Jorge Martin swept Aprilia’s historic top-four grid on this afternoon’s Assen MotoGP race.
Martin took his first RS-GP pole place by defeating Ai Ogura, a observe home rider who certified for the Brno pole.
Nonetheless, though Ogura’s teammate Raul Fernandez set the quickest lap, he exceeded the observe restrict and misplaced a lap.
The cancellation dropped Fernandes to fourth place, whereas title chief Marco Bezzecchi, who had been quickest all through apply, returned to the entrance row.
dash
Within the dash, Bezzecchi outperformed his teammate and closest rival for the title, Martin, however neither reached the rostrum, with Fernández and Ogura getting the dream one-two within the trackhouse, with Fabio Di Giannantonio third on the Ducati.
Marc Marquez, 2026 Assen MotoGP.
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Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia had the most effective non-Aprilia begin in fifth place, with VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio on the second row.
Marc Marquez, the reigning champion and final 12 months’s second consecutive Assen winner, was solely capable of end seventh and was positioned on the entrance of the third row.
Marquez took the checkered flag at the beginning of the dash, however Bagnaia’s penalty moved him up one place.
Marquez might be joined on the third row by KTM’s Acosta and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, who suffered additional technical issues in qualifying.
Pedro Acosta, technical situation, 2026 Assen MotoGP.
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Joan Mir, Enea Bastianini and Alex Marquez have been within the fourth row.
After confirming in remaining apply that he was match to return from Friday’s accident, Alex missed qualifying however returned in a cautious thirteenth place within the dash.
Nonetheless, Gresini’s teammate Fermin Aldeguer is absent after sustaining a spinal fracture in a coaching accident.
penalty
Franco Morbidelli certified thirteenth, however after holding off Enea Bastianini with a quick lap throughout Friday apply, he was given a 3rd place penalty to qualify for the Grand Prix.
Going additional again, Cal Crutchlow certified forward of MotoGP common Toprak Razgatoroglu for the primary time since taking his place at LCR.
The 26-lap Assen Dash will begin at 2pm native time (1pm UK).
2026 Assen MotoGP Race: Full Beginning Grid
1st row: Jorge Martin (pole place), Ai Ogura, Marco Bezzecchi
2nd row: Raul Fernandes, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Di Giannantonio
third row: Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta, Fabio Quartararo
4th row: Joan Mir, Enea Bastianini, Alex Marquez
fifth row: Diogo Moreira, Brad Binder, Alex Rins
sixth row: Franco Morbidelli*, Luca Marini, Jack Miller
seventh row: Maverick Vinales, Augusto Fernandes, Cal Crutchlow
eighth row: Toprak Razgatrioglu
*3 grid relegation penalty.
