Assen MotoGP qualifying
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By: Matt Beer
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This is Rins's first front row start since Valencia last year. He won from seventh in Austin, finished second from ninth at Jerez, and was on course for a podium in Barcelona from eighth. The Suzuki man will be a dangerous prospect on Sunday afternoon.
We've just seen another replay of Marquez's save. That was a crash, without a doubt anyone else would be on the deck. Compare that with what happened to his team-mate on Friday.
The Yamaha works great around Assen. Quartararo is working great around Assen. Victory tomorrow really isn't out of the question. Will France's two-decade wait for another winner finally come to an end?
What a nightmare for Dovizioso. He needs to start pulling points back on Marquez. Starting from 11th while Marquez is fourth is making that task all the more difficult.
Marquez is off the front row for the first time in 2019 in fourth ahead of Mir and Crutchlow. Petrucci, Nakagami, Morbidelli, Miller, Dovizioso, Espargaro complete the top 12.
He is the youngest ever rider to take back-to-back MotoGP poles. He beats Vinales, with Rins completing the top three.
Marquez has left pitlane shadowing Dovizioso. Dovi needs to push on, providing Marquez with the perfect reference.
I reckon Marquez is in a bit of trouble here. The Suzuki and the Yamaha are just so agile, whereas Marquez is having to force that Honda to turn. He's visibly losing out in those final two sectors.
Dovizioso is 3.084s off of Rins's lap. The Ducati rider clearly hasn't had a chance in that opening salvo to set a clean lap.
Rins leads the way, Quartararo and Vinales complete the front row for now.
Marquez, Mir, Crutchlow, Petrucci, Miller, Morbidelli, Nakagami, Espargaro, Dovizioso.
Marquez, Mir, Crutchlow, Petrucci, Miller, Morbidelli, Nakagami, Espargaro, Dovizioso.
Rins was tucked in behind Petrucci on that lap, and it looks like the Ducati pulled him a long nicely in that third sector.
Pat on the bubble for Quartararo's Yamaha as he heads out to try and bag his third pole of this sensational rookie season.
Marquez is the first to take to the circuit. He is yet to qualify off the front row in 2019, but he doesn't come into this as one of the main favourites for pole.
It's already hot on circuit as Europe basks in a heatwave, but Assen is about to reach boiling point as the fight for pole gets underway.
Hats off to Pol Espargaro. He is riding injured having aggravated the wrist he hurt in a testing crash during Friday practice, and had to go to hospital for checks.
This is the fourth time this season Rossi has failed to lift himself out of Q1. He will be the lowest-placed Yamaha rider on the grid for tomorrow's race.
Alex Rins and Pol Espargaro will go into Q2.
Bagnaia lines up 13th from Rossi, A.Espargaro, Abraham, Oliveira, Zarco, Syahrin, Iannone, Rabat.
Bagnaia lines up 13th from Rossi, A.Espargaro, Abraham, Oliveira, Zarco, Syahrin, Iannone, Rabat.
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