Let's go for the eighth meeting of the Grand Prix season and a meeting in the Netherlands, the start of which is subject to the whim of the sky. The weather has decided to take center stage this weekend in Assen, which may promise us some surprises. It was Bastianini who got the ball rolling in Moto3.
Enough to strengthen the confidence of the Gresini driver who is still convalescing and lacking results this year. The Italian is ahead of another compatriot looking for consistency in his performances, in this case Antonelli. The duo precedes a Aron Canet spearhead of an Estrella team orphaned by Jorge Navarro, package due to broken leg. The Spaniard, although in the leading trio, suffered a nice fall at the start of the exercise.
fabio quartararo leads the rest of a peloton which then had to deal with the rain. The lap times are therefore far from those recorded last year at the same stage of the competition. The other Leopard pilot Mir closes the top 5 to his teammate Locatelli while the championship leader Brad Binder points seventh.
Loi, Fenati and Bagnaia close a top 10 at the door of which knocks Danilo, McPhee and Masbou. Then follow the two VR46 pilots Open up et Migno who will continue the concert adventure for another two years. Replacing a rejected Hanika, Webb slowly returning to the category with the 29rd time while the local stage Bendsneyder and Binder's teammate at KTM is 31rd.
Assen, Moto3, FP1: Chronos
1. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Moto3 (Honda) 1m 45.331s
2. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 45.610s
3. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 45.669s
4. fabio quartararo FRA Leopard Racing (KTM) 1m 45.858s
5. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (KTM) 1m 45.993s
6. Andrea Locatelli ITA Leopard Racing (KTM) 1m 46.110s
7. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 46.394s
8. Livio Law BEL RW Racing GP BV (Honda) 1m 46.481s
9. Roman Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.511s
10. Francis Bagnaia ITA ASPAR Mahindra Team Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 46.550s
11. Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 46.684s
12. John mcphee GBR Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 46.723s
13. Alexis Masbou FRA Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 46.764s
14. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.839s
15. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.866s
16. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (Honda)
1m 46.888s
17. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 1m 46.904s
18. George Martin SPA ASPAR Mahindra Team Moto3 (Mahindra)
1m 47.145s
19. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 47.163s
20. Tatsuki suzuki JPN CIP-Unicom Starker (Mahindra) 1m 47.293s
21. Khairul Idham Pawi MAL Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 47.473s
22. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Gresini Racing Moto3 (Honda)
1m 47.563s
23. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda)
1m 47.764s
24. Maria Herrera SPA MH6 Team (KTM) 1m 47.789s
25. Adam Norrodin MAL Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 47.989s
26. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) 1m 48.483s
27. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (Mahindra)
1m 48.976s
28. Fabio Spiranelli ITA CIP-Unicom Starker (Mahindra) 1m 49.916s
29. Danny Webb GBR Platinum Bay Real Estate (Mahindra) 1m 50.261s
30. Lorenzo Petrarca ITA 3570 Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 50.351s
31. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 50.775s
Stefano Valtulini ITA 3570 Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 53.374s
| Assen Moto3 | 2015 | 2016 |
| FP1 | 1'42.362 (Danny Kent) | |
| FP2 | 1'41.860 (Danny Kent) | |
| FP3 | 1'41.588 (Danny Kent) | |
| Pole Positions | 1'41.283 (Enea Bastianini) | |
| Tour record: | 1'41.283 (Enea Bastianini in 2015) |
