP Wor ...
.
Race
MotoGP
*Luca Marini suffered a fractured left collarbone due to a crash in the sprint and was declared unfit to compete for the main race.
Moto2
The race, scheduled to be run for 18 laps, was red-flagged after a multiple-rider collision at turn 1 during the first lap. The race was later restarted over 12 laps with the original starting grid.
*Lukas Tulovic suffered a fractured collarbone due to a crash in practice 3 and was declared unfit for the rest of the weekend.
Moto3
*Romano Fenati was declared unfit due to a foot fracture and withdrew from the race.
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.
MotoGP
;Riders' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
Moto2
;Riders' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
Moto3
;Riders' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
Notes
References
External links
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2023 MotoGP race reports
2023 in Indian motorsport
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