A two-year deal moves the motorcycle series to ESPN’s U.S. networks from 2027, its fourth American TV partner since 2021.
MotoGP keeps changing its American address. On Nov. 13, the series and ESPN announced a two-year deal that makes ESPN the exclusive U.S. media rights holder for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, on its linear networks.
That ends a short run for Fox, which has carried the series since 2025. Before Fox, TNT Sports held the rights for 2024, and NBC had them for three years before that, Sportcal reported. That makes ESPN its fourth U.S. partner since 2021.
Latin America is the anchor. ESPN has carried MotoGP across 18 countries there since 2002, and the renewal pushes that partnership past 25 years, with races also streaming on Disney+ Premium. Select events in Argentina and Brazil can be sublicensed to free-to-air broadcasters, TTV News reported.
Neither side disclosed a fee. In the U.S., Grand Prix events will air live or on same-day delay starting in 2027, and the announcement names ESPN’s linear networks without spelling out an American streaming plan, a contrast with the Disney+ arrangement down south.
The calendar gives ESPN something to sell. The 2027 schedule adds a race in Buenos Aires, and Adelaide joins as a host for the first time. The 2026 season wraps in Valencia on Nov. 29, Fox’s last weekend with the series.
Two years is a short lease. It buys MotoGP a bigger American platform and gives ESPN a short-term look at whether the audience is there.
Sources
- Advanced Television – ESPN signs MotoGP broadcast deal across US, LatAm – https://www.advanced-television.com/2026/11/13/espn-signs-motogp-broadcast-deal-across-us-latam/
- Sportcal – ESPN takes over MotoGP rights in US, extends Latin American tie-up – https://www.sportcal.com/news/espn-takes-over-motogp-rights-in-us-extends-latin-american-tie-up/
- TTV News – MotoGP and ESPN Announce Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement across US and Latin America – https://todotvnews.com/en/motogp-and-espn-announce-multi-year-broadcast-agreement-across-us-and-latin-america/
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