This is how to watch the 2026 United States MotoGP, round three of the world championship, which takes place at COTA in Austin, Texas, from 27-29 March.

We’ve also listed the start times for all of this weekend’s MotoGP sessions below, in both local American time and UK time.

Marco Bezzecchi leads the world championship heading into this weekend after making history with Aprilia’s fourth consecutive grand prix victory in a shortened Brazilian round.

The Italian, who has led every Sunday racing lap since Sepang last October, was backed up by team-mate Jorge Martin, who celebrated his best RS-GP result and took over second in the riders’ standings.

Bezzecchi finished just sixth at COTA last season, when Ducati riders swept the top four places of a restarted race – despite Marc Marquez crashing from the lead.

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Reigning champion Marquez celebrated his first victory of the season in last weekend’s Brazilian Sprint, then was beaten by the fellow Ducati of Fabio di Giannantonio for third in the grand prix, leaving him 22 points from Bezzecchi.

But the Spaniard has a formidable record at COTA, winning from 2013 to 2018, then again for Honda in 2021, before adding a Desmosedici Sprint victory last year.

Meanwhile, Aprilia enjoyed a perfect Texan weekend with Maverick Vinales in 2024, setting the scene for another RS-GP vs Desmosedici battle this weekend.

When is the 2026 US MotoGP?

The US MotoGP runs from 27-29 March.

Two free practice sessions will be held on Friday, 27 March. Final practice, qualifying and the Sprint race are on Saturday, 28 March. Warm-up and the grand prix are on Sunday, 29 March.

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What are the start times for the 2026 US MotoGP?

Friday 27 March:
10:45am (local) / 3:45pm (UK) – MotoGP FP1
3:00pm (local) / 8:00pm (UK) – MotoGP Practice

Saturday 28 March:
10:10am (local) / 3:10pm (UK) – MotoGP FP2
10:50am (local) / 3:50pm (UK) – MotoGP Qualifying
3:00pm (local) / 8:00pm (UK) – MotoGP Sprint

Sunday 22 March:

10:40am (local) / 4:40pm (UK) – MotoGP Warm-up

3:00pm (local) / 8:00pm (UK) – US MotoGP

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How to watch the 2026 US MotoGP?

MotoGP’s official Video Pass streaming service will broadcast all of the sessions live.

MotoGP Video Pass costs €148.99 for the whole season including Timing Pass, or €139.99 for the whole season without live data.

A monthly pass costs €29.99.

How to watch the 2026 US MotoGP in the UK?

Alternatively, for UK-based fans, TNT Sports is showing every session of the US MotoGP.

A subscription to TNT Sports through Discovery+ costs £30.99 per month.

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As for the Video Pass, every Moto2 and Moto3 session is also covered live by TNT Sports.

Crash.net provides live text updates during all MotoGP track sessions, except warm-up.

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