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Official: Weather forces change of start time for the 2025 Australian MotoGP
The MotoGP Australian Grand Prix schedule for Sunday will be delayed by an hour due to weather concerns at Phillip Island, as announced by race director Mike Webb. The MotoGP race will now start at 15:00 local time. This change was implemented for safety reasons related to high winds expected on Sunday morning. Speculation arose about possibly swapping the Grand Prix and Sprint races, but ultimately the race day schedule remains mostly unchanged. The hope is that with a short delay, the full race day can proceed as planned, with the new start time coinciding with the usual time for the Saturday Sprint race. The revised Sunday schedule includes the MotoGP Warm Up at 10:40, Moto3 Grand Prix at 12:00, Moto2 Grand Prix at 13:15, and the MotoGP Grand Prix at 15:00.