MotoGP announced a two-year media rights agreement with ESPN on November 12 covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons in the United States and Latin America. Its current US arrangement concludes at the end of the 2026 season.
The agreement sets out different distribution arrangements across the regions. US coverage involves ESPN’s linear networks, while key Latin American markets also receive Disney+ Plan Premium streaming. Selected events may be sublicensed to free-to-air broadcasters in Argentina and Brazil.
US races live or on same-day delay
ESPN will become MotoGP’s exclusive rights holder across its US linear networks. From 2027, Grand Prix events will air on ESPN networks and platforms either live or on same-day delay. The announcement gives no race-by-race channel or broadcast timetable.
Viewers will therefore need local listings to confirm how individual races are scheduled.
ESPN and Disney+ Premium in Latin America
The partners have worked together in Latin America since 2002, with the existing relationship covering 18 countries. The new deal continues extensive ESPN coverage and streaming through Disney+ Plan Premium in key Latin American markets.
It also allows selected events to be sublicensed to local free-to-air channels in Argentina and Brazil. The specific broadcasters and events covered by that route remain subject to later arrangements.
A regional relationship expands into the US
MotoGP Deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta described the agreement as an important part of its growth strategy in the Americas. He believes ESPN’s sports coverage and audience relationships can help reach new viewers while serving existing fans.
Freddy Rolón, ESPN’s Head of Global Sports & Talent Office, said almost 25 years of Latin American cooperation provided a foundation for the US expansion. He presented the agreement as an example of a regional relationship connecting different audiences across ESPN’s business.
