More from a press release issued by Ducati Lenovo Team:

Wild West vibes for the Ducati Lenovo Team in Austin. 

The Ducati Lenovo Team has landed in Texas for the second race of these American back-to-back races, taking place this weekend at COTA (Circuit of the Americas). A country atmosphere and a few hours of relax before returning at work. The Desmosedici GP triumphed at the Texan circuit last year with a P1 finish in the SPRINT (won by Marc) and a win in the long race (won by Pecco).

Marc, coming from the victory in the SPRINT in Brazil and a solid fourth place in the race, arrives in Austin knowing it’s one of the circuits that best suits his riding style. With seven previous wins, COTA is a circuit where Marc has often found a good feeling and has been able to consistently express himself.

Pecco, winner here last year after finishing third in Saturday’s race, is working to close the gap. The sweet memories of that Sunday, including the hot dog delivery at Parc Fermé, are an added incentive to tackle the weekend with determination.

Marc Marquez #93 Ducati Lenovo Team: “Austin is definitely one of my favorite tracks. Very technical and physically demanding, but it has given me so much satisfaction and unforgettable memories over the years. Last year, the race was incredibly emotional. From the grid to the crash, we were really competitive. This year, we arrive here after a good weekend in Brazil, with the victory in the SPRINT and an overall good race”.

Francesco Bagnaia #63 Ducati Lenovo Team: “I always enjoy arriving in Austin. I like the atmosphere, the track, the vibes of the United States. The track is beautiful, unique, technical in the riding sections, and very, very physically demanding. In 2025, we did very well here with the podium in the SPRINT and then the victory in Sunday’s race. A wonderful memory that motivates us to work even harder to get back to the top positions”.

More from a press release issued by Aprilia Racing:

Aprilia Racing arrives in the USA for the third GP of the season. Anticipation high also for the new X, the limited edition bike that will be presented on Friday. 

After a historic weekend in Brazil, highlighted by a one-two finish in the long race, Aprilia Racing heads straight back on track for the third GP of the season at the Circuit of The Americas. The weekend will also feature a special moment: on Friday, March 27, the new X will be unveiled — an exclusive bike produced in a limited run of just 30 units.

Marco Bezzecchi arrives in Austin following a successful weekend, that confirmed his excellent form, culminating in his fourth consecutive victory and his second of the season. Jorge Martín, after a solid weekend in Brazil with a return to the podium in both the sprint and the long race, will continue his development path with the aim of further strengthening his feeling with the RS-GP26.

The Circuit of The Americas is 5,51 km long with an anti-clockwise direction and it has a total of 20 turn, 9 right-handers and 11 left-handers. One of its features is a height difference of almost 41 metres at the end of the main straight, followed by a left-handed corner.

Marco Bezzecchi: “I’m happy to be back in Austin. It’s a great track, but also difficult and quite particular, where last year we had a decent weekend despite some challenges. We’ll try to maintain this positive momentum and our determination to keep performing well.”

Jorge Martin: “We’re heading back to Austin, a track that could confirm the positive feelings from the first two races. I think we’re doing a great job, but we need to keep our feet on the ground, as this is always a particular track.”

More from a press release issued by The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing:

The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team arrives to Austin after a visit in NYC.

The Circuit of the Americas will host the third MotoGP race weekend, and the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will race with a special livery dedicated to the story of the Tavullia squad and unveiled in New York in a historic event and an unforgettable day.

MotoGP is back in action this weekend for the United States GP, first back-to-back round if the 2026 campaign: the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team arrives to Austin with positive feelings, also following the double podium – Sprint and race – secured by Fabio Di Giannantonio in Brazil. The American round will be even more special for the Tavullia-based team, that will race on Sunday with a special livery, dedicated to the history of the team and unveiled at the Edge at Hudson Yards, New York, yesterday.

In the evocative scenario of the “Big Apple”, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli lived the American style at its fullest: the day started at the Edge at Hudson Park, where they unveiled the livery for the US GP with Manhattan as background. This historic event was just the start of a real American day: the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team riders strolled in New York City, stopping by at Joe’s Pizza and visiting the iconic NYSE. The day ended attending on front row to the NBA match between New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans.

Di Giannantonio arrives to the United States with high motivation thanks to the great results he got in Brazil, where he was very close to the victory and secured a podium in both races. The Austin track is one of Fabio’s favourites, and he was third last year – with the NFL special livery – after conquering the front row in qualifying. The rider from Rome, who was third in 2017 (moto3) and second in 2021 (Moto2), arrives to the third round of the season in fourth place of the World Standing with 37 points.

Morbidelli is eager to race at the United States GP, where he wants to maximize his potential after the struggling of the first two rounds. Franco is ready to hit the Austin track – where he won in 2017 (Moto2) – and his goal is to claim his first podium in the top class on this track. The Italian Brazilian rider arrives to the Circuit of the Americas in tenth place in the World Standing with 12 points.

The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will go on track on Friday for the first free practice sessions. Qualifying will take place on Saturday, starting at 10:50 (local time, -6 CET), followed by the Sprint at 15:00 (local time). The US GP will conclude with Sunday’s race, which will start at 15:00 (local time, -7 CET for the hour change).

FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO: “Austin is one of my favourite tracks, the United States GP is one I love the most in the calendar. Both the track and the atmosphere are amazing. I can’t wait to be at Austin, where we expect to have another great weekend as we had in Brazil. After the double podium in Goiânia, we arrive to the United States with high motivation also for thi special livery, that is beautiful and full of colours. We lived a historic and amazing day in New York, with the livery launch at the Edge at Hudson Yards, visiting the NYSE and attending the NBA match. We are so ready.”

FRANCO MORBIDELLI: “I am very happy to be back on track right away and to be at Austin, a great track. I still feel the energy of the Brazilian fans, they pushed me and gave me some extra motivation. Moreover, we will have a special livery for the United States GP, again designed by Aldo Drudi and launched in New York. It was a historic event that could be organized just from this team. The day was amazing, and it was my first time in the Big Apple. Now we are more than ready to live the race weekend at the Circuit of the Americas.”

More from a press release issued by Honda HRC:

Austin awaits Honda HRC Castrol.

From one of the shortest circuits on the calendar to one of the longest, Luca Marini and Joan Mir arrive at Round Three prepared for an intense weekend on and off the track.

From South America to North America, the global tour of the MotoGP World Championship continues at pace. A standout as one of the most demanding tracks of the year, the run from Turn 3 to Turn 9 can make or break a lap early on and finding your speed through this section is crucial for Qualifying. On the calendar since 2013, the Circuit of the Americas has seen Honda win eight times in the premier class.

Qualifying remains a major focus for Luca Marini, the Italian charging from 19th on the grid in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix in Brazil to challenge for the top ten. Earning a spot in Q2 will no doubt allow Marini to improve on his eighth-place finish from the 2025 Americas GP. He currently sits just a single point behind Johann Zarco in the battle for top Honda honours in the World Championship standings, plenty of road left to run in the 22-round season.

Joan Mir arrives in America with undeniable speed, the 2020 MotoGP World Champion again looking to back that up with consistent race finishes. COTA has been a complicated circuit for Mir during his time with the Honda HRC Factory Team, but the ever improving Honda RC213V has all of the potential to deliver the #36 a strong result.

The Americas GP will be the final race before a three-week break due to the delay of the Qatar GP.

Luca Marini: “Back to work right away at a track which I enjoy a lot. To go from one of the shortest circuits on the calendar to one of the longest is certainly a big change! COTA is a track where the rider can really make the difference, in the past I have gone well there and so has the Honda RC213V. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do together and seeing how the bike has progressed since we last visited. It will be important to get a good result before we have this three-week break, I want to give the team something to enjoy after these intense opening races.”

Joan Mir: “It’s always nice to go to America, especially to Austin – it’s a good place to be and I enjoy the whole weekend a lot. In Brazil we showed our speed, we showed our ability to be the top Honda rider and repeating that is the objective this weekend. It will be about staying focused and working well with the team to create the best situation possible to deliver on what we know we can do.”

More from a press release issued by Monster Energy Yamaha:

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Prepare for Texas Throwdown.

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team made their way from Brazil to the USA and are setting up for this weekend’s Round 3 on the 2026 MotoGP calendar: the Grand Prix of the United States held at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team have made their way from Brazil to Austin, Texas for the Grand Prix of The Americas. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins both like the COTA track and the atmosphere in Austin and are fully motivated to start the US GP race weekend.

Quartararo arrives in Austin ranking 16th in the championship. The track holds good memories for him: he took second place there in Moto3 in 2015, repeated the result in MotoGP in 2021, and returned to the podium with a third place in 2023. He aims to add another strong result this weekend.

Rins always looks forward to riding at COTA. He won the 2023 Americas GP there after finishing second in the Sprint and previously claimed MotoGP podiums in 2022 (P2) and 2019 (P1). His US GP success also includes rostrums in Moto2 in 2016 (P1) and 2015 (P3) and Moto3 in 2013 (P1). Sitting 18th in the 2026 standings, he targets another solid points haul.

After completion in 2012, the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) was added to the Grand Prix schedule the following year. Its length of 5.513km and mixture of fast straights and tight hairpins make the track both challenging and exciting to master for teams and riders. They need to find exactly the right balance for their bike’s set-up that suits the 11 left and 9 right turns and the 1,200m straight in order to snatch a place on the podium. The especially sharp Turn 1 will be a place where the fans can expect a lot of overtaking action.

Massimo Meregalli – Team Director: “Brazil was a mixed weekend for us. Friday and Saturday were positive, especially Fabio’s strong qualifying and Sprint, but Sunday was tougher. We have now travelled to the US. On paper, COTA might be a tough circuit for us, especially the back part of the track, where the long straight could be critical. With the new bike, it‘s still hard to predict how the weekend will unfold. However, we are certain that this race weekend will help drive our learning process forward.”

Fabio Quartararo: “Brazil was up and down for us. Saturday felt good, both qualifying and the Sprint, but the rear grip issues on Sunday made it tough. Now we’re in the US, and I’ll approach this race weekend with an open mind again. I like COTA and Austin a lot. Let’s see what we can do, and hopefully we can take a step again.”

Alex Rins: “The Race in Brazil started positive, but once I got stuck behind riders, it was hard to keep the pace. I’m happy to be at COTA again now – I really like this track and the atmosphere, and I have some good memories here. I’m curious to see what we can do this weekend. COTA is demanding, but we are getting to know more about the new bike step by step.”

More from a press release issued by Prima Pramac Yamaha:

Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Heads to Austin for Round 3 of the Championship. 

Straight from Brazil, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP arrives in Austin, Texas, for Round 3 of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship, ready to continue its development work at the demanding Circuit of the Americas.

Gino Borsoi – Team Director: “We‘re all happy to be back at COTA — it‘s a beautiful but very demanding track. Of course, we hope to repeat last year‘s result. Jack enjoys racing here and, considering the commitment he‘s showing to this project, he truly deserves a strong performance like the one he achieved last season.

For Toprak, it will be another important step in his learning process, as he doesn‘t have much experience at this circuit. It will be our responsibility as a team to support him in finding the right set-up. In Brazil, we believe we identified a first positive direction that helped him be more aggressive on corner entry and more confident in moving the bike, and we‘re aiming to continue working along that line. Hopefully, we can start to see the first concrete results of this progress already this weekend.”

Jack Miller: “I really like this track, even though it‘s not traditionally the most favourable one for Yamaha. Still, I‘ve always felt good riding here. Looking back to last year, we had a very strong result — I felt competitive from the start and got a great launch in the race, which allowed me to run with the front group.

It was a tough battle all race long, especially on the straights where I was losing a bit, but I was able to make it back under braking and stay in the fight. It would be great to put ourselves in that position again this weekend, to battle until the end and create some more good memories here.”

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu: “It‘s another important weekend for me because everything is still new in MotoGP, and especially here at COTA. I have some experience from the Rookies Cup, but riding here with a MotoGP bike is a completely different challenge.

We are continuing to work step by step, trying to understand the bike better and improve my feeling, especially on tracks like this that are quite demanding. In Brazil we found some positive direction, particularly on corner entry, and I want to build on that and keep improving. My goal is to keep progressing, session by session, and do my best for the team.”

More from a press release issued by ELF Marc VDS:

Canet and Öncü aim for big turnaround in Texas. The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team has headed from South to North America as Aron Canet and Deniz Öncü get ready to test their skills at the spectacular Circuit of The Americas in Austin this weekend. 

Widely known as the horsepower rodeo, the super-fast and undulating CoTA presents an immediate opportunity for Canet and Oncu to bounce back from a difficult Grand Prix of Brazil in Goiania last weekend.

The Moto2 field kick off round three at 950am local time on Friday morning, with Sunday’s race getting underway at 1pm over 16 laps.

The Spaniard touches down in Texas targeting a big reversal in fortunes after he crossed the line outside of the points scoring places last Sunday at the Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna.

Canet is hoping recent history at CoTA is going to inject some momentum into his 2026 campaign with Boscoscuro claiming the last two Moto2 victories in Austin, including a stunning success for Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Jake Dixon last season.

The 26-year-old has fond memories of CoTA having claimed a Moto3 victory there back in 2019 and he started from pole position in Moto2 two years ago ahead of an excellent fourth place in Austin one year ago.

Aron Canet: “We’ve been able to reflect and analyse why it was such a complicated weekend in Brazil and I’m confident that myself and the team can be much more competitive in Austin. We have to keep working together to try and understand our package better and this weekend is going to be a good reference for us because it is clear in the past that Boscoscuro has been very competitive at this track. COTA is a very unique challenge because it is a long lap with a lot of different challenges, but I have been fast there before in both Moto3 and Moto2, so let’s hope that is the case again this weekend.”

The Turkish star arrives in the United States in a positive frame of mind after his maiden visit to Brazil proved to be a tough affair when he battled to 20^thposition.

Öncü is ready to reset and respond with a big weekend in CoTA, with the main focus on working to find the confidence he was lacking during the Goiania showdown.

His best results in Austin are a pair of fifth places in 2021 and 2022 when he was competing in the Moto3 category.

Deniz Oncu: “I love going to America and racing in Austin is always very cool because the city has a nice vibe and the track is special. It is a long layout with some very tricky parts, but I like the challenge it presents. The performance in Brazil clearly didn’t match our expectations, but I arrive in Texas with a positive mindset and like always I will be giving my maximum to try and improve our situation and deliver the results we want.”