Milan, 26 June (LaPresse) – Marco Bezzecchi set the fastest time in pre-qualifying for the Dutch MotoGP Grand Prix at the Assen circuit. The Aprilia rider, who leads the World Championship, clocked a time of 1’31″123, finishing +0.177 seconds ahead of Spain’s Raul Fernandez, riding an Aprilia Trackhouse. Third place went to the Spanish KTM rider Pedro Acosta, 0.187 seconds behind, followed by the other Aprilia Trackhouse rider, Japan’s Ai Ogura. Pecco Bagnaia, on a factory Ducati, was fifth, 0.261 seconds behind, ahead of his team-mate Marc Marquez, who was 0.323 seconds behind. Fabio Di Giannantonio, on a VR46 Team Ducati, set the seventh-fastest time, with Jorge Martin on an Aprilia and Alex Marquez on a Gresini Team Ducati rounding off the top ten. It was the younger of the Marquez brothers who was involved in a nasty crash in the closing stages and was taken to the medical centre as a precaution for checks.
MotoGP: Dutch Grand Prix – Bezzecchi tops pre-qualifying, Bagnaia fifth
Milan, 26 June (LaPresse) – Marco Bezzecchi set the fastest time in pre-qualifying for the Dutch MotoGP Grand Prix at the Assen circuit. The Aprilia rider, who leads the World Championship, clocked a time of 1’31″123, finishing +0.177 seconds ahead of Spain’s Raul Fernandez, riding an Aprilia Trackhouse. Third place went to the Spanish KTM rider Pedro Acosta, 0.187 seconds behind, followed by the other Aprilia Trackhouse rider, Japan’s Ai Ogura. Pecco Bagnaia, on a factory Ducati, was fifth, 0.261 seconds behind, ahead of his team-mate Marc Marquez, who was 0.323 seconds behind. Fabio Di Giannantonio, on a VR46 Team Ducati, set the seventh-fastest time, with Jorge Martin on an Aprilia and Alex Marquez on a Gresini Team Ducati rounding off the top ten. It was the younger of the Marquez brothers who was involved in a nasty crash in the closing stages and was taken to the medical centre as a precaution for checks.
