Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Assen
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Assen

As it happened - Bagnaia seals Dutch MotoGP pole position

Francesco Bagnaia earned pole position for the 2022 Dutch MotoGP after outpacing Fabio Quartararo at Saturday's Qualifying.

25 Jun 2022
15:47

What happened in Moto2?

Jake Dixon powered to pole position.

Full Qualifying results

Sam Lowes, Jake Dixon, Moto2, Dutch MotoGP 25 June
Sam Lowes, Jake Dixon, Moto2, Dutch MotoGP 25 June

15:46

Five riders that shocked us in Assen

Our analysis of a wild Saturday at the Dutch MotoGP.

Jack
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15:06
Results: Moto2 Qualifying at Assen
14:56
The big stories from Qualifying

Pecco Bagnaia outpaced Fabio Quartararo to earn pole position - details here

Full results and grid starting positions here

Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo, Dutch MotoGP, 25 June
Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo, Dutch MotoGP, 25 June

14:47
How special was this moment!
14:14
Pecco Bagnaia

"I enjoyed it a lot. My predicted lap time was 1m 31.5s for qualifying.

"The first tyre, I didn't use the whole performance of the tyre. With the second, I was more prepared.

"Another pole position. We have to improve because we are always competitive in qualifying."

14:12
Fabio Quartararo

"Delighted to be on the front row. It was a tough lap.

"I pushed myself to the limit. I pushed like hell, it was an amazing lap - 1m 31.6s."

14:09
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14:08

Francesco Bagnaia, Dutch MotoGP, 25 June
Francesco Bagnaia, Dutch MotoGP, 25 June
Bagnaia smashes lap record to claim pole

Full details here!

14:01

Quartararo will start from second and Martin from third.

13:54
Results: MotoGP Qualifying 2 at Assen
13:52
Bagnaia does it again

FRANCESCO BAGNAIA IS ON POLE!

13:51

Big moment for Quartararo as he nearly highsides out of turn five.

13:50

Quartararo goes second!

13:50
Miller is also down

Jack Miller has also crashed at turn three.

13:48

Martin is down at turn five - his hopes of securing pole are surely over?

13:47
Can Bagnaia be beaten?

Bagnaia goes qucikest by two tenths! What an effort from the Italian. 

13:45

Here goes Bagnaia on his second run.

13:44

There's just +0.010s separating Martin and Quartararo. 

13:41

Quartararo is in the gravel at turn one - it's not a crash but a big mistake from the Yamaha rider.

13:39
New lap record!

Wow! Martin sets a new lap record on his opening lap. Stunning!

13:36

Bagnaia and Espargaro are eager to get a lap in as they become the first riders to head out on track. 

13:35

The rain has held off for now, but will it come in Q2 which gets underway in a matter of seconds?