This weekend, the Grand Prix mass will be given in Assen Cathedral. Even with a revisited route which changed the building into a church, the Batavian classic remains a popular meeting place for motorcycle enthusiasts who do not hesitate to brave the wrath of the sky to honor the pilgrimage. Moto3 will also crown a new boss, because none of the riders currently entered in this category have already won in the Netherlands.
To be honest, it would be a great opportunity for a championship leader Brad Binder already crowned with three victories this year to take another step towards the world title. The KTM official is at the head of 147 points and is 44 lengths ahead of a Jorge Navarro who will be out after breaking his leg in training a few days ago.
Suddenly, it is on the side of Roman Fenati that we will watch to upset a South African who has never been out of the points since the start of this season with the air of a triumphant march. The Italian from the VR46 team, who is aiming for a place in Moto2 next year, is 67 points behind overall and arrives at a track where he has only finished in the top ten once in his career. It was last year, with a fifth place, a quarter of a second behind the winner Miguel Oliveira.
The young shoots that are Open up, Canet or even Bo Bendsneyder, local of the stage, will be happy to shake up the hierarchy again and shine for what will be the 800rd start of the Grand Prix entry category. However, we hope that Holland will be beneficial for our fabio quartararo who had his last podium on this same Assen track a year ago. The opportunity would be great to close this bad loop with a new flag ceremony synonymous with relaunching his career. Danilo, sixteenth last year, will be on the lookout and Masbou will hope for a finally reliable Mahindra-Peugeot.
It has now been twelve meetings since the author of a pole position in Moto3 has not crossed the finish line in the lead. The latest to have achieved this performance is a certain bastianini after a great performance in Misano last year. The Italian, too, needs to recover his health and he was right at the top of the starting grid during the last visit to Assen before settling for sixth place.
Finally, it will be recalled that the Platinum Bay Real Estate team separated from Karel Hanika which will be replaced on the handlebars of the Mahindra by Danny Webb. Francesco Bagnaia remains the Indian brand's best driver with 54 points scored including three podiums. And the Assen Circuit suits an MGP03 quite well which had allowed Miguel Oliveira to take fourth and third positions over the last two years.
Moto3 Championship Ranking:
1 – Brad Binder (RSA) KTM 147 points
2 – Jorge Navarro (SPA) HONDA 103 points
3 – Romano Fenati (ITA) KTM 80 points
4 – Nicolo Bulega (ITA) KTM 66 points
5 – Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) MAHINDRA 54 points
