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Acosta tries again on Marquez but runs wide at turn one and Bagnaia goes through into fifth.
Raul Fernandez leads Ai Ogura, 2026 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, Sprint. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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MotoGP Assen LIVE: Race reaction as Ai Ogura takes dominant first win
Live updates from the race at the 2026 Assen MotoGP in the Netherlands.
Live coverage of the race at the 2026 Assen MotoGP at the TT Circuit Assen. The race is due to start at 14:00 local time.
Key Moments
- Ogura takes first win as Aprilia lock out podium
- Bagnaia out with brake issues
- Acosta out with arm issues on lap 13
- Bezzecchi crashes trying to attack Marquez
- Martin leads at the start as Bezzecchi falls back
- Race to start at 14:00 local time/13:00 BST
Jorge Martin starts on pole today for the Dutch Grand Prix. The Spaniard will be hoping for an improved performance compared to yesterday, when he dropped to fifth with rear grip issues.
Martin's team-mate, Marco Bezzecchi, was only one place better in fourth, but the Italian's Sprint was arguably more encouraging: the pace was better, but he made two mistakes on the first lap that cost him time and positions. Bezzecchi, in any case, remains confused by his long standing Sprint difficulties.
The Sprint was even more difficult for 2025 winner Marc Marquez who finished seventh, saying afterwards that he's riding in a "safe mode" this weekend. He starts seventh today.
Francesco Bagnaia also had a tough Sprint, going backwards as a result of a bad start and taking a post-race penalty for going off-track on the final lap. But Bagnaia was pleased with his pace, feeling he could've fought at the front.
And at the front were the two Trackhouse Aprilias, taking a first 1-2 for the American-owned team. Raul Fernandez won thanks to strong speed at the start, while Ai Ogura was stronger late on. Ogura revealed afterwards that he was told by Mattia Pasini that his line at turn five was what cost him at the start and that he'll try to change that for today's race.
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13:15
Marc Marquez, by the way, was another rider to swap late to the soft rear.
13:14
Marquez reclaims P4 from Acosta a lap later. Bagnaia watching on unable to do anything.
13:12
Acosta makes the move on Marquez at turn one beginning lap seven.
At the front, Martin has Fernandez all over his rear wheel.
13:11
Marquez dropping
It was a good start for Marquez but he's dropping back. He's been passed by Ogura and was briefly behind Acosta, too. Bagnaia in the mix for Marquez's P4 as well.
13:08
Well, he will be taken to the medical centre, currently being seen to trackside behind the barriers.
13:08
Bezzecchi has been taken to the medical centre. Disastrous run of races for him. No Sunday points since he won in Mugello.
13:07
The battling before Bezzrcchi crashed gave Martin a 1.5-second lead, but Fernandez has already cut that down to under a second.
13:06
Bezzedchi OUT
Huge crash for Bezzecchi at Ramshoek. He was closing on Marquez and just washed the front out.
13:05
Advantage Martin
Marquez was briefly up to second as the two Trackhouse bikes engaged at turn one. Ogura back to P6 now behind Fernandez, Marquez, Bezzecchi, and Bagnaia.
13:04
Mir has crashed out at turn 10. A few metres further up the road, Marquez passed Bezzecchi at the same turn.
13:03
Race start
Martin leads at the start, Bezzecchi passed by Fernandez at turn one. Ogura second.
Marquez and Bagnaia behind Bezzecchi.
13:02
Race start
Alex Marquez has also chosen the soft rear tyre, late change for him.
13:00
Warm-up lap
Riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of the Dutch GP.
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Tyres
Almost everyone on medium front, medium rear tyres, exceptions are the four Hondas: Mir, Moreira, Marini, and Crutchlow, who all have the soft rear.
Remember, Mir took the soft to P5 last week when the rest of the field took the medium.
12:49
Conditions
30C air temperature and 43C track temperature, so warm, certainly, but not as hot as we've had in the previous two days at Assen. Certainly sunnier today than it was for the Sprint yesterday.
12:48
Grid
Here's your starting order for the Dutch GP, with Franco Morbidelli dropping three places from qualifying for impeding Enea Bastianini in Practice. Also no Fermin Aldeguer after he fractured a vertebra on Friday.
| 1 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 2 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 4 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP26 |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 10 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 |
| 12 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP26 |
| 13 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR | Honda RC213V |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 15 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP25 |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 19 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Yamaha Test Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 21 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 22 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
12:36
Sighting lap
Pit lane is open at Assen and the riders are heading to the grid on their sighting lap ahead of this 27-lap Dutch Grand Prix.
12:36
Long lap penalty
The long lap penalty loop was deemed unusable earlier today for the Moto3 race after overnight rain.
That resulted in all penalties being awarded as equivalent post-race time penalties.
This was not the case for Moto2, however, and will not be the case for MotoGP either.
12:33
Marini to Tech3?
Luca Marini has emerged as a potential candidate for a move to Tech3 KTM with Motorsport.com reporting meetings between his management and the French squad this weekend.
Full story here.
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12:20
Moto2 finish
MotoGP coming up in around 40 minutes at Assen but we've just seen surely one of the best Moto2 finished in history.
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