It’s a Jorge Lorenzo a little frustrated who commented on his qualifying session for the Dutch Grand Prix. It must be said that he saw himself in pole position before blinking and discovering himself tenth on the timing screen after the operation. Everything is definitely going very quickly this year in MotoGP where it is better to be in the right car. A metaphor of circumstance in Assen…
It took a blink of an eyelash to ruin the hopes of Por Fuera, of Johann zarco andAndrea Iannone. A virtual first line which was defeated by the passage of a high-speed train launched towards the checkered flag. The Majorcan explains: “ as for Zarco, I was riding alone, with Iannone behind who benefited from my aspiration. Then all the others passed by, like a train. They had left the ideal space between them to benefit from the suction without disturbing each other. It was the ideal gap to ride as fast as possible. It was a strange situation and a weird qualification ».
« With such an advantage, you gain two or even four tenths. Suddenly, Zarco finds himself eighth and me tenth. I could have been on the first line otherwise. The fact remains that we continue to lose time in the fourth sector. We will work on the bike during warm-up to change that and gain confidence, especially in the last two fast left turns before the chicane. These turns cost me a lot ».
He specifies : " FP4 was not good. We had mounted the rear soft, quite worn, and we were slow. There was also wind, which disturbed us perhaps more than the others. It will be complicated to start from that far away, unless I manage a start allowing me to pass in front of at least two lines. Then afterwards, we will see how the tires hold up. We've seen quite a few falls from the front, so you'll have to stay on your guard ».
Jorge Lorenzo finished his qualifying session 0.376s from pole position Marc Márquez. Which means nine drivers to overtake to get a third victory in a row.
Dutch Grand Prix Assen MotoGP J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'32.791 | ||
| 2 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'32.832 | 0.041 | 0.041 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'32.850 | 0.059 | 0.018 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'32.870 | 0.079 | 0.020 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'32.933 | 0.142 | 0.063 |
| 6 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'32.984 | 0.193 | 0.051 |
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'33.029 | 0.238 | 0.045 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'33.072 | 0.281 | 0.043 |
| 9 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'33.120 | 0.329 | 0.048 |
| 10 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'33.167 | 0.376 | 0.047 |
| 11 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'33.292 | 0.501 | 0.125 |
| 12 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'34.015 | 1.224 | 0.723 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'33.578 | ||
| Q2 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'33.600 | 0.022 | 0.022 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'33.625 | 0.047 | 0.025 |
| 14 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'33.666 | 0.088 | 0.041 |
| 15 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 1'33.666 | 0.088 | |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'33.672 | 0.094 | 0.006 |
| 17 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 1'33.995 | 0.417 | 0.323 |
| 18 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'34.125 | 0.547 | 0.130 |
| 19 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'34.145 | 0.567 | 0.020 |
| 20 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'34.149 | 0.571 | 0.004 |
| 21 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'34.268 | 0.690 | 0.119 |
| 22 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 1'35.192 | 1.614 | 0.924 |
| 23 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 1'35.646 | 2.068 | 0.454 |
| 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda |
