The MotoGP Championship returns to the track today for qualifying for the Prix of the Americas in Austin, the third Grand Prix of the MotoGP Championship of 2024. In yesterday's free practice, a stunning performance was put in by Jorge Martin who in pre-qualifying tore up the US record by claiming pole position. Same in front of Aprilia Vinales and Marc Marquez. The lane for Q2 was also separated by all Italian Ducati riders led by Pico Bagnaia. We start at 5.55pm with qualifications which will determine the starting grid. 10:00 PM Sprint. Moto3 qualifying is scheduled for 3.55pm, and Moto2 qualifying at 4.55pm. The race is scheduled to take place tomorrow at nine o'clock in the evening. The qualifiers are available live on TV and are broadcast on Sky and free to air on TV8. On Fanpage.it live step-by-step coverage of today's qualifiers and the latest news
David Alonso sets the best time in Moto3 FP3 in Austin
Colombian David Alonso Dell Team CF Moto Aspar He continued to display his strength in free practice for the Moto3 Americas Grand Prix, and also achieved the best time in FP3. He also set the new Austin track record for this category which has stood since 2017 with a time of 2:14.153. They put themselves behind Alonso Kelso (+0.384) e Urtula (+0.384).
What time does MotoGP FP3 start?
The time is set for 5.10pm, when the bikers will take to the track for the FP3 showdown for the Prix of the Americas, the third round of the 2024 World Championship. The round will last half an hour and precede the qualifying sessions which will start at 5.50pm. .
Moto3 FP3 begins at Austin Circuit
Here we are now, Moto3 riders at the start of the third free practice session for the Americas Prix.
The most difficult corner on the entire circuit: you go from 330 km/h to 65 in just a few seconds
The toughest corner of the Austin Circuit that the riders will have to face in Sprint testing and in the race is undoubtedly No. 12. In this stretch, MotoGP bikes go from an estimated speed of 338 km/h to 65 km/h in a handful of seconds, less than six (5.8 seconds) during which they will cover a distance of 293 metres.
FP3 and qualifying times for the 2024 MotoGP Americas GP
Racing started on Friday with pre-qualifying at 9.55pm, and today MotoGP returns as the protagonist at Austin starting at 5.10pm Italian time. We start with Free Practice 3, then at 5.50pm we qualify for the Grand Prix of the Americas which will determine the first official sensations about the overall fitness of the drivers, before the evening Sprint and above all in view of the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Jorge Martin is first in the drivers' standings: Bagnaia is fourth
Martin leads the world rankings in first place after his victory in Portimao. Current champion Pico Bagnaia was late and paid the price for the delay at the foot of the podium in fourth place. In the middle are Bender Mumtaz and Enea Bastianini third.
Drivers ranking
- Jorge Martin 60 points
- Brad Bender 42
- Ena Bastianini 39
- Francesco Bagnaia 37
- Pedro Acosta 28
- Marc Marquez 27
- Alex Espargaro 25
- Maverick Vinales 19
- Jack Miller 16
- Fabio Di Giannantonio 15
- Fabio Quartararo 15
- Alex Marquez 13
- Marco Pizzicchi 12
- Miguel Oliveira 8
- Joan Mir 7
- Augusto Fernandez 5
- Johann Zarco 5
- Alex Rins 3
- Takaaki Nakagami 2
After 4 years and winning the world championship, Quartararo renews his contract with Yamaha until 2026
Yamaha renewed with official Fabio Quartararo for the 2025 and 2026 motorcycle seasons last week. An announcement arrived in an official press release in which Iwata highlighted a very strong desire to return to competitiveness as soon as possible with a group that has reached its fourth season and that has so far resulted in a first World Championship in 2021 and a second place in 2022.
Marc Márquez has won the Americas Award 7 times
Mar Marquez is the absolute king of Austin: out of 9 races he has achieved 7 victories, 6 of which are consecutive. Furthermore, 7 pole positions and 7 fastest laps. From 2013 to 2018, he won every edition, often dominating from first lap to last with only one dramatic mistake, in 2019, when he was in front and in control by almost 4 seconds. And in 2021, the seventh and final victory on the American circuit has finally arrived.
Austin Circuit Properties
Circuit of the Americas is the first purpose-built racetrack in the United States, located near Austin, Texas. The 5,513-metre-long track, which can accommodate more than 120,000 spectators, was completed in 2012 and was designed by the famous German architect Hermann Tilke.
One of the main features of the track is the impressive climb at the end of the main straight followed by a tight left turn. The track is 5.5 kilometers long and has twenty turns. In total, there is an elevation difference of 41 meters between the lowest and highest points of the track, while there are three high-speed sections: the finishing straight, from turns 9 to 11 and the back straight.
The Grand Prix of the Americas is bitter for Bagnaia: last year ended very badly
Last year's Grand Prix of the Americas was particularly difficult for Pecco Bagnaia: after dominating the Saturday races, first taking pole position and then winning the Sprint Race, Bagnaia also started as a big favorite for the Sunday GP, where he immediately took the position. He orders. Unfortunately, as happened to many of his rivals, Bagnaia was also the victim of an accident that brought his race to a premature end. In the end, eight accidents occurred at the Austin circuit.
Because it is called GP Americas
The designation with the Grand Prix of the Americas should not be confused with the United States Grand Prix, which was held several times at Daytona in the 1960s and then at Laguna Seca within a decade (1988-1994 and 2005-2013). . This will also be the only race organized on American soil that derives its name from the racetrack on which it is held, the “Circuit of the Americas.” So it's not about the US Grand Prix, but something different, more comprehensive and dedicated to the entire continent.
Free Practice Results: Brutal Martin breaks track record in Austin
Jorge Martin was the absolute protagonist in the preliminary qualifying sessions for the 2024 MotoGP Americas GP held yesterday. In the second free practice session, the Spaniard from the Pramac team set an impressive 2:01.397, closing the seventy-thousandth gap on his closest pursuer, namely his compatriot Maverick Viñales, who positioned himself at the front of the line in his Aprilia. -A lineup of Ducati riders led by Marc Marquez. This time allowed the 26-year-old from Madrid to break the previous track record in Austin, lowering it by more than half a second.
Pre-qualified speaking Italian and Spanish only. Finishing in the top ten and obtaining direct access to Q2 of qualifying, in addition to the top three Iberian drivers, the following were actually classified: Pico Bagnaia, Pedro Acosta, Aleix Espargaro, Franco Morbidelli, Enea Bastianini and the two. VR46 team holders Fabio by Giannantonio and Marco Pizzicchi. With the exception of the terrible rookie Pedro Acosta (who was riding a KTM for the GasGas team) it was a virtual monopoly of the Italian companies Ducati and Aprilia. Today, all the other KTM bikes and all the Honda and Yamaha riders will have to pass the first section of qualifications as well as the Trackhouse Team's Aprilias and the only Ducati representative to be eliminated out of the 10 in these pre-qualifying sessions, namely the Gresini Team's standard-bearer Aleix Marquez.
MotoGP Americas GP at Austin: The race is tomorrow at 9 p.m
Here's the program for today, Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, when the Americas Prix, the third stage of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship, takes place at the Austin circuit.
Saturday 13 April
- 3.35pm: Moto3 – Free Practice 3
- 4:20pm: Moto 2 – Free Practice 3
- 5.05pm: MotoGP – Free Practice 3
- 5.45pm: MotoGP Championship – Qualifying (Live and Free on TV8)
- 7.45pm: Moto 3 – Qualifying
- 8.40pm: Moto2 – Qualifying
- 9.55pm: MotoGP – Sprint Race (Live for free on TV8)
Sunday 14 April
- Raw 16.35: Motorcycles – warm up
- 6pm: Moto 3 – Race
- Raw 19: Paddock Live
- 7.15pm: Moto2 – Race
- 9pm: Speedway – Speedway
Today's MotoGP is free and also live on TV8
Sky subscribers can follow Austin MotoGP live, with all the sessions and races on the weekend. The World Championship can also be watched via live stream – always live and for a fee – on the SkyGo app and on the BOW platform with the on-demand service. TV8 will broadcast the Moto GP and Sprint qualifying for free and exceptionally also the races of the three categories, live at no additional cost on TV and in live broadcast.
MotoGP 2024 Austin, qualifying and sprint race times for the Grand Prix of the Americas
The date began with the Americas Prix on Thursday with the riders' press conference and then they took to the track for the first free practice sessions starting at 3.55pm on Friday 12 April with Moto3 and Moto2 anticipating the first two rounds of MotoGP taking place at 5.40pm and 9.55pm. However, Saturday afternoon is qualifying time, with the first category starting at 5.45pm, while at 9.55pm the first points of the weekend will be awarded with the Sprint. Sunday will be race day at Austin, with Moto3 starting at 6pm, Moto2 at 7.15pm and MotoGP at 9pm.
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