Americas MotoGP - Start time, how to watch & more

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia will start the race from pole position after topping qualifying for the third round in a row.

Championship leader Fabio Quartararo will line up second on the grid on the factory Yamaha, with Marc Marquez - who has won all but one race at COTA since it joined the MotoGP calendar - joining him on the front row in third.

What time does the Americas MotoGP start today?

The Americas Grand Prix will will get underway at 2pm local time (-5 GMT) at Austin. The race distance has been fixed at 20 laps.

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2021
Start time: 19:00 GMT / 20:00 BST / 21:00 CEST / 21:00 SAT / 22:00 EAT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT / 05:00 AEST (Monday) / 04:00 JST (Monday) / 00:30 IST (Monday)

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2021 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings

Session	GMT	BST	CEST	ET	PT	AEST	JST	IST
FP1	14:55	15:55	16:55	10:55	07:55	00:55¹	23:55	20:25
FP2	19:10	20:10	21:10	15:10	12:10	05:10¹	04:10¹	00:40¹
FP3	14:55	15:55	16:55	10:55	07:55	00:55¹	23:55	20:25
FP4	18:30	19:30	20:30	14:30	11:30	04:30¹	03:30¹	00:00¹
Qualifying	19:10	20:10	21:10	15:10	12:10	05:10¹	04:10¹	00:40¹
Warm up	14:40	15:40	16:40	10:40	07:40	00:40¹	23:40	20:10
Race	19:00	20:00	21:00	15:00	12:00	05:00¹	04:00¹	00:30¹

How can I watch the Americas MotoGP?

The following channels will broadcast the Americas Grand Prix

Europe:

Spain: DAZN
UK: BT Sport
France: Canal+
Germany and Austria: ServusTV/DAZN
Italy: Sky Sport
Hungary: Spiler TV
Netherlands: Eurosport
Portugal: Sport TV

Asia:

Japan: G+/Hulu
Thailand: PPTV
India: Eurosport
Indonesia: Trans 7
Malaysia and Singapore: Fox Sports
China: Star Sports / Guangdong Television
South Korea: Star Sports

Americas

USA: NBCSN
Canada: DAZN
Brazil: Fox Sports
Argentina: ESPN+

Oceania

Australia: Fox Sports
New Zealand: Spark Sport (new for 2021)

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport / Canal+

Can I stream the Americas MotoGP?

MotoGP offers its own on-demand streaming service for live coverage of grands prix. The MotoGP Video pass is available for an annual fee of 139.99 euros. Users also can subscribe to the service on a monthly basis for 29.99 euros. Several local broadcasters also stream MotoGP races on their official websites.

Americas Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	2'02.781
2	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	2'03.129	0.348
3	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	2'03.209	0.428
4	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	2'03.278	0.497
5	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	2'03.292	0.511
6	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	2'03.379	0.598
7	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	2'03.453	0.672
8	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	2'03.528	0.747
9	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	2'03.546	0.765
10	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	2'03.720	0.939
11	33	Brad Binder	KTM	2'03.781	1.000
12	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	2'03.875	1.094
13	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	2'03.872	1.091
14	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Yamaha	2'04.044	1.263
15	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	2'04.100	1.319
16	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	2'04.118	1.337
17	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	2'04.324	1.543
18	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	2'04.392	1.611
19	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	2'04.419	1.638
20	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	2'04.699	1.918
21	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	2'04.829	2.048
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