P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Francesco Bagnaia cruised to his first MotoGP pole position of the season at Assen comfortably to continue his dominant weekend showings, with Jorge Martin and Maverick Vinales rounding off the top three. Bagnaia’s lap time of 1.30.540s proved unstoppable as he went 0.800s quicker than his lap time from last year, with the Italian rider […]
Francesco Bagnaia’s impressive lap time of 1.30.540s, 0.800s faster than last year, set the stage for a strong Sprint race performance on Saturday. Marc Marquez led the way before a mishap in Turn 7 disrupted the rhythm of other riders. Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro finished third and fifth, with Alex Marquez in between. Fabio Di Giannantonio and another Marquez, put himself in sixth and seventh positions respectively. Franco Morbidelli secured eighth place, with Brad Binder leading KTM ahead of a tumbling Pedro Acosta. Enea Bastianini and Raul Fernandez will start 11th and 12th in the upcoming Sprint race. Fabio Quartararo improved Yamaha’s performance by finishing 13th, briefly challenging for a top Q1 spot. Jack Miller took the 14th spot, narrowly missing out on a Q2 qualification. Marco Bezzecchi’s crash in Turn 5 relegated him to 15th place on the starting grid. Alex Rins claimed 16th place, with Miguel Oliveira closely following as the second Trackhouse rider. Lorenzo Savadori had a strong performance, outpacing all Honda riders to secure 18th place. Johann Zarco finished 19th as the lead Honda rider, with Joan Mir and Luca Marini in 20th and 21st positions. Augusto Fernandez was 22nd, and Takaaki Nakagami ended qualifying at the rear of the grid.
