2025 Dutch MotoGP: Sprint LIVE UPDATES

Behind Quartararo and ahead of Marc Marquez in qualifying were Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez.

Bagnaia has missed out on pole by a combined margin of under 0.1s over the past two weekends.

Second marked his equal best qualifying this morning after taking the same result in Q2 last week in Mugello.

The Italian has won each of the last three Dutch TTs in the MotoGP class, and won last year's Sprint, too.

Marquez, on the other hand, has never finished on the podium in any MotoGP race at Assen. That was also true in Mugello, though, and Marquez has been more or less as competitive as ever this weekend.

For only the second time this season, the other being Silverstone, Marc Marquez has qualified off the front row.

The Sprint at Silverstone remains the only one Marquez hasn't won, Alex Marquez taking victory on that occasion ahead of the Ducati Lenovo Team rider.

Could Marquez be beaten again today? His pace has been strong enough to contend all weekend but he hasn't had the same kind of advantage he had at Aragon, certainly, or even Mugello - although in Italy his advantage only became apparent in the races.

Fabio Quartararo is on pole for this afternoon's Sprint. He managed to out-pace Francesco Bagnaia by 0.028 seconds in Q2 this morning, taking his fourth pole position of the season.

Pedro Acosta has stopped on-track on the cooldown lap. Possibly from a practice start zone.

That's the 20th MotoGP pole for Quartararo. Only Lorenzo and Rossi have achieved that total for Yamaha in the past.

It's pole position for the fourth time in 2025 for Fabio Quartararo at Assen.

He beats Bagnaia by 0.028s, the Italian qualifying second for the second time in seven days.

Similarly, Alex Marquez third to match his Mugello qualifying.

Marc Marquez fourth only. Only the second time he's qualified off the front row this year.

Quartararo back to pole position, Bagnaia improves behind him but it's not enough. Quartararo looks like he has pole, everyone has done two laps on the second run now.

We're into the 1:30s for the first time this weekend, a 30.811 puts him pole for now.

Tyre graphics showing Bagnaia and Quartararo both on four-lap-old tyres for this second run. Not sure that's accurate.

Marc Marquez stopped in pit lane to try to shake Di Giannantonio from his tow. But Di Giannantonio stopped, too, so Marquez just continued.

Bagnaia out early to start his second run. Looks like he's beaten Marquez, but Zarco just ahead of him and looks like Morbidelli just behind him.

But don't forget Quartararo! He goes pole with his second lap by only 0.012s over Bagnaia.

Bagnaia to the top on his second lap. Marquez still in his tow but only second for the championship leader that tike.

Alex Marquez improved on his first lap with his second attempt but has dropped to third after the two factory Ducati laps.

Alex Marquez the first over the line on a 1:31.505, Marc beats that on a 1:31.284 in Bagnaia's tow. Bagnaia slots into third on a 1:31.560.

Francesco Bagnaia leading Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco at tthe beginning of Q2.

Bagnaia now trying to get the Marquezes from behind him. Alex has cleared off but Marquez determined to take Bagnaia's tow.

For once, Marc Marquez might not be the favourite for pole position.

Quartararo was fastest this morning and in Practice yesterday, Bagnaia has been strong as well this weekend, and Alex Marquez is competitive as ever in 2025.

Don't discount the championship leader, though, who has six poles from nine in 2025.

A hectic end to Q1 and it's Raul Fernandez and Fermin Aldeguer who move through to Q2.

Mir misses out by 0.004s. He'll start 14th aehad of Miller and Savadori, who is impressive in fifth.

Binder, Bastianini, Oliveira on row six, then Rins, Ogura, and Aleix Espargaro. Somkiat Chantra was 12th-fastest in Q1 there and will start last.

Solid first three sectors for  Fernandez and Mir on what is the third flying lap for them on this run, and they both push Aldeguer out!

But Aldeguer responds himself, beating Mir with his final lap.

Some decent looking laps at the end from Fernandez and Mir but both go away in the final split.

Miller  only third-best, Binder only 6th with his latest lap.

One lap to go for everyone now, and it's still Aldeguer from Fernandez.

Strong lap from Aldeguer. He improves and goes fastest by 0.019s over Fernandez.