Dutch MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results
Fresh from a debut MotoGP podium, rookie Quartararo leads opening practice for the Dutch TT at Assen.
The young Frenchman moved to the top ahead of fellow Yamaha rider Vinales - quickest for most of the session - in the closing minutes.
Lorenzo had a new Honda fairing with more bracing for his knees, plus the carbon-fibre covered frame, but suffered a fast accident at Turn 7 late in the session.
Fresh from a debut MotoGP podium, rookie Quartararo leads opening practice for the Dutch TT at Assen.
The young Frenchman moved to the top ahead of fellow Yamaha rider Vinales - quickest for most of the session - in the closing minutes.
Lorenzo had a new Honda fairing with more bracing for his knees, plus the carbon-fibre covered frame, but suffered a fast accident at Turn 7 late in the session.
Although able to walk away, the triple MotoGP champion was clearly shaken and taken by ambulance to the medical centre. Lorenzo was already sore from a big testing accident in Barcelona.
UPDATE: Lorenzo has been taken to hospital for further checks.
The remains of Lorenzo's Repsol Honda.
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Petrucci was fortunate to walk away from a sixth-gear fall, while Nakagami and Aprilia's Espargaro - injured at Catalunya - also took a tumble.
Rossi had an early technical problem, forcing him to return to the Yamaha pits.
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| Dutch MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | 1'33.909s | 21/22 | 308k |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.077s | 20/23 | 311k |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +0.260s | 16/16 | 316k |
| 4 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.514s | 10/20 | 312k |
| 5 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.532s | 12/17 | 310k |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.613s | 7/21 | 312k |
| 7 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.680s | 13/20 | 315k |
| 8 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +0.687s | 17/17 | 309k |
| 9 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +0.750s | 18/18 | 314k |
| 10 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +0.765s | 11/19 | 315k |
| 11 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.789s | 21/22 | 311k |
| 12 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.837s | 19/19 | 308k |
| 13 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +0.847s | 12/20 | 315k |
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.012s | 6/17 | 312k |
| 15 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +1.079s | 20/21 | 311k |
| 16 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +1.225s | 20/21 | 311k |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.591s | 13/22 | 305k |
| 18 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.752s | 9/16 | 312k |
| 19 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +1.850s | 10/17 | 306k |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.860s | 12/20 | 308k |
| 21 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +2.259s | 18/19 | 310k |
| 22 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +2.412s | 6/19 | 309k |
* Rookie.
Official Assen MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 32.627s(2015)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 33.617s (2015)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
