The sun is gradually returning to the Assen track which ends its morning in the company of the Moto2 protagonists. A category led by Johann Zarco until the last minutes when Nakagami and Baldassari stole the show.
But the ease shown by the Frenchman throughout the exercise was a signal for his opponents. The one who has ten victories in nineteen races, but still without an official contract for MotoGP, shows that value has nothing to do with the number of years. By that, mean that after 25 years, we are not finished!
An argument that Tech3 has undoubtedly heard, but in the meantime, the tricolor has laid a good foundation for the rest of a Batavian meeting which will be paced with a helmet with a unique decoration. alex rins follows with his Suzuki contract already in his pocket as well as Folger with its Tech3 lease and Sam Lowes assured of his future at Aprilia.
Lüthi, for his part, is seventh after getting off the KTM RC16 tested at Mugello. Alex Marquez, brother of whom you know, Courses on the SpeedUp and Olive tree former winner on this circuit in Moto3 close the top 10. The year was marked by the fall of Schrotter without seriousness for the driver who is twelfth. The best Mistral 610 is 23rd with Virgin.
Assen, Moto2, FP1: Chronos
1. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 38.375s
2. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 38.439s
3. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 1m 38.446s
4. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 38.887s
5. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 38.902s
6. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 38.977s
7. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 39.241s
8. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)
1m 39.303s
9. Simone Courses ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 39.377s
10. Miguel Oliveira POR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 39.419s
11. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 39.426s
12. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 39.577s
13. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 39.596s
14. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 39.607s
15. Dominique Aegerter SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex)
1m 39.734s
16. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex)
1m 39.737s
17. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 39.831s
18. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 39.834s
19. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 1m 39.895s
20. Julian Simon SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 39.937s
21. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 40.056s
22. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 40.355s
23. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 41.153s
24. Edgar Pons SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 41.365s
25. Remy gardner AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex)
1m 41.548s
26. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 41.651s
27. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 42.079s
