Fabio Di Giannantonio will try to capitalize on his pole position, just like he did in Brazil last week. The Italian driver is hoping to make an impact in the Sprint and possibly win this Saturday in Austin, Texas. Close behind him are two strong contenders of the season, Marco Bezzecchi and Pedro Acosta. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez, the sheriff of COTA, had to settle for sixth place in the qualifiers.
The race will start at 9 pm Paris time!
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MotoGP 2026 – Grand Prix of the United States
Live text coverage of the sprint race
9:44 PM – Thank you for following, we will be back tomorrow at 10 pm for the Grand Prix!
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9:37 PM – The Aprilia rider will reach the podium in the medical car; fortunately, he seems unharmed!
9:36 PM – THE FALL OF JORGE MARTÍN! The day’s winner fell in the long straight while performing a wheelie!
9:36 PM – It had been 511 victories since Jorge Martín’s last Sprint win, and he went on to become a world champion a few weeks later.
10/10 – JORGE MARTÍN WINS! The Spanish rider secures his first win with Aprilia, taking the lead in the championship!
10/10 – Leaders approach the long straight, and Jorge Martín overtakes in the hairpin and gets ahead!
10/10 – And Joan Mir crashes while holding the fourth position!
10/10 – Final lap for Francesco Bagnaia, with just four tenths of a second ahead of Jorge Martín!
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5/10 – Bezzecchi tries to pass Acosta and succeeds in the twisty section at the end of the lap.
5/10 – Marc Márquez rejoins the track after his fall, while Fabio Di Giannantonio heads back to the garage.
4/10 – Jorge Martín now in second place ahead of Pedro Acosta, can the Aprilia rider catch up to Francesco Bagnaia, who holds a 1.3-second lead? He is the only one with a medium rear tire.
4/10 – ABANDONMENT for Diogo Moreira, who brought his Honda back to the garage.
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1/10 – MARQUEZ AND DI GIANNANTONIO CRASH! The Spaniard dived inside at the end of the long straight but lost control, resulting in a collision and both riders ending up on the ground.
1/10 – Acosta is second ahead of Di Giannantonio, Marquez, Mir, Mírtin, and Bezzecchi in seventh place. Fabio Quartararo is 14th, Johann Zarco 15th.
1/10 – The third Sprint of the season has begun! Good start for Di Giannantonio and Acosta, with the Spaniard taking the lead in the first corner before being overtaken by Francesco Bagnaia!
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9:10 PM – The warm-up lap for this sprint race has started!
9:07 PM – Cloudy conditions but warm weather, with 24°C in the air, and 36°C on the track.
9:06 PM – The riders are getting ready, and Jorge Martín decided to switch to a medium rear tire, while all other riders will use a soft tire.
9:02 PM – Only 21 riders will line up on the grid today, as Maverick Viñales had to withdraw due to shoulder pain.
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8:56 PM – The riders are expected to start with a medium front tire and a soft rear tire, with changes possible up to five minutes before the Sprint starts.
8:55 PM – The sprint race will consist of ten laps at the Circuit of the Americas under cloudy skies!
8:53 PM – The riders are on the starting grid, with Fabio Di Giannantonio securing the pole position.
8:52 PM – The starting grid for the Sprint, which will begin in twenty minutes:
8:45 PM – Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini were penalized for riding too slowly on the track, leading to grid penalties for Sunday’s race
8:40 PM – THE MOTO GP SPRINT WILL BE DELAYED BY TEN MINUTES, so it will start at 9:10 PM.
8:35 PM – Good evening everyone, welcome to AUTOhebdo.fr to follow the live text coverage of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the United States Sprint race!
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