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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Coverage
What races are covered in the MotoGP API?
The entire MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and Superbike championships. For a more detailed breakdown, reference our Coverage Matrix.
Is it updated in real-time?
No, the MotoGP API provides only post-event updates.
Does this API include Qualifying and Practice sessions?
Yes, qualifying and practice sessions are updated post-event.
Integration
How do I retrieve information about an individual driver?
Use the Competitor Profile endpoint with the required driver's competitor ID. The best place to get the driver's competitor ID is the Stage Summary endpoint, using the season stage ID.
How do I know what 'stage' I am currently looking at?
Each stage has a stage element. The stage element has an attribute type which displays the stage type. The valid stage types are listed here.
<stage id="sr:stage:686254" description="Australian Grand Prix 2021" scheduled="2021-11-19T01:30:00+00:00" scheduled_end="2021-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" type="event" status="Cancelled" single_event="false">"stages": [
{
"id": "sr:stage:686254",
"description": "Australian Grand Prix 2021",
"scheduled": "2021-11-19T01:30:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-21T08:00:00+00:00",
"type": "event",
"status": "Cancelled",
"single_event": false,
"venue": {
"id": "sr:venue:1011",
"name": "Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit",
"city": "Melbourne",
"country": "Australia",
"coordinates": "-37.840089,144.953527",
"country_code": "AUS",
"length": 5303,
"url_official": "http://www.grandprix.com.au",
"debut": 1996,
"curves_left": 6,
"curves_right": 10,
"laps": 58,
"timezone": "Australia/Melbourne"
},
"stages": [
{
"id": "sr:stage:686256",
"description": "Practice 1",
"scheduled": "2021-11-19T01:30:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-19T02:30:00+00:00",
"type": "practice",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686258",
"description": "Practice 2",
"scheduled": "2021-11-19T05:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-19T06:00:00+00:00",
"type": "practice",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686260",
"description": "Practice 3",
"scheduled": "2021-11-20T03:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-20T04:00:00+00:00",
"type": "practice",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686262",
"description": "Qualification",
"scheduled": "2021-11-20T06:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-20T07:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying",
"single_event": false,
"stages": [
{
"id": "sr:stage:686264",
"description": "Q1",
"scheduled": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying_part",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686266",
"description": "Q2",
"scheduled": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying_part",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686268",
"description": "Q3",
"scheduled": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying_part",
"single_event": false
}
]
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686270",
"description": "Race",
"scheduled": "2021-11-21T06:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-21T08:00:00+00:00",
"type": "race",
"single_event": false
}
]
},What format are date fields presented in?
Date values are presented in the ISO 8601 standard format.
Timestamp fields are in UTC. These could include scheduled start times or play-by-play event timestamps. Examples: scheduled="2024-02-11T23:30:00+00:00", created_at="2024-02-11T23:43:20+00:00"
Date-only fields reflect local league convention and are not UTC-adjusted. These could include season start dates and birth dates. Examples: start_date="2024-08-16", date_of_birth="1984-09-22"
How do I locate the TTL (Time to Live)/cache on an API endpoint?
The cache (in seconds) can be accessed in the returned header information on each RESTful API call, under cache-control.
ex. cache-control: max-age=1, public, s-maxage=1 or
cache-control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=120
Event Data
Stage Types
What are the valid stage types?
Here are the valid stage types:
sportseasoneventpracticequalifyingqualifying_partsprint_racerace
Stage & Driver Statuses
What are the valid statuses of a race or stage?
Here are the valid stage/race statuses:
Cancelled- The stage is cancelled and will not be taking placeClosed- The stage is over and we have validated the resultsCompleted- The stage is over, but we have not finished data collection and validationFinished- The stage is overNot Started- The stage has not begunPreliminary- The stage is about to beginRunning- The stage is currently in progress
What are the valid result statuses?
Here are the valid result statuses:
FinishedOut
Probabilities
How do I get probabilities for the entire Championship? Or only one race?
You can use season, event, and race stage IDs as parameters for the Stage Probabilities endpoint.
Probabilities are available for the individual driver to win the season, a single event, and race stage. Probabilities are not available on the Sport, Practice, Qualifying, or Lap stages.
Reference Data
Standings
How do I see the Championship points table?
Use the Stage Summary endpoint and a season stage ID as the parameter. The competitors node lists competitors, ranked with points, position, victories, races, races with points, and podiums.
<competitors>
<competitor id="sr:competitor:93533" name="Bagnaia, Francesco" gender="male" nationality="Italy" country_code="ITA">
<team id="sr:competitor:4567" name="Ducati Lenovo Team" gender="male" nationality="Italy" country_code="ITA"/>
<result points="412" bike_number="63" position="1" victories="10" races="34" races_with_points="28" pole_positions="8" podiums="26" fastest_laps="7" victory_pole_and_fastest_lap="5"/>
</competitor>
<competitor id="sr:competitor:192704" name="Martin, Jorge" gender="male" nationality="Spain" country_code="ESP">
<team id="sr:competitor:22039" name="Prima Pramac Racing" gender="male" nationality="Italy" country_code="ITA"/>
<result points="398" bike_number="89" position="2" victories="11" races="35" races_with_points="31" pole_positions="5" podiums="20" fastest_laps="5" victory_pole_and_fastest_lap="2"/>
</competitor>
<competitor id="sr:competitor:197398" name="Bezzecchi, Marco" gender="male" nationality="Italy" country_code="ITA">
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