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Marc Marquez is often referred to as the ‘king of COTA’, having won at Austin a record seven times since the circuit’s debut on the MotoGP calendar in 2013. But Honda’s star rider will miss this weekend’s race after injuring his hand in a crash at Portimao last month.
Marquez’s absence could blow the race wide open, although Ducati must be considered the favourite on the back of the Italian marque’s victories in the opening two rounds of 2023 in Portugal and Argentina.
2023 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix session timings
Session
GMT
BST
CEST
ET
PT
AEST
JST
IST
FP1
15:45
16:45
17:45
11:45
08:45
01:45¹
00:45¹
21:15
FP2
20:00
21:00
22:00
16:00
13:00
06:00¹
05:00¹
01:30¹
FP3
15:10
16:10
17:10
11:10
08:10
01:10¹
00:10¹
20:40
Qualifying
15:50
16:50
17:50
11:50
08:50
01:50¹
00:50¹
21:20
Sprint
20:00 …