MotoGP Americas weekend
The Americas GP runs March 27–29 at COTA with Marc Márquez tipped as a major protagonist given his Austin record — global session times and broadcast info are live for the third round of the season. (sports.yahoo.com) (clarin.com)
Marc Márquez has won at Circuit of the Americas seven times — taking victory on his 2013 debut, winning six consecutive COTA editions from 2013–2018, crashing while leading in 2019 and returning to win again in 2021 (crash.net)). Márquez is racing the 2026 season for the Ducati Lenovo Team alongside Francesco Bagnaia after signing a factory two‑year deal that runs through the 2026 campaign. (ducati.com)) Marco Bezzecchi arrives in Austin on a four‑race winning streak and claimed the championship lead heading into the Americas round after his victory in Goiania, putting Aprilia top of the standings. (aljazeera.com)) The official COTA weekend timetable lists Saturday’s Tissot Sprint at 15:00 local time (10 laps) and Sunday’s MotoGP Grand Prix at 15:00 local time (20 laps), with FP and qualifying sessions scheduled across Friday and Saturday. (circuitoftheamericas.com)) In the U.S. the race weekend will be carried across the Fox Sports platforms (FS1/FS2 and the Fox Sports app) with additional streaming availability via Fubo, DirecTV and the newly launched MotoGP Channel FAST service. (sportingnews.com)) At Austin Márquez’s historical pace in qualifying is striking: he’s taken pole in seven of the MotoGP races he’s contested at COTA, a major reason he’s perennially labelled the “King of COTA.” (gpone.com)) If Márquez reaches the podium in Austin he would move closer to MotoGP greats on the all‑time leaderboard — pundits note a top‑three would push his career podium tally toward 114, matching Jorge Lorenzo’s total. (gpone.com))
