The asphalt at Assen is one of the most quick-drying on the MotoGP calendar. Thus, following a wet Moto2 race, the MotoGP riders were able to compete in a dry contest at the Dutch track an hour later. The opening laps of the race were crash-strewn, with four riders falling before the end of the [...]
For the second Grand Prix in succession, the Moto2 riders had a wet race to contend with at Assen this Saturday. Intermittent showers at the Dutch TT thankfully failed to transform into Silverstone-esque showers, and an exciting race developed in the afternoon contest. The race leader broke away early in Great Britain, but in Holland [...]
The 125cc Dutch TT started without the series leader, BANKIA Aspar’s Nico Terol, who was in hospital receiving treatment for a finger injury suffered in practice. There was still plenty of talent on show, however, in a tricky race for the lower cylinder class. The opening laps featured a wealth of overtaking moves, but the [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 26 41’44.659 2 27 Casey Stoner Honda 26 41’52.356 7.697 3 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 26 42’12.165 27.506 4 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 26 42’15.343 30.684 5 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 26 42’27.831 43.172 6 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 26 42’29.195 44.536 7 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 93 Marc Márquez Suter/Honda 24 44’30.409 2 54 Kenan Sofuoglu Suter/Honda 24 44’32.806 2.397 3 38 Bradley Smith Tech 3/Honda 24 44’36.827 6.418 4 13 Anthony West MZ/Honda 24 44’53.212 22.803 5 15 Alex de Angelis Motobi/Honda 24 44’56.291 25.882 6 75 Mattia Pasini FTR/Honda 24 44’57.260 [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 25 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 14 25’04.147 2 39 Luis Salom Aprilia 14 25’06.702 2.555 3 33 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 14 25’06.802 2.655 4 11 Sandro Cortese Aprilia 14 25’07.817 3.670 5 5 Johann Zarco Derbi 14 25’08.050 3.903 6 52 Danny Kent Aprilia 14 25’08.616 4.469 7 [...]
The MotoGP riders have certainly been the most fortunate so far at Assen in terms of the weather, with ninety minutes this morning to make up for yesterday’s free practice cancellation and virtually all of it taking place in the dry. They were also blessed with sunshine in the afternoon, leading to a hotly contested [...]
The Moto2 class was probably the one to suffer most from the inclement conditions at Assen today, where after yesterday’s free practice cancellation the arrival of rain showers this afternoon hampered qualifying. A dry first half to the session saw the decisive series leader Stefan Bradl put the seal on a seventh pole position from [...]
An unusual qualifying practice took place at Assen this afternoon as dark clouds at the start of the session made it crucial for the riders to set an early time. Several of them crashed in their haste and within five minutes the heavens opened. A brief shower gave way to one final sunny spell that [...]
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay 1 65 Stefan Bradl Kalex/Honda 1’39.305 – 2 93 Marc Márquez Suter/Honda 1’39.600 0.295 3 3 Simone Corsi FTR/Honda 1’39.700 0.395 4 12 Thomas Luthi Suter/Honda 1’39.844 0.539 5 72 Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki/Honda 1’39.890 0.585 6 40 Aleix Espargaró Pons Kalex/Honda 1’39.962 0.657 7 54 Kenan Sofuoglu Suter/Honda 1’40.123 [...]