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MotoGP: Ducati power dominates Assen qualifying

Posted by AR1 staff

You cannot beat HP in MotoGP – it rules over talent – and the Ducati bikes have more HP than all the other bikes.

Marco Bezzecchi completed a clean sweep of practice and qualifying at the Dutch TT to clinch pole at Assen with a blistering new lap record.

The VR46 Ducati rider recorded the quickest ever lap round the iconic Grand Prix track in 1:31.472s for his first pole since Thailand in 2022.

Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia was second on the factory Lenovo Ducati, only 0.061s behind Bezzecchi.

Luca Marini was third with his time 0.158s slower than Bezzecchi.

It was the 13th different polesitter in the last 13 MotoGP visits to Assen!

Qualifying Results

POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME/BEHIND
1 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) 1m31.472s
2 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP23) +0.061s
3 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +0.158s
4 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.199s
5 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.232s
6 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) +0.340s
7 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) +0.365s
8 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP23) +0.409s
9 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP22) +0.426s
10 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP23) +0.698s
11 Miguel Oliveira POR RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) +0.702s
12 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.243s
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13 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP22) 1m32.185s
14 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m32.497s
15 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m32.530s
16 Raul Fernandez SPA RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) 1m32.671s
17 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m32.672s
18 Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP23) 1m32.844s
19 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Factory (RS-GP23) 1m33.008s
20 Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m33.040s
21 Augusto Fernandez SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* 1m33.082s
22 Iker Lecuona SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m33.088s
23 Jonas Folger GER Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) 1m33.300s