03-19 – GP of the Americas – Timetable of the GP of the Americas MotoGP 2018 in Austin –

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2018 MotoGP Americas GP schedule in Austin

03-19 - GP of the Americas - Timetable of the GP of the Americas MotoGP 2018 in Austin -

Timetables and program of the MotoGP Americas GP in Austin (USA), third round of the 2018 season to follow naturally on MNC and MNC Live !

The GP of the Americas, third in the 2018 MotoGP World Championship takes place this weekend in the United States on the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) where Marc Marquez has outrageously dominated since the introduction of this event at the World Championship: on the five races that have been held there since 2013, the young HRC prodigy has won… five !

  • GP of the Americas 2013 : MNC Statements and Analysis
  • GP of the Americas 2014 : MNC Statements and Analysis
  • GP of the Americas 2015 : MNC Statements and Analysis
  • GP of the Americas 2016 : MNC Statements and Analysis
  • GP of the Americas 2017 :

The only small difference compared to previous editions: the race is shortened by 5 km this year. The young HRC prodigy, under the since his in Argentina, will he manage to manage this additional pressure and channel his ardor? Will his teammate Dani Pedrosa be following his ?

03-19 - GP of the Americas - Timetable of the GP of the Americas MotoGP 2018 in Austin -

Will Valentino Rossi manage to stay and hope to come back from his position in the general classification? , and will they continue their momentum? Will Jorge Lorenzo be able to apply his ?

And above all, will he take advantage of the "American dream" to register his first victory in the premier class? So many questions to follow naturally live on and in detail on !

"Why not think about our first victory?"

In the meantime, Johann Zarco believes that "the circuit of the Americas is a very good circuit even if it is physically very tough" and thinks that "it is perhaps one of the most technical circuits of the year, because that we have 20 turns and it’s not easy to be very fast ".

"But after the nice podium in Argentina, I’m still very happy with the feeling I could have on the bike and I hope to find it again from the first training on Friday to prepare for the race in the best possible way and to be able to fight for another podium ", continues the Frenchman, third in the general classification with 28 points:" why shouldn’t we think about our first victory too? I want to dream about it and live this dream to the fullest! "

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As for the tires, "the organizers have tried to smooth out these famous bumps created by other events organized here, it will be important for us to understand how this will impact the work of the tires", predicts Piero Taramasso, responsible for the two-wheeler. at Michelin Motorsport, which will offer pilots "a range of tires capable of responding to a wide variety of curves, severe braking areas and a trying surface. CoTA is a circuit where we absolutely want to progress because we don’t think we have demonstrated everything there. the potential of our products. We therefore expect positive results ".

03-19 - GP of the Americas - Timetable of the GP of the Americas MotoGP 2018 in Austin -

2018 Americas GP schedule in Austin

Friday April 20

  • 16:00 – 16:40: FP1 Moto3 free practice
  • 16:55 – 17:40: FP1 MotoGP free practice
  • 17:55 – 18:40: FP1 Moto2 free practice
  • 20:10 – 20:50: FP2 Moto3 free practice
  • 21:05 – 21:50: FP2 MotoGP free practice
  • 22:05 – 22:50: FP2 Moto2 free practice

Saturday April 21

  • 16:00 – 16:40: FP3 Moto3 free practice
  • 16:55 – 17:40: FP3 MotoGP free practice
  • 17:55 – 18:40: FP3 Moto2 free practice
  • 19:35 – 20:15: Moto3 qualifying practice
  • 20:30 – 21:00: FP4 MotoGP Free Practice
  • 21:10 – 21:25: Qualifying practice QP1 MotoGP
  • 21:35 – 21:50: Qualifying practice QP2 MotoGP
  • 22:05 – 22:50: Moto2 qualifying practice

Sunday 22 April

  • 15:40 – 16:00: Moto3 warm-up
  • 16:10 – 16:30: Moto2 warm-up
  • 16:40 – 17:00: MotoGP warm-up
  • 18:00: Moto3 race
  • 19:20: Moto2 race
  • 21:00: MotoGP race

Circuit of the Americas (COTA)

  • Lap record: Marc Marquez (Honda) in 2015:
  • Race lap record: Marc Marquez (Honda) in 2014:
  • The race is shortened this year: 110.26 km instead of 115.8

03-19 - GP of the Americas - Timetable of the GP of the Americas MotoGP 2018 in Austin -

Ranking of the 2018 MotoGP World Championship before Austin

  1. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR (38 points)
  2. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA (35 points)
  3. Johann ZARCO Yamaha FRA (28 points)
  4. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA (21 points)
  5. Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA (20 points)
  6. Jack MILLER Ducati AUS (19 points)
  7. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati ITA (17 points)
  8. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA (16 points)
  9. Alex RINS Suzuki SPA (16 points)
  10. Andrea IANNONE Suzuki ITA (15 points)
  11. Tito RABAT Ducati SPA (14 points)
  12. Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA (9 points)
  13. Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha MAL (9 points)
  14. Franco MORBIDELLI Honda ITA (6 points)
  15. Pol ESPARGARO KTM SPA (5 points)
  16. Scott REDDING Aprilia GBR (4 points)
  17. Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati SPA (3 points)
  18. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda JPN (3 points)
  19. Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE (1 point)
  20. Jorge LORENZO Ducati SPA (1 point)
  21. Thomas LUTHI Honda SWI
  22. Bradley SMITH KTM GBR
  23. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA
  24. Xavier SIMEON Ducati BEL

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