2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
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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.
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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.
Your time Event Date Americas GP Mar 29 15:00 FREE PRACTICE 1 Mar 27 10:45 PRACTICE Mar 27 15:00 FREE PRACTICE 1 Mar 28 10:10 QUALIFYING 1 Mar 28 10:50 QUALIFYING 2 Mar 28 11:15 SPRINT Mar 28 15:00 RACE Mar 29 15:00MotoGP 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) Friday FP115:4516:4511:4508:4502:45 (Sat)00:45 (Sat)21:15Practice20:0021:0016:0013:0007:00 (Sat)05:00 (Sat)01:30
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Saturday FP215:1016:1011:1008:1002:10 (Sun)00:10 (Sun)20:40Qualifying15:5016:5011:5008:5002:50 (Sun)00:50 (Sun)21:20Sprint20:0021:0016:0013:0007:00 (Sun)05:00 (Sun)01:30
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Sunday Race20:0022:0016:0013:0007:00 (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 GMTSaturday 28 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 15:10 - 15:40 GMT Qualifying: 15:50 - 16:30 GMT Sprint: 20:00 GMTSunday 29 March 2026
Race: 21:00 BSTPlease 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 CETSaturday 28 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 16:10 - 16:40 CET Qualifying: 16:50 - 17:30 CET Sprint: 21:00 CETSunday 29 March 2026
Race: 22:00 CESTPlease 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 ETSaturday 28 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 11:10 - 11:40 ET Qualifying: 11:50 - 12:30 ET Sprint: 16:00 ETSunday 29 March 2026
Race: 16:00 ET2026 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 CTSaturday 28 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 10:10 - 10:40 CT Qualifying: 10:50 - 11:30 CT Sprint: 15:00 CTSunday 29 March 2026
Race: 15:00 CT2026 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 PTSaturday 28 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 08:10 - 08:40 PT Qualifying: 08:50 -09:30 PT Sprint: 13:00 PTSunday 29 March 2026
Race: 13:00 PT2026 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 AEDTSunday 29 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 02:10 - 02:40 AEDT Qualifying: 02:50 - 03:30 AEDT Sprint: 07:00 AEDTMonday 30 March 2026
Race: 07:00 AEDT2026 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 JSTSunday 29 March 2026
Free Practice 2: 00:10 - 00:40 JST Qualifying: 00:50 - 01:30 JST Sprint: 05:00 JSTMonday 30 March 2026
Race: 05:00 JST2026 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings in India
Friday 27 March 2026
Free Practice 1: 21:45 - 22:30 ISTSaturday 28 March 2026
Practice: 01:30 - 02:30 IST Free Practice 2: 20:40 - 21:10 IST Qualifying: 21:20 - 22:00 ISTSunday 29 March 2026
Sprint: 01:30 ISTMonday 30 March 2026
Race: 01:30 ISTCan 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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