{
  "id": 12616445,
  "title": "MotoGP confirms 2027 weekend format changes, including new sprint qualifying",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/motogp-confirms-2027-weekend-format-changes-including-new-sprint",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:07:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/motogp-confirms-2027-weekend-format-changes-including-new-sprint-qualifying/10862622/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MotoGP officially confirmed on Wednesday the introduction of a new weekend format, first revealed by Motorsport.com during the Austrian Grand Prix, which will come into effect next year and feature a dedicated qualifying session for the sprint race. The change was approved by the teams in a vote held, appropriately enough, at the Red Bull Ring. It was at this very venue that plans for MotoGP to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}