15:00
Bezzecchi improves by nearly two tenths. W♔hat a🃏 lap fromt he Italian.
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Sachsenring 2023
As it happened: Friday Practice from the Dutch MotoGP at Assen
Francesco Bagnaia heads into the Dutch MotoGP weekend looking to make it back-t꧙o-back wins at Assen, following his triumph in 2022.
Marc Marquez returned to action in Practice 1 af𒁏ter withdrawing from the Germ🌼an Grand Prix.
- Ducati confirm they have agreement with📖 Gresini, Martin set for Pra♐mac stay
- Marc Marquez: “If I’m here it’s b𒁃ecause I want to work with Honda”
Stay tuned as mahbx.com brings 🔥you all the latest news and updates throughout the Du🔯tch MotoGP weekend.
23 Jun 2023
15:02
Bezzecchi makes it back-to-back sessions on top
Bezzecchi will head into Saturday's action as the 🐷overall leader after topping P2 ahead of Martin and Miller.
14:58
It gets worse for Marquez as he's gone down
Marc Ma🐼rquez is down at turn three. Disaster again for the Sp⛄aniard.
14:52
Bagnaia goes second and Marini sixth.
14:52
Bezzecchi is still fastest but the challengers are mounting. Bagnaia and Marini areඣ both on quick laps..𒉰.
14:50
Bastiani♛ni has since lost half a second in the following two sectors and won't be challenging for top spot.
14:49
Martin pops up to second 🅘as Bastianini goes fastest in sector o🦩ne.
14:47
Brad Binder breaks into the♔ top ten as Vinales looks set to challenge for top spot.
14:42
Aleix Esparg✱aro is one of the riders that's chosen to go early as ༺he moves up to fourth on combined times.
14:39
Alex Marquez' close moment
A little more sideways than would have wanted!
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14:37
We're getting ꧅closer to time attacks taking place as there's just over 20 minutღes remaining.
14:33
Marquez was n🐭early sent over the front of his bike before managing to stay aboard his Ducati, as was Luca Marini who suffered a smaller version of Marquez's scare.
14:32
Alex Marquez c꧒omes ﷽close to a massive highside - what a save from the Spaniard.
14:30
That's the first crash of the session and it's gone the way of a KTM rider
Au🌌gusto Fernandez has gone down at turn one.
14:27
Martin did not come close to suffering a crash which made the 🧔incident even ✤more strange.
14:23
Bizarre momenꦜt for Jorge Martin as his air bag has gone off despite remaining on his motorcycle.
14:14
Quartara💙ro is looking very strong so far in P2. He continues to set fast༺ lap times and leads the way from Alex Marquez.
14:11
Zarco has꧋ made an early return to pit lane after running off circuit and through the gravel.
14:06
Lap times are cont🐓inuing to improve during the early stages as Martin leads Bagnaia, just like he did five days ago in Sachsenring.
14:02
Interesting to see that Franco Morbidelli is using Yamaha's versioꦦn of the Ducati-like winglets on the rear of the bike, but Fabio Quartara𝓀ro is not.
14:00
Here we go with Practice 2 at Assen.
13:45
The man to beat after P1
Marco Bezzecc♈hi was fastest and by some margin in Practice 1. He🍰 led Maverick Vinales by over three tenths.
Marco Bezzecchi, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 23 June
13:42
Good afternoon and welcome back to Friday Practice at Assen. Com♈ing up at 14:00 UK time is MotoGP P2.
