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| 2025 Dutch MotoGP, Assen – Free Practice (1) Results | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) |
| 9 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) |
| 10 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 11 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 12 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) |
| 13 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) |
| 14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 16 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| 17 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 18 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) |
| 19 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) |
| 20 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 21 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| 22 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V) |
* Rookie
Official Assen MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1m 30.540s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1m 31.866s (2024)
Marc Marquez returns from a big early accident to lead a delayed Free Practice 1 for the 2025 Dutch MotoGP at Assen.
The 45-minute session started almost an hour late due to a major clean-up for an oil spill in the wet Moto3 session. The delay meant conditions were dry enough for slicks when the green lights eventually went on for the premier-class.
Just eight minutes later Marc Marquez was rolling through the Turn 15 gravel trap after losing the rear, then the front, of his Ducati at almost 200km/h.
Worryingly, the Spaniard immediately removed his left glove and began examining his hand.
Returning to the paddock on a scooter, a sore Marquez walked slowly into the team truck, followed by Dr. Angel Charte, MotoGP medical director.
Described as ‘very sore’, with his left forearm and hand the main concern, Marquez was nonetheless back in the garage by the midway stage and left pitlane again with 20 minutes to go.
Marquez is reported to have explained that he downshifted too quickly, causing the rear to slide and triggering his crash.
The discomfort didn’t appear to slow him down, with Marquez putting his red machine on top of the timesheets on his seventh lap. He later improved again to finish 0.313s clear of the field.
Tech3 KTM’s Maverick Vinales began his latest quest for an RC16 podium with a promising second place, splitting the Lenovo machines.
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi featured at the front on his way to third, ahead of early leader and defending winner Francesco Bagnaia.
VR46s Fabio di Giannantonio was fifth with Fabio Quartararo frustrated at his shaking M1 on the way to sixth.
Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer saved a huge rear slide at Turn 12 in the closing stages.
This afternoon’s one-hour practice, which will decide the top ten riders for direct access to Qualifying 2, is due to start at 3pm local time.
HRC’s Luca Marini is still recovering from multiple injuries while testing a Superbike at Suzuka in Japan last month.
Marini is replaced by Honda test and wild-card rider Aleix Espargaro, who memorably charged through the field to claim fourth place – just 2.5s behind the winner – with Aprilia in 2022.
Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori is again replacing injured reigning world champion Jorge Martin at Aprilia.
Yamaha will race with a special ‘Noriyuki Haga’ R7 livery as part of the company’s 70th anniversary celebrations, on Sunday.