10:30
Marquez improves again but stays seventh.
Ogura has moved up to second.
Jorge Martin, 2026 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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MotoGP Assen LIVE: Sprint updates as Fernandez leads Trackhouse 1-2
Live updates from Sprint race at the 2026 Assen MotoGP in the Netherlands.
Live coverage of Sprint race at the 2026 Assen MotoGP. The Sprint is scheduled for this afternoon at 15:00 local time.
Key Moments
- Ogura beats Di Giannantonio to second as Fernandez proves uncatchable for Dutch Sprint win
- Bagnaia gets position penalty after finish, promoting Marquez to sixth
- Bezzecchi takes fourth from Martin as Fernandez starts to up the pace
- Martin starts dropping back as Fernandez hits the front
- Martin leads early laps as Bezzecchi drops back
Marco Bezzecchi came into Saturday having been fastest in both sessions on Friday and looking to rebound from his Czech disaster this weekend at Assen. The Italian pointed to stability as an area to improve with the RS-GP as he sought a first pole since the Italian Grand Prix. He ultimately came up short, but will start third today.
Jorge Martin said yesterday that Bezzecchi has a step on the field at Assen, but that it's more pronounced in time attack trim than race pace. It was the 2024 champion who came out on top in Q2, though, with Martin taking an "emotional" pole position.
The Spaniard was also the rider who was most outspoken about the heat, saying it would be "not really healthy" to do a full-distance grand prix on Sunday if the weather doesn't cool, which it is due to, to some extent.
Ai Ogura starts between the two factory Aprilias today, meaning a second front row lockout in four rounds for the Noale marque. Raul Fernandez qualified fourth, giving Aprilia its first lockout of the top-four positions in MotoGP qualifying.
Martin was also one of several crashers in Practice yesterday, going down at turn 12 and coming away unharmed. Two others were the two Gresini Racing riders, who both went down at turn 11. Fermin Aldeguer was taken to hospital and this morning has been declared unfit, while Alex Marquez skipped Q2 in the hopes of being in the best possible condition for the remainder of the weekend.
Marquez's crash yesterday brought out the red flags towards the end of Practice, after which Marc Marquez did not return to the track. He admitted afterwards that he didn't enjoy Friday, but he got directly into Q2 from Practice in sixth. Qualifying was underwhelming for the reigning champion, though, and he'll start seventh, just behind Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia who qualified on the second row.
27 Jun 2026
10:29
Fernandez improves again and goes pole!
But it's cancelled for track limits and he drops to fourth.
10:28
Marquez gets a lap in but it's only enough for P7, 0.362s off pole.
10:27
Bezzecchi improves but 0.033s slower than Martin. He had to abandon his previous lap for yellows for Acosta.
Fernandez solidifies his P3 spot, a tenth off Martin.
Acosta heading back out on his other bike.
10:26
Martin to pole, 1m31.812s to go fastest ahead of Bezzecchi.
Acosta has broken down again and is wheeling his bike back into the pits. The bike has broken down in the exact same place as in FP2, bizarre.
10:22
Marquez up to eighth with his second lap, but that's been cancelled as well.
10:21
Raul Fernandez the second rider to get into the 1m30s as he moves up to second. Aprilia top-three lockout at the moment.
10:20
Alex Marquez is not taking part in this Q2 session, MotoGP.com pit lane reporter Jack Appleyard has just confirmed on the world feed broadcast.
10:20
Bezzecchi was 0.1s under his best time at the halfway point of his second lap, but he's backed out of it.
10:19
Marc Marquez has had his first lap cancelled for track limits as Bezzecchi looks for further improvements.
10:19
Bezzecchi immediately into the 1m30s for provisional pole on his first lap ahead of Martin and Acosta.
10:16
Q2 start
Q2 is underway in Assen as pit lane opens for this Dutch pole battle.
10:13
Q2 riders
Quartararo and Mir join the following in Q2, which is now just a couple of minutes away:
- Bezzecchi
- R. Fernandez
- Acosta
- Ogura
- Bagnaia
- M. Marquez
- Di Giannantonio
- Bastianini
- Martin
- A. Marquez
10:09
As good as Quartararo was, it was a disastrous Q1 for Razgatlioglu to end up behind Crutchlow.
10:08
Quartararo, Mir advance
A late push from Morbidelli almost had him through, but he lost 0.3s in the final split.
Quartararo advances from Mir. The grid from row five back will look like:
Morbidelli, Moreira, Binder;
Rins, Marini, Miller;
Vinales, A. Fernandez, Crutchlow;
Razgatlioglu
10:04
Moreira's hopes of Q2 are done, he's down at turn seven. Thankfully he's physically okay to be enough to be fuming.
10:03
Quartararo blows the final chicane with a load of traffic ahead of him, not stoked on some touring there.
10:02
Well, what a lap from Quartararo, he goes 0.044s clear of Mir and takes over at the top.
09:56
Morbidelli improves but stays second, and then he's bumped to third as Mir goes fastest by 0.4s on a 1m31.315s. Incredible time from Mir, the fourth-fastest of the weekend.
09:54
Morbidelli goes briefly fastest but he towed Moreira behind him to a better time by a tenth, they have the top two spots for now over Binder.
09:51
Q1 start
Pit lane is open again at Assen and Q1 is underway.
09:48
Q1 contenders
Here are the riders coming up in Q1:
- Morbidelli
- Mir
- Moreira
- Quartararo
- Vinales
- Rins
- Marini
- Miller
- Razgatlioglu
- Binder
- A. Fernandez
- Crutchlow
09:41
FP2 finish
Bezzecchi tops FP2 as the chequered flag comes out in Assen. Fernandez and Ogura make it a top-three lockout for Aprilia.
Di Giannantonio and Marc Marquez round out the top-five, ahead of Acosta, Martin, Bagnaia, Alex Marquez, and Morbidelli in the top-10.
09:37
Crash for Miller at turn nine. Three minutes to go and he's in Q1, so imperfect timing for the Aussie.
09:36
Some late fresh tyres going in and Acosta up to fifth, Bagnaia goes seventh, and Bezzecchi improves to a 1m31.611.
Marquez up to fourth, within 0.4s of Bezzecchi.