World Superbike will get underway at Phillip Island in a little under two months, while MotoGP must wait until March for its season-opener in Qatar. That said, riders will be in action long before, taking part in the winter tests that serve as a prelude to the 2024 race season. From the prototypes to the production-derived, and from Moto2 and Moto3 to MotoE, here are all the relevant pre-season test dates.

2024 MotoGP tests, from Malaysia to Qatar

As is tradition, the MotoGP winter tests will take place at the Malaysian track of Sepang, which will stage both the Shakedown (reserved to test riders, rookies and manufacturers in the lowest concessions bracket, or rather Honda and Yamaha), on 1-3 February, and the official IRTA tests, on 6-8 February, in which all riders will take part. These sessions will be followed by tests in Qatar, at the Losail circuit, on 19-20 February, just a few weeks before the 2024 season gets underway at the very same track.

SBK tests: Jerez, Portimao and Phillip Island

As for the production-derived top class, testing will begin at Jerez de la Frontera on 24-25 January, before teams move on to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal to test on 29-30 January. The final sessions will play out directly at Phillip Island on 19-20 February, just a few days before the inaugural round is staged at the same spectacular Australian track.

Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE

Back to the world championship, and the minor classes will also take to the tracks for testing. Both Moto2 and Moto3 will have an official three-day test at Jerez de la Frontera, with alternating sessions from 28 February to 1 March, but this will be preceded by private tests at Portimao, on 22-23 February for Moto3 and on 24-25 February for Moto2.

Lastly, the MotoE world championship will complete all its testing at Portimao, with riders getting to grips with the Ducati V21L around the undulating Portuguese track on 21-23 February, before returning on 21 March just prior to the first electric race of the season, taking place at the same circuit.