To Marc Marquez, Maverick Viñales, Cal Crutchlow, Valentino Rossi, Andrea Iannone, Danilo Petrucci, Jorge Lorenzo, Aleix Espargaro, Alvaro Bautista and Andrea Dovizioso already assured of appearing on the first 4 rows of the starting grid of this Country Grand Prix -Bas, Johann Zarco and Alex Rins have just been drafted for this high-tension Q2.
The sky is still immaculate, the air at 25° and the track at 43°, when the MotoGP riders set off for this final 15-minute qualifying session.
Here are the available chronometric references:
|
MotoGP™ Assen |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 |
1'34.680 Danilo Petrucci |
1'34.227 Marc Marquez |
| FP2 |
1'33.130 Maverick Vinales |
1'33.378 Maverick Vinales |
| FP3 |
1'46.441 Scott Redding |
1'33.341 Marc Marquez |
| FP4 |
1'44.925 Johann Zarco |
1'33.954 Johann Zarco |
| Qualification 1 |
1'46.926 Scott Redding |
1'32.791 Marc Marquez |
| Qualification 2 |
1'46.141 Johann Zarco |
1'32.791 Marc Marquez |
| Warm Up |
1'51.203 Jack Miller |
|
| Course |
Rossi, Petrucci, Marquez |
|
| All time lap record |
1'32.627 Valentino Rossi 2015 |
Let's do this! 💪
It's time to decide pole for #MotoGP, who you got?#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/D2R7V7l9Ak
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 30, 2018
Marc Márquez is the first to set off when the red lights go out. All drivers chose a soft rear tire except alex rins who, having passed Q1, no longer has it for this first run.
Jorge Lorenzo is lurking in the wake of Marc Márquez, so he gives his hand and lets him pass. Nevertheless, Jorge Lorenzo immediately recorded a 1'33.600 during his first flying lap, ahead of Johann Zarco Danilo, Petrucci and Maverick Vinales.
In the next passage, Marc Márquez is faster by 7 thousandths, but it ultimately turns out to be slower than Danilo Petrucci and especially Alex Rins which completes a lap in 1'33.499.
Marc Márquez then reacts in 1'33.330 mid-session where the rest of the hierarchy is made up of Alex Rins, Danilo Petrucci, Johann Zarco, Maverick Vinales, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow, Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi and Aleix Espargaro.
For the 2nd run, everyone is on a new soft rear tire. Andrea Iannone, then 11th, benefits from the wake of Jorge Lorenzo who achieves 1'33.167 to take second position. The Majorcan pilot does not stop there and continues his effort, which allows Andrea Iannone to take provisional pole position in 1'33.120.
A little behind, Johann zarco brings a good number of pilots, which allows Márquez and Rins, then a little further Vinales, Aleix Espargaro, Rossi, Dovizioso, Petrucci and Crutchlow to gain some advantage and, for the most part, to cross the 1'33 mark.
As a result, the French driver finds himself 8th, and Jorge Lorenzo, leader less than two minutes ago, in 10th position!
Incredible finish with 4 drivers in the same tenth!
#MotoGP Qualifying 🏁
WHAT A FINISH! @marcmarquez93 bags his second pole of the season on his final lap!@calcrutchlow's late charge is good enough for second and @ValeYellow46 sneaks onto the front row!#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/u58ElB9DWb
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 30, 2018
He's happy with that! 😆#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/9cjwTiLqgP
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 30, 2018
Credit classification and photos: MotoGP.com
