Marquez must stop a rampant Aprilia
Barely time to file away the Brazilian GP and it’s already time to look ahead to the Americas GP at COTA in Texas. What has always been recognized as ‘Marquez’s home’ saw the nine-time world champion crash to the ground in both the 2024 and 2025 editions while leading the race.
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Never more than next Sunday perhaps does Marquez need a victory given that Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia are flying with the wind at their backs leading the championship with a 22-point advantage over the reigning world champion.
The event will be broadcast live in full on Sky Sport MotoGP and streaming on NOW, on TV8 Sunday races will be delayed, while all Saturday sessions from MotoGP Qualifying onwards through to the premier class Sprint will also be broadcast live in the clear. On FormulaPassion.it you will find live text coverage of all sessions featuring MotoGP on track with the exception of warm-up. Below are the details of the television schedule and the characteristics of the Americas circuit.
Americas GP 2026: session times and TV schedule
Friday March 27
15:00-15:35 Moto3 Free Practice 1
15:50-16:30 Moto2 Free Practice 1
16:45-17:30 MotoGP Free Practice 1 (live text on FormulaPassion.it)
19:15-19:50 Moto3 Practice 1
20:05-20:45 Moto2 Practice 1
21:00-22:00 MotoGP Practice (live text on FormulaPassion.it)
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Saturday March 28
14:40-15:10 Moto3 Practice 2
15:25-15:55 Moto2 Practice 2
16:10-16:40 MotoGP Free Practice 2 (live on TV8 and live text on FormulaPassion.it)
16:50-17:05 MotoGP Q1 (live on TV8 and live text on FormulaPassion.it)
17:15-17:30 MotoGP Q2 (live on TV8 and live text on FormulaPassion.it)
18:50-19:05 Moto3 Q1 (live on TV8)
19:15-19:30 Moto3 Q2 (live on TV8)
19:45-20:00 Moto2 Q1 (live on TV8)
20:10-20:25 Moto2 Q2 (live on TV8)
21:00 MotoGP Sprint 10 laps (live on TV8 and live text on FormulaPassion.it)
Sunday March 29
17:40-17:50 MotoGP Warm-Up
19:00 Moto3 Race (delayed on TV8 at 20:05)
20:15 Moto2 Race (delayed on TV8 at 21:20)
22:00 MotoGP Race (delayed on TV8 at 23:05 and live text on FormulaPassion.it)
The characteristics of the Circuit of the Americas
Track: 5.5 km
Turns: 20, 11 left, 9 right
Width: 15m
Longest straight: 1,200m
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