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
09:29
Bastianini goes down.

Enea Bastianini's difficult period continues as he crashes at turn 7.

09:23

The KTM rider was seen taking a very hard look at the condition of the right side [front tyre] after nearly coming off his RC16.

09:22

Tyre issues for Binder who has since returned to pit lane. 

09:13

Fabio Quartararo manages to split the two Aprilia riders, who have been on fire this morning. 

09:08

Thankfully Morbidelli has walked away from the accident under his own power.

09:07
Big crash for Morbidelli

Franco Morbidelli has gone down in dramatic style at turn 15. That was a big one!

09:02
Marini is down!

Luca Marini has suffered an early crash in sector four.

09:01
Results - Moto3 FP3 at Assen
09:00

Some fast times are already coming in as Maverick Vinales leads the way from Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Espargaro. 

08:57

We're underway with Assen MotoGP FP3.

08:55
Sofuoglu: Toprak free to speak with any factory MotoGP team for 2024
08:52
Assen MotoGP FP3 coming up!

Next up is FP3 as Ducati look to keep hold of their day-one advantage. 

08:45
Pol Espargaro withdraws

With a decision expected to come after FP3, Pol Espargaro has elected not to ride this morning and has instead withdrawn from the Dutch MotoGP.