2026 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the 2026 Dutch MotoGP at Assen, round 10 of 22.
MotoGP title leader Marco Bezzecchi returns to action in style by leading opening practice for the 2026 Dutch MotoGP at Assen.
The Italian, banned from last Sunday’s Czech Grand Prix after slapping a marshal, led future Aprilia team-mate Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) at the end of the 45 minutes.
Marco Bezzecchi's current team-mate and closest world championship rival Jorge Martin, was third, ahead of VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio.
Trackhouse Aprilia riders Ai Ogura - on pole at Brno - and Raul Fernandez, plus Honda’s Joan Mir, completed the top seven.
Marc Marquez crash
Marc Marquez, propelled back into the MotoGP title fight after cutting 62 points from Bezzecchi’s advantage in the past two rounds, crashed at the final chicane halfway through the session.
Marquez, who joined Ducati team-mate Bagnaia in trying some new rear aero this morning, eventually got his damaged bike back to the pits and finished tenth.
2026 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 1'32.311s | 12/19 | 309k |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.098s | 15/15 | 309k |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.144s | 10/20 | 307k |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.160s | 13/18 | 309k |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.164s | 20/21 | 309k |
| 6 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.205s | 16/19 | 306k |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.240s | 18/19 | 306k |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.347s | 11/15 | 304k |
| 9 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.356s | 17/19 | 308k |
| 10 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.446s | 5/17 | 308k |
| 11 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.454s | 15/18 | 310k |
| 12 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +0.539s | 15/15 | 310k |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.639s | 13/18 | 312k |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.670s | 15/20 | 303k |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.765s | 18/18 | 309k |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.790s | 16/17 | 300k |
| 17 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.823s | 15/17 | 302k |
| 18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.956s | 10/13 | 308k |
| 19 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.957s | 9/23 | 308k |
| 20 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.985s | 6/19 | 301k |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +1.204s | 18/18 | 302k |
| 22 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) | +1.688s | 20/20 | 300k |
| 23 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +2.350s | 13/16 | 307k |
* Rookie
Official Assen MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.540s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 31.866s (2024)
Marco Bezzecchi starts this weekend just eight points ahead of team-mate Jorge Martin after being suspended from last weekend’s Brno Grand Prix.
Fabio di Giannantonio is now 23 points from Bezzecchi, with reigning champion Marc Marquez admitting he’s back in the title fight after closing to within 40 points after victories in three of the last four races.
Alex Marquez, who withdrew from Brno after qualifying, will attempt another MotoGP return from collarbone and vertebra injuries in a huge accident at Catalunya a month ago.
Johann Zarco remains absent due to knee ligament injuries at the same event. The Frenchman is again replaced at LCR by Cal Crutchlow, standing in for a fourth event.
Test rider Augusto Fernandez is making a wildcard entry for Yamaha, and debuting a new aero package.
Assen is the first race since MotoGP’s early ban on the use of front holeshot devices. A new grid format, with bigger spacing between the rows, will be introduced from the next round at Sachsenring.
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