Assen MotoGP - Race Results
MotoGP champio꧒n Marc Marquez continues his unbeaten 2014 run to eight in a row despite chaotic weather during Saturday's Dutch TT at Assen.
A match for Marquez in the early wet laps, Andrea ജDovi𓃲zioso led the dry middle stages of the race on his way to a best Ducati finish of second.
Dani Pedrosa ♓spent much of the grand prix battling with debut pole sitter Aleix Espargaro before pulling away to confirm third.
A ❀brief but꧒ heavy rain shower delayed the start of the race, which began with most riders on wet tyres.
However the track rapidly 🦋began to dry and pit stops, to change to bikes fitted with slick tyres, began after 5 of 26 laps.
Valen🌳tino Rossi (12th on grid) intended to gamble on slicks for the start, but a fur🍌ther shower on the sighting lap saw Rossi pull in, change to his wet bike and begin the race from the end of pit lane...
1.Marc MarquezESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)43m 29.954s2.Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (Desmosedici)43m 36.668s3.Dani PedrosaESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)43m 40.745s4.Aleix EspargaroESPNGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)43m 49.153s5.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)43m 55.767s6.Andrea IannoneITAPramac Racing (Desmosedici)43m 58.957s7.Alvaro BautistaESPGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V)44m 0.836s8.Bradley SmithGBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)44m 0.939s9.Cal CrutchlowGBRDucati Team (Desmosedici)44m 13.985s10.Stefan BradlGERLCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)44m 18.616s11.Broc ParkesAUSPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)*44m 21.817s12.Scott ReddingGBRGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)*44m 30.283s13.Jorge LorenzoESPMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)44m 34.595s14.Karel AbrahamCZECardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R)44m 35.934s15.Danilo PetrucciITAIodaRacing Project (ART)44m 47.565s16.Hiroshi AoyamaJPNDrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)44m 49.707s17.Nicky HaydenUSADrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)44m 57.584s18.Hector BarberaESPAvintia Racing (Avintia)44m 58.096s19.Yonny HernandezCOLPramac Racing (Desmosedici)43m 41.754s20.Mike Di MeglioFRAAvintia Racing (Avintia)*43m 58.159s21.Michael LavertyGBRPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)44m 49.966s22.Colin EdwardsUSANGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)43m 33.704s
Pol EspargaroESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*DNF
Peter has been in the paddock✱ for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc♌ Marquez’s injury issues.
