October 25, 2026 — 3:45pm

The 2026 MotoGP has been abruptly cancelled due to poor weather conditions, leaving thousands of fans unable to say goodbye to the last race at the iconic Phillip Island circuit.

Race organisers navigated a number of weather-related challenges on Sunday originally postponing track action until after 1pm after poor visibility around Phillip Island and Melbourne impacted the medical helicopter’s ability to fly.

Fans waited in desperate hope for the rain to clear. Joe Armao

If a crash occurs during the race, the medical helicopter needs to be able to land and also navigate to the nearest trauma centre in Melbourne.

Both the MotoGP warm-up session and the Australian Superbikes Race 3 were cancelled in the morning and the Motor3 race was cancelled in the early afternoon.…