The Moto3 riders arrive at the Assen circuit for the eighth meeting of the season. If Marco Bezzecchi still leads the Championship, the ranking remains tight because Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jorge Martín are only nine and thirteen points behind. Then, the gap widened a little with Enea Bastianini and Arón Canet who are at thirty-five and forty-two points.
However, the Grands Prix have so far shown that anything can happen, and that even the strong men in the category can lose everything in a race. Twists and turns are therefore still possible this weekend. In the meantime, everyone will set off at 9 a.m. for FP1.
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Moto3™ Assen |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 |
1'43.231 Philipp Oettl |
1'42.771 Jorge Martin |
| FP2 |
1'42.414 Jorge Martin |
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| FP3 |
1'57.078 Bo Bendsneyder |
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| Qualification |
1'57.595 Jorge Martin |
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| Warm Up |
1'44.161 Jorge Martin |
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| Course |
Canet, Fenati, Mc Phee |
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| All time lap record |
1'41.283 Enea Bastianini 2015 |
The green flag waves and # Moto3 FP1 kicks-off the #DutchGP weekend ? pic.twitter.com/WwSvI0J7o1
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) 29th June 2018
The temperature is 21 degrees in the air and 25 degrees on the track when the Moto3 field sets off for the first free session of the weekend. Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini) was the first to set the reference time in 1'46.775, immediately dethroned by Philipp Oettl (Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing) who continues the fast laps.
Two new drivers are entering the track at this Grand Prix: the wild card Ryan van de Lagemaat and Stefano Nepa, who replaces Makar Yurchenko within the CIP until the end of the season.
After ten minutes, Marco Bezzecchi (PruestlGP) takes the lead in the ranking ahead Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai), Jorge Martín, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini) and Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia).
After dislocating his shoulder at the Catalan Grand Prix and not being able to participate in the race, Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was declared fit to race this weekend and is in twelfth place.
Mid-session, John Mcphee (CIP – Green Power) takes the lead Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martín, Marcos Ramirez et Fabio Di Giannantonio. Behind, Philipp Oettl, Kaito Toba, Jakub Kornfeil (PruestlGP), Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing) complete the top 10.
# Moto3 FP1?
A familiar sight on Friday as @ 88jorgemartin heads the opening session of the weekend! ?#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/wOQvGtfL7d
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) 29th June 2018
In the last ten minutes, Martín passes back in front, quickly imitated by bastianini which goes below the 1'44 mark. The Spaniard once again took command four minutes from the end, before being passed again by Bezzecchi then iron again. Martín has the last word, and we thus notice that all the strong men of the Championship are in the first places at the checkered flag (Martín, Bezzecchi, Canet and Bastianini), except By Giannantonio who fell all the way to seventeenth place before finally finishing fourteenth.
FP1 results:
1 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 218.2 1'42.771
2 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 219.1 1'43.161 0.390 / 0.390
3 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 217.6 1'43.399 0.628 / 0.238
4 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 216.0 1'43.406 0.635 / 0.007
5 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 212.5 1'43.434 0.663 / 0.028
6 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 219.7 1'43.440 0.669 / 0.006
7 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 217.4 1'43.599 0.828 / 0.159
8 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 219.2 1'43.749 0.978 / 0.150
9 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 215.9 1'43.771 1.000 / 0.022
10 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 218.6 1'43.939 1.168 / 0.168
11 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 215.0 1'44.046 1.275 / 0.107
12 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 213.8 1'44.221 1.450 / 0.175
13 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 213.9 1'44.238 1.467 / 0.017
14 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 213.5 1'44.259 1.488 / 0.021
15 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 217.3 1'44.344 1.573 / 0.085
16 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 216.4 1'44.349 1.578 / 0.005
17 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 214.2 1'44.350 1.579 / 0.001
18 11 Livio LOI BEL Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 217.1 1'44.459 1.688 / 0.109
19 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 212.2 1'44.460 1.689 / 0.001
20 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 217.1 1'44.498 1.727 / 0.038
21 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 214.5 1'44.615 1.844 / 0.117
22 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 219.1 1'44.760 1.989 / 0.145
23 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 213.9 1'44.904 2.133 / 0.144
24 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 220.1 1'44.962 2.191 / 0.058
25 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 217.2 1'45.110 2.339 / 0.148
26 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 214.4 1'45.275 2.504 / 0.165
27 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 219.0 1'45.354 2.583 / 0.079
28 32 Ai OGURA JPN Asia Talent Team Honda 217.3 1'45.731 2.960 / 0.377
29 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 214.9 1'46.214 3.443 / 0.483
30 18 Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing KTM 212.5 1'47.222 4.451 / 1.008
