Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez are the favourites for victory at the Circuit of the Americas for different reasons.
Aprilia’s Bezzecchi has been on a strong run of form in MotoGP, having dominated the last four grands prix across 2025 and 2026 seasons. He is also on the verge of breaking an 11-year old record for most consecutive laps led in MotoGP.
But the Italian will face stern challenge from Ducati rival Marquez, who is often referred to as the King of COTA. The Spaniard won seven of the first eight editions of the Americas GP, with only a mistake in 2019 preventing a clean sweep.
Marquez hasn’t won at Austin since 2021, but he did lead the last two times in 2024 and ’25, and is expected to be a potent threat again.
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MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings
| SESSION | GMT | CET (UTC+1/2) | ET (UTC−4) | PT (UTC−7) | AEDT (UTC+11) | JST (UTC+9) | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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| Friday | |||||||
| FP1 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 11:45 | 08:45 | 02:45 (Sat) | 00:45 (Sat) | 21:15 |
| Practice | 20:00 | 21:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 (Sat) | 05:00 (Sat) |
01:30 (Sat) |
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| FP2 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 11:10 | 08:10 | 02:10 (Sun) | 00:10 (Sun) | 20:40 |
| Qualifying | 15:50 | 16:50 | 11:50 | 08:50 | 02:50 (Sun) | 00:50 (Sun) | 21:20 |
| Sprint | 20:00 | 21:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 (Sun) | 05:00 (Sun) |
01:30 (Sun) |
| Sunday | |||||||
| Race | 20:00 | 22:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 (Mon) | 05:00 (Mon) | 01:30 (Mon) |
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in the UK and Portugal
Friday 27 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 15:45 — 16:30 GMT
- Practice: 20:00 — 21:00 GMT
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 15:10 — 15:40 GMT
- Qualifying: 15:50 — 16:30 GMT
- Sprint: 20:00 GMT
Sunday 29 March 2026
Please note daylight saving starts in the UK and Portugal at 1pm GMT
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in Europe
Friday 27 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 16:45 — 17:30 CET
- Practice: 21:00- 22:00 CET
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 16:10 — 16:40 CET
- Qualifying: 16:50 — 17:30 CET
- Sprint: 21:00 CET
Sunday 29 March 2026
Please note daylight saving starts in Europe at 2am CET
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in the US (Eastern Time)
Friday 27 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 11:45 — 12:30 ET
- Practice: 16:00- 17:00 ET
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 11:10 — 11:40 ET
- Qualifying: 11:50 — 12:30 ET
- Sprint: 16:00 ET
Sunday 29 March 2026
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in the US (Central Daylight Time)
Friday 27 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 10:45 — 11:30 CT
- Practice: 15:00- 16:00 CT
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 10:10 — 10:40 CT
- Qualifying: 10:50 — 11:30 CT
- Sprint: 15:00 CT
Sunday 29 March 2026
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in the US (Pacific Time)
Friday 27 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 08:45 — 09:30 PT
- Practice: 13:00 — 14:00 PT
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 08:10 — 08:40 PT
- Qualifying: 08:50 -09:30 PT
- Sprint: 13:00 PT
Sunday 29 March 2026
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in Australia
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 02:45 — 03:30 AEDT
- Practice: 07:00- 08:00 AEDT
Sunday 29 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 02:10 — 02:40 AEDT
- Qualifying: 02:50 — 03:30 AEDT
- Sprint: 07:00 AEDT
Monday 30 March 2026
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in Japan
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 00:45 — 01:30 JST
- Practice: 05:00- 06:00 JST
Sunday 29 March 2026
- Free Practice 2: 00:10 — 00:40 JST
- Qualifying: 00:50 — 01:30 JST
- Sprint: 05:00 JST
Monday 30 March 2026
2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in India
Friday 27 March 2026
- Free Practice 1: 21:45 — 22:30 IST
Saturday 28 March 2026
- Practice: 01:30 — 02:30 IST
- Free Practice 2: 20:40 — 21:10 IST
- Qualifying: 21:20 — 22:00 IST
Sunday 29 March 2026
Monday 30 March 2026
Can I stream the Americas Grand Prix?
MotoGP has its own on-demand streaming service, offering live broadcast of practice, qualifying and the Sprint, as well as highlights. The MotoGP Video pass is available for an annual fee of 139.99 euros. Several local broadcasters also stream MotoGP races on their official websites
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