2026 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Full Qualifying Results
Full qualifying results from the 2026 Dutch MotoGP at Assen, round 10 of 22.
Aprilia’s domination of the 2026 Dutch MotoGP weekend reaches a new historic high with a perfect top four sweep in qualifying at Assen.
However, this time it wasn’t practice leader Marco Bezzecchi on top but team-mate Jorge Martin, who took his first pole position on an RS-GP.
Brno pole qualifier Ai Ogura was second for Trackhouse, with title leader Bezzecchi completing the front row after backing out of his best lap due to a yellow flag for Pedro Acosta.
Ogura’s team-mate Raul Fernandez thought he had snatched pole, only to have it taken away for track limits, leaving him in fourth.
Bezzecchi, who lost valuable points when he was banned from last Sunday's Brno Grand Prix, starts this afternoon's Sprint with an eight-point lead over Martin.
Marc Marquez seventh
Future Aprilia rider Pecco Bagnaia was best of the rest, in fifth, for Ducati.
VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio starts sixth, pushing reigning champion and defending Assen winner Marc Marquez to row three.
Marquez lost two earlier laps due to track limits, but was never a threat to the Aprilias.
Acosta’s KTM woes continue
In a carbon copy of final practice, KTM’s Pedro Acosta pulled off at Turn 12 with yet another technical issue.
The Spaniard, who failed to finish either race in Brno, was left in eighth.
Passed fit for FP2 after Friday’s fast accident, Alex Marquez did not ride in Qualifying 2 but currently plans to return for the Sprint.
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and Honda’s Joan Mir fought through Qualifying 1 to reach Q2.
Franco Morbidelli will have a three-place penalty to serve in the grand prix for holding up Enea Bastianini during a fast lap in Friday practice.
The 13-lap Assen Sprint, set to be held in sweltering conditions, will start at 3pm local time (2pm UK).
2026 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 1'30.812s | 5/9 | 310k |
| 2 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.011s | 7/9 | 309k |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.033s | 6/9 | 310k |
| 4 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.103s | 6/9 | 308k |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.118s | 5/8 | 309k |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.143s | 6/9 | 309k |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.319s | 8/9 | 309k |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.412s | 2/7 | 307k |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.504s | 2/5 | 303k |
| 10 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.692s | 3/5 | 306k |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.792s | 6/9 | 309k |
| 12 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | No Time | 0/0 | 0 |
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| 13 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 1'31.426s | 7/7 | 306k |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | 1'31.718s | 2/4 | 309k |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1'31.922s | 2/8 | 307k |
| 16 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'32.085s | 7/9 | 305k |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 1'32.162s | 3/7 | 311k |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'32.367s | 7/7 | 304k |
| 19 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'32.790s | 7/7 | 304k |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) | 1'32.887s | 2/7 | 304k |
| 21 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1'32.978s | 8/8 | 310k |
| 22 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | 1'33.125s | 5/6 | 302k |
* Rookie
Official Assen MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.540s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 31.866s (2024)
Final Practice
Marco Bezzecchi stays on top of the timesheets during final practice for the 2026 Dutch MotoGP at Assen.
Just as on Friday, the title leader formed a one-two with Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez.
Ai Ogura made it an all-RS-GP top three, followed by the VR46 Ducati of Fabio di Giannantonio, reigning champion Marc Marquez's Ducati and the KTM of Pedro Acosta.
Jack Miller crashed in the closing stages.
All riders used the medium front and soft rear tyre, ahead of this afternoon's Sprint.
Technical issues
The session began with technical issues for Raul Fernandez and, yet again, Pedro Acosta.
Acosta, third on Friday, missed the opening half of the session as a result.
Aldeguer out
Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer has been declared unfit after suffering a fracture to his T7 vertebra in a Friday practice accident. The young Spaniard is also expected to miss the German Grand Prix.
Team-mate Alex Marquez, who fell shortly after Aldeguer at the same Turn 11, bringing out red flags, escaped fractures and was passed fit to continue on Saturday morning.
Franco Morbidelli will have a three-place penalty to serve in the grand prix for holding up Enea Bastianini during a fast lap in Friday practice.
Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten on Friday, including all the Honda and Yamaha riders, will now begin.
2026 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Saturday Free Practice Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 1'31.611s | 12/16 | 312k |
| 2 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.120s | 7/10 | 305k |
| 3 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.239s | 12/15 | 308k |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.309s | 4/13 | 309k |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.379s | 11/14 | 309k |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.502s | 9/11 | 309k |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.509s | 9/15 | 311k |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.580s | 9/12 | 310k |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.726s | 5/13 | 312k |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.745s | 5/12 | 309k |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.755s | 6/14 | 311k |
| 12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.780s | 7/12 | 302k |
| 13 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.891s | 9/11 | 311k |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +1.073s | 5/12 | 310k |
| 15 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +1.075s | 5/10 | 305k |
| 16 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.165s | 5/12 | 309k |
| 17 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.179s | 10/11 | 307k |
| 18 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.186s | 5/10 | 306k |
| 19 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.401s | 12/13 | 311k |
| 20 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.678s | 10/11 | 305k |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) | +2.387s | 9/13 | 303k |
| 22 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +2.908s | 5/12 | 302k |
* Rookie
Official Assen MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.540s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 31.866s (2024)
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.
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.
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