2023 MotoGP World Championship

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Race rider
			No.	rider name
Aprilia Racing	Aprilla	RS GP	12	Maverick Viñales
			41	Aleix Espargaró
CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team			25	Raúl Fernández
			32	Lorenzo Savadori
			88	Miguel Oliveira
Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	Desmosedici GP23	1	Francesco Bagnaia
			9	Danilo Petrucci
			23	Enea Bastianini
			51	Michele Pirro
Prima Pramac Racing			5	Johann Zarco
			89	Jorge Martín
Gresini Racing MotoGP		Desmosedici GP22	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio
			73	Álex Márquez
Mooney VR46 Racing Team			10	Luca Marini
			72	Marco Bezzecchi
LCR Honda	Honda	RC213V	6	Stefan Bradl
			27	Iker Lecuona
			30	Takaaki Nakagami
			42	Álex Rins
Respol Honda Team			6	Stefan Bradl
			27	Iker Lecuona
			36	Joan Mir
			93	Marc Márquez
GasGas Factory Racing Tech3	KTM	RC16	37	Augusto Fernández
			44	Pol Espargaró
			94	Jonas Folger
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing			33	Brad Binder
			43	Jack Miller
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	YZR-M1	20	Fabio Quartararo
			21	Franco Morbidelli

All teams use series-specified Michelin tyres.

Team changes change

• RNF Racing switched to Aprilia after a season with Yamaha.
• Suzuki withdrew from the MotoGP class at the end of the 2022 season.
• Tech3 KTM Factory Racing were rebranded as GasGas Factory Racing Tech3. The team used KTM bikes. Tech3 continued to own and operate the team.

Rider changes change

• Jack Miller moved to the KTM factory team from the Ducati factory team, replacing Miguel Oliveira. Oliveira then moved to RNF Aprilia MotoGP Team.

• Álex Márquez moved to Gresini Racing MotoGP from LCR Honda, replacing Enea Bastianini. Bastianini was then promoted to the Ducati factory team, replacing Jack Miller.
• Álex Rins moved to LCR Honda from the now defunct Suzuki MotoGP team, replacing Álex Márquez.
• Pol Espargaró moved to the newly rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team from the Honda factory team. He was replaced by Joan Mir, who moved from the now defunct Suzuki MotoGP team.
• Raúl Fernández moved to RNF Aprilia MotoGP Team from Tech3 KTM Factory Racing.
• Remy Gardner left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship. He was replaced by 2022 Moto2 World Championship Moto2 World Riders' Champion Augusto Fernández, who entered the MotoGP class with the rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team.
• After being left without a place in the MotoGP grid, Darryn Binder went down to Moto2 to make his debut in that class.

Mid-season changes change

• Pol Espargaró missed seven Grands Prix starting from the Argentine round after suffering numerous injuries during P2 of the Portuguese round. He was not replaced for the Argentine round, but was replaced starting from the Americas round by Jonas Folger.
• Enea Bastianini missed the Argentine and Americas rounds after suffering a fractured right collarbone due to a collision with Luca Marini in the sprint of the Portuguese round. He was not replaced for the Argentine round, and was replaced for the Americas round by Michele Pirro. Bastianini also missed the French round after a failed return in the Spanish round which saw him withdraw from the race after P2 due to continuous shoulder pain. He was replaced by Danilo Petrucci. Bastianini will also miss the San Marino, Indian, and Japanese rounds after undergoing surgery on his fractured left ankle and left hand that were sustained during the Catalan race. He was not replaced for the San Marino round, and by Pirro again for the Indian round.
• Marc Márquez missed several races after suffering a broken first metacarpal due to a collision with Miguel Oliveira during the main race of the Portuguese round. He was not replaced for the Argentine round, replaced by Stefan Bradl for the Americas round, and was replaced by Iker Lecuona for the Spanish round.
• Miguel Oliveira missed the Argentine round due to the aforementioned collision with Márquez during the main race of the previous Portuguese round. Oliveira was declared unfit after further testing and was not replaced. Oliveira also missed the French round after he sustained a shoulder injury after a collision with Fabio Quartararo during the previous Spanish round and was replaced by Lorenzo Savadori. He will also miss the Valencian round after suffering a fractured scapula during the sprint of the Qatar round.
• Joan Mir missed the German and Dutch rounds after suffering a right hand injury during P2 of the previous Italian round. He was not replaced for the German round, but was replaced by Iker Lecuona for the Dutch round.
• Álex Rins missed six Grands Prix starting from the German round after undergoing surgery on a broken right leg that was sustained during the sprint of the Italian round. He was not replaced for the German round, but was replaced by Stefan Bradl for the Dutch round. He was not replaced for the German round, but was replaced by Stefan Bradl for the Dutch and Indian rounds, by Iker Lecuona for the British, Austrian, and Catalan rounds. He competed during Friday practice sessions for the Japanese round, before being replaced by Bradl after he was declared unfit for the rest of the weekend. Rins also missed the Thailand round after having surgery on a hernia on his leg previously broken during the Italian round. He was not replaced, and by Lecuona again for the Malaysian and Qatar rounds.
• Álex Márquez missed the Japanese round after suffering a triple rib fracture during Q1 of the previous Indian round. He was not replaced.
• Luca Marini missed the Japanese round after suffering a fractured left collarbone during the sprint of the previous Indian round. He was not replaced.

The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2023:^[1]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	26 March	Grande Prémio de Portugal	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
2	2 April	Gran Premio de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3	16 April	Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	30 April	Gran Premio de España	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5	14 May	Grand Prix de France	Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6	11 June	Gran Premio d'Italia	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
7	18 June	Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
8	25 June	TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	6 August	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
10	20 August	Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
11	3 September	Gran Premi de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
12	10 September	Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
13	24 September	Grand Prix of Bharat	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida[a]
14	1 October	Grand Prix of Japan	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
15	15 October	Grand Prix of Indonesia	Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
16	21 October	Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	29 October	Thailand Grand Prix	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
18	12 November	Grand Prix of Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
19	19 November	Grand Prix of Qatar[b]	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
20	26 November	Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Grand Prix locations change

Losail

Motegi

Buriram

Phillip Island

Sepang

Termas de Río Hondo

Austin

Mandalika

Almaty

Greater Noida

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Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2023.

Portimão

Jerez

Le Mans

Scarperia

Montmeló

Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Assen

Spielberg

Silverstone

Cheste

Misano Adriatico

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Location of European Grands Prix in 2023.

Calendar changes change

• For the first time since 2006, Lusail in Qatar will not host the opening round due to "extensive renovation and remodelling to the paddock area and circuit facilities".^[21]
• The British Grand Prix will return to the International Paddock of the Silverstone Circuit for the first time since 2012.^[22]
• India and Kazakhstan are both scheduled to host their first World Championship motorcycle Grands Prix in 2023 at the Buddh International Circuit and the Sokol International Racetrack, respectively.^[13][8]
• The Hungarian Grand Prix was scheduled make its debut in 2023 but was postponed until at least 2024 due to the unfinished construction of the circuit.^[23]
• The Aragon Grand Prix was omitted from the schedule for the first time since its introduction in 2010.
• The Finnish Grand Prix at Kymi Ring was under contract to feature in 2023, but was not included in the provisional calendar due to safety concerns of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The following Grands Prix contracted in 2023:^[24]

Grand Prix	Circuit
Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit, Lusail or Doha Street Circuit, Doha
Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia	Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
Gran Premio Michelin de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
Gran Premio Red Bull de España	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Motul TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
Grand Prix of Finland	Kymi Ring, Iitti
Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
Gran Premio di Emilia Romagna Made in Italy e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
Gran Premio de Aragón	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
Motul Grand Prix of Japan	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
Thailand Grand Prix	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia