2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix

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. It was held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida 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 set the best time 1:45.402 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo.

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

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

References

External links

• "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 21 September 2023.