Until then, this Dutch Grand Prix is marked with the seal of a Francis Bagnaia whose great form does not decline. The VR46 driver remains undefeated since he put the wheels of his Kalex on the Assen track and his teammate Marini had the good idea to accompany him on the first row of the starting grid. To the great joy of his half-brother, who is none other than Valentino Rossi. Between them, the German Schrotter who renewed his lease with the Dynavolt team, while even penalized, our fabio quartararo national remains a danger. Here’s the deal for this Sunday’s race…
But before that, you have to warm up under a radiant sun, starting by consulting our table which refreshes your memory...
Moto2™ Assen |
2017 |
2018 |
FP1 |
1'38.492 Tom Lüthi |
1'38.219 Francesco Bagnaia |
FP2 |
1'38.061 Franco Morbidelli |
1'38.091 Francesco Bagnaia |
FP3 |
1'52.973 Franco Morbidelli |
1'37.930 Francesco Bagnaia |
Qualification |
1'38.468 Franco Morbidelli |
1'37.608 Francesco Bagnaia |
Warm Up |
1'55.261 Franco Morbidelli |
1'38.041 Marcel Schrotter |
Course |
Morbidelli, Lüthi, Nakagami |
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All time lap record |
1'36.346 Johann Zarco 2015 |
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As a preliminary to what follows, here is a beautiful family photo to get us in the mood…
…And also a thought for Cardelus which, yesterday, very involuntarily offered us a new figure imposed by gravity on a motorcycle...
Crazy crash for Xavi Cardelus in # Moto2 qualifying 🔄#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/rMuL5d1abk
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) July 1, 2018
20° in the air, 26° on the track and a wind which will play its role, these are the conditions with which the pilots will have to deal with during the twenty minutes of the exercise. In 1'39.485, fabio quartararo signs the first reference with its SpeedUp in front Mir, Schrotter et Marini.
In 1'38.662, Binder takes the controls on the handlebars of a KTM which finally seems to wake up since Miguel Oliveira third point.
It will be noted that Cardelus, Nagashima et Tuuli are absent from the debates because they withdrew following their respective fall on Saturday.
In 1'38.095, Schrotter takes orders in front Baldassarri, Mir, Pasini et Lowes, best of the KTMs. Eight minutes from the goal, bagnaia comes in fourth place, ahead of its championship rival, Olive tree. Quarterly is thirteenth, behind a Alex Marquez far from his teammate Mir fifth.
Schrotter drives the point home in 1'38.041 with Baldassarri on his heels and Courses while Lowes remains leader at KTM. Mir closes this top 5. Augusto Fernandez crash at turn 17. The replacement for Barbera was nineteenth.
We will leave it there with one bagnaia eighth while Quarterly is tenth
Dutch Grand Prix Assen Moto2 Warm Up: Chronos
1 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | 1'38.041 | ||
2 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Kalex | 1'38.100 | 0.059 | 0.059 |
3 | 24 | Simone COURSES | Kalex | 1'38.132 | 0.091 | 0.032 |
4 | 22 | Sam LOWES | KTM | 1'38.255 | 0.214 | 0.123 |
5 | 36 | Joan Mir | Kalex | 1'38.257 | 0.216 | 0.002 |
6 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Kalex | 1'38.262 | 0.221 | 0.005 |
7 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | 1'38.388 | 0.347 | 0.126 |
8 | 42 | Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | 1'38.394 | 0.353 | 0.006 |
9 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | Kalex | 1'38.403 | 0.362 | 0.009 |
10 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Speed Up | 1'38.457 | 0.416 | 0.054 |
11 | 54 | Matthias PASINI | Kalex | 1'38.478 | 0.437 | 0.021 |
12 | 13 | Roman FENATI | Kalex | 1'38.510 | 0.469 | 0.032 |
13 | 41 | Brad BINDER | KTM | 1'38.532 | 0.491 | 0.022 |
14 | 97 | Xavi VIRGIN | Kalex | 1'38.571 | 0.530 | 0.039 |
15 | 10 | Luca MARINI | Kalex | 1'38.642 | 0.601 | 0.071 |
16 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | KTM | 1'38.651 | 0.610 | 0.009 |
17 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | Kalex | 1'38.714 | 0.673 | 0.063 |
18 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | Tech 3 | 1'38.798 | 0.757 | 0.084 |
19 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Kalex | 1'38.801 | 0.760 | 0.003 |
20 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | Kalex | 1'38.894 | 0.853 | 0.093 |
21 | 52 | Danny Kent | Speed Up | 1'38.924 | 0.883 | 0.030 |
22 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Tech 3 | 1'39.034 | 0.993 | 0.110 |
23 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | KTM | 1'39.123 | 1.082 | 0.089 |
24 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | Kalex | 1'39.131 | 1.090 | 0.008 |
25 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | NTS | 1'39.299 | 1.258 | 0.168 |
26 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | NTS | 1'39.569 | 1.528 | 0.270 |
27 | 95 | Jules DANILO | Kalex | 1'39.747 | 1.706 | 0.178 |
28 | 51 | Eric GRANADO | Suter | 1'39.811 | 1.770 | 0.064 |
29 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | Kalex | 1'41.143 | 3.102 | 1.332 |
30 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | Suter | 1'44.023 | 5.982 | 2.880 |
# Moto2 Warm-Up 🏁@MarcelSchrotter goes fastest in morning warm-up!#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/JuyJQ4h69Z
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) July 1, 2018