Aleix Espargaró achieved a wonderful pole position in Assen Circuit, where Grand Prix of Holland is taking place this weekend. Márquez and Pedrosa’s Honda could not beat Espargaró due to rain. Yamaha riders will start really back in the grid.

Everything started with a Q1 dominated by Álvaro Bautista, who got the first place. The other place, which gives path to Q2, was an extreme fight between Hernández, Abraham and Aoyama. Finally none of this riders would pass as Cal Crutchlow made a perfect lap for second place. Abraham was out followed by Aoyama and Hernández.

Q2 started with dry track and in the first laps where Aleix Espargaró surprised everyone by taking the first place. The catalan rider set an stratospheric time and none of the Hondas could catch it. Finally, while lots of riders were trying to set a best time, rain appeared in Assen so no best time could be set.

When going back to box the rain was heavier and riders had to use wet tyres despite being unable to set good times. Espargaró was acknowledging that he would get his first pole position in Moto GP, something impossible years ago. Finally Márquez will start from second position followed by his teammate, Dani Pedrosa.

Iannone made a great qualification being fourth so he will share row with an impressin Crutchlow and Bradley Smith’s Monster Yamaha Tech3. Third row will be filled by Dovizioso, Bradl and a disappointing Lorenzo, who could not do it better than a discrete ninth position. Worse was Rossi, who will start from twelve position after Bautista and Pol Espargaró.

This interesting grid will give the start for the MotoGP race, tomorrow at 2 pm local time.

 

Results:

Pos. Rider Team Motorbike Gap Diff
1 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1’38.789
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda + 01,405 + 01,405
3 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda + 00,538 + 01,943
4 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Pramac Racing Ducati + 00,054 + 01,997
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Ducati Team Ducati + 00,010 + 02,007
6 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha + 00,022 + 02,029
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati + 00,322 + 02,351
8 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda + 00,842 + 03,193
9 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha + 00,277 + 03,470
10 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda + 00,625 + 04,095
11 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha + 00,201 + 04,296
12 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha + 00,540 + 04,836
13 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Honda 1’34:907
14 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Drive M7 Aspar Honda 1:34.930
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 1:35.056
16 45 Scott REDDING GBR GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 1:35.059
17 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Octo IodaRacing Team ART 1:35.346
18 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1:35.484
19 23 Broc PARKES AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 1:35.513
20 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Avintia 1:35.631
21 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 1:35.731
22 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Drive M7 Aspar Honda 1:35.792
23 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Avintia 1:35.980