Pecco dominates, ahead of Martin and Vinales

A very bad slide for Aleix Esprgarrò in the last lap of the Assen Sprint. A fall that saw the Spaniard as the protagonist, who promptly got up but held his wrist, recovering from other previous blows and now we will have to understand the general conditions in view of tomorrow.

Here is the order of arrival at Assen after the Sprint which saw Bagnaia dominate from the first to the last lap, ahead of Martin and Vinales.

The top positions of Sprint

• Francesco Bagnaia
• Jorge Martin
• Maverick Vinales
• Enea Bastianini

Bagnaia takes the Sprint and takes away more points from Martin who finished second, paying the penalty to Pecco who dominated from the first to the last lap of the race. Vinales third, optimizing his advantage over a wild Bastianini

The Sprint ends with Pecco Bagnaia holding ahead of Martin who holds second position ahead of Vinales. Fourth at the moment is Bastianini

After the warning for track limits to Vinales and Alex Matquez comes the penalty for the second who will now lose many positions: for him a long lap in the final of the Sprint

Peco Bagnaia always leads in Assen from the first lap and manages the gap on Martin who is sure of second with a Vinales more detached. Fourth an excellent Bastianini who has recovered many positions

Great comeback by Enea Bastianini who flies and takes position after position: Alex Marquez also overtook and is now fourth at -4. Vinales is very far away, over 3 seconds away but “Beast” will try anyway

With 9 laps to go, Luca Marini also has problems and is forced to pit: engine failure forces him to retire

Over half the race and Pecco Bagnaia keeps a comfortable margin over Martin but the most heated challenge is between a wild Bastianini on Binder, looking for fifth place.

Pecco Bagnaia drives alone and with authority at Assen ahead of Martin, 8 tenths behind. Meanwhile, Bastianini climbs up and moves into sixth position with -8 laps to go in the Sprint

Another solitary show by Pecco Bagnaia who tries to pull ahead of Martin with -9 laps to go in the Sprint. Vinales is further away, third but with an important gap to fill.

It’s still a Bagnaia-Martin duel with Binales third but further behind. Here’s Pecco’s great start at the Assen Sprint

Bad Marc Marquez who falls and leaves the scene at the start of the Sprint. Bagnaia, on the other hand, does well and is always first. The Majorcan’s fall came while he was in fifth position on the second lap of the track

Pecco Bagnaia gets off to a good start in SPrint, giving the right gas and perfect turns to dictate the pace to everyone: his Ducati is currently first, followed closely by Martin and Marquez. Bad for Giannantoio who lost many positions

Last corners on the Assen circuit for the classic Warm Up then it will get serious for the drinking race

Everything is ready in Assen and the last act of a Saturday full of commitments for the MotoGP riders will begin very soon. Since this morning they have competed in free practice and in the double qualifying session. Now the Sprint, the fast race that will give further signals in view of tomorrow’s race at 2:00 pm

Today’s Sprint in Assen is scheduled for 15:00. A race that will determine the final hierarchies in view of tomorrow’s challenge at 14:00. The Sprint can be seen both free-to-air and paid streaming. In the first case on tv8.it, in the second only for Sky subscribers on NOW (on demand service) or through the dedicated SkyGo app.

Aldeguer takes pole position for the Moto2 Dutch GP, beating Ogura and Garcia. The first Italian is Arbolino who finished with the seventh time. See you now for the race scheduled for tomorrow.

We start from where we left off almost a month ago: from the three-way challenge for both the MotoGP and the Dutch GP in Assen. Martin is the one to beat, obviously, because he is the current leader of the riders’ standings, then Pecco Bagnaia and his future teammate Marc Marquez. The Dutch challenge could be reduced to the three of them again but there is a long period of rest in between, caused by the cancellation of the Kazakhstan GP and by weather that could preserve some surprises: it shouldn’t rain, but there are clouds and on Sunday the temperature will drop even further.

Bagnaia is fresh from winning the sprint race at Mugello. A result that gave him further confidence ahead of the World Championship. Behind him Marc Marquez and Acosta. Morbidelli fourth, then Vinales, Binder, Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez and Espargaro

The Dutch GP qualifying is over. In pole position is the Spaniard Piqueras ahead of Furusato and Veijer, third in the world standings. Further back is the world standings leader Alonso. Piqueras has not finished in pole since last October.

Even for Enea Bastianini these are delicate days that concern his future. While he is preparing for the important appointment of the Dutch Grand Prix, the eighth stage of the World Championship, a few days ago the official announcement of his farewell to the Ducati Factory team arrived for the transfer to the KTM Tech3 team in view of 2025. The goal is to show that he will not be distracted and to leave his mark immediately: “I come from positive races but I arrive on a track that has sometimes given me a hard time in the past. In any case I am confident. The set-up is good on every track and I think that here too I can fight for the podium”.

Delicate days at Ducati which must also manage the rider situation in view of next year, with the arrival of Marc Marquez made official. If the Majorcan did not deny that he did not have excellent relations with Bagnaia, Pecco himself clarified how he experienced his arrival in the team: “I wasn’t included in the decision, I didn’t want to be because I simply wanted to concentrate on the races. It will be a new challenge, every teammate has to beat and Marc is very smart and intelligent. He will understand perfectly how to adapt to the team”

Bagnaia takes the first MotoGP pole position of 2024. The Ducati rider, protagonist of a record lap, left behind the excellent Martin and Vinales. Q2 was marked by Marquez’s attempt to overtake Espargaro which ended badly, with the first in the gravel and the second very nervous. The starting grid of the Dutch GP:

1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
2. Jorge Martin (Ducati)
3. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia)
4. Alex Marquez (Ducati)
5. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati)
7. Marc Marquez (Ducati)
8. Franco Morbidelli (Ducati)
9. Brad Binder (KTM)
10. Pedro Acosta (GasGas)
11. Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
12. Raul Fernandez (Aprilia)
13. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
14. Jack Miller (KTM)
15. Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati)
16. Alex Rins (Yamaha)
17. Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia)
18. Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia)
19. Johann Zarco (Honda)
20. Joan Mir (Honda)
21. Luca Marini (Honda)
22. August Fernandez (GasGas)
23. Takaaki Nakagami (Honda)

The highlight of today is the Sprint Race which will take place at the end of the two Qualifying sessions. Meet up at 3pm on the Assen Circuit to find out how the short race will go, a prelude to the appointment on Sunday 30 June at 3pm for the official race

Bagnaia with an extraordinary time records the pole and will start in front of everyone in Holland. Behind him Martin and Vinales. Bad fall for Marquez who tries to pass Espargaro and ends up in the gravel. Great nervousness of the rider who remained in the saddle.

Acosta came close to breaking the Bagnaia track record, even if his Q1 was affected by a crash at the end. The Spanish driver qualifies for the Q paired with Di Giannantonio. Quartararo was out, with Miller and Bezzecchi (the latter crashing again), 13th, 14th and 15th respectively.

Unscheduled unexpected event at Assen in the Netherlands. A hare bursts onto the track, cutting the path. Fortunately, no problems either for the cute animal or for the pilots.

Bagnaia is the fastest in free practice 2. Pecco confirms his leadership ahead of Vinales and Acosta. Meanwhile, all is well for Bezzecchi and Fernandez after their respective falls. Now we get serious about qualifying.

In addition to the free practice sessions, the MotoGP Qualifying sessions will also be held in Assen, Holland. They will be broadcast live both free-to-air and at no additional cost, and for a fee for subscribers. In the first case, the appointment is on Tv8 on Digital Terrestrial, in the second, for a fee on Sky TV channels. For streaming, NOW (on demand service) and SkyGo (Sky app), while free-to-air on tv8.it