MotoGP Mandalika Continues Saturday in Lombok

Lombok — The 2026 MotoGP Mandalika programme continues Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit in Lombok Tengah, with free practice, qualifying and the MotoGP Tissot Sprint scheduled during the day.

The event is part of a race weekend running from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11, 2026. Saturday’s programme begins with Moto3 Free Practice 2 at 08.40 WITA and continues through qualifying sessions for MotoGP, Moto3 and Moto2. The MotoGP Tissot Sprint is scheduled for 15.00 WITA and will cover 13 laps.

Why Saturday matters at Mandalika

For visitors at the circuit, Saturday is the weekend’s main qualifying and sprint-race day. MotoGP Free Practice 2 is scheduled for 10.10 WITA, followed by MotoGP Qualifying 1 from 10.50 to 11.05 WITA and Qualifying 2 from 11.15 to 11.30 WITA. Those sessions determine starting positions for the sprint and the main race.

The day also includes the MotoGP VIP Village Pit Lane Walk from 11.35 to 12.00 WITA, followed by qualifying sessions for the Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup, Moto3 and Moto2. The schedule lists the Moto4 Asia Cup Race 1 at 16.10 WITA after the MotoGP sprint.

The programme places the sprint on Saturday afternoon, while the main MotoGP race is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11. The published schedule identifies the circuit in Lombok Tengah, West Nusa Tenggara, as the venue for the 2026 Mandalika round.

Sources

• detikBali — Indonesian news report
• cnnindonesia.com
• rmol.id
• headline.co.id