Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Sachsenring 2023
Brad Binder, KTM MotoGP Sachsenring 2023

As it happened: Friday Practice from the Dutch MotoGP at Assen

Francesco Bagnaia heꦡads into the Dutch MotoGP w🅰eekend looking to make it back-to-back wins at Assen, following his triumph in 2022.

Marc Ma෴rquez returned to action in Practice 1 after withdrawing from the German Grand Prix. 

Stay tuned as ltxcn.top bri๊ngs you all the latest news and updates throughout the Dutch MotoGP weekend.

 

15:02
Bezzecchi makes it back-to-back sessions on top

Bezze🧔cchi will head into Saturday's action as the overall leader after topping P2 ahead of Martin and Miller. 

15:00

Bezze﷽cchi improves b😼y nearly two tenths. What a lap fromt he Italian. 

14:58
It gets worse for Marquez as he's gone down

Marc Marquez is𝓡 down at turn three. Disaster again for the♕ Spaniard.

14:52

Bagnaia goes second and Marini sixth.

14:52

Bezzecchi is still fa𒁃stest but the challengers are mounting. Bagnaia and Marini are both on quick laps...

14:50

Bastianini has since lost half a second in the following two sectors and won't be challenging ♑for top spot. 

14:49

Martin pops up to🍸 second as Bastianin🐓i goes fastest in sector one.

14:47

Brad Binder break🌼s into the top ten as Vinales looks set to challenge for 🐓top spot. 

14:42

Aleix Espargaro is one of the riders that's chosen to g🎀o early as he moves up to fourth on c✨ombined times. 

14:39
Alex Marquez' close moment
14:37

We're getti💮ng closer to time 𓂃attacks taking place as there's just over 20 minutes remaining. 

14:33

Marquez was nearly sent over the front of his bike before⛦ managing to stay aboard his Ducati, as was Luca Marini who suffered a smaller version of Marquez's scare. 

14:32

Alex Marquez comes close to a꧑ massive highside - what a save from 𓆉the Spaniard. 

14:30
That's the first crash of the session and it's gone the way of a KTM rider

Augusto Fernandezܫ has gone down at turn one. 

14:27

Martin did not𓃲 come close to suffering a crash which made the incident even more strange. 

14:23

🏅Bizarre🧜 moment for Jorge Martin as his air bag has gone off despite remaining on his motorcycle. 

14:14

Quartararo is looking very strong so far in P2. He continues to set fast lap times and leads the way from Al♏ex Marquez. 

14:11

Zarco has made an early return to pit lane after running off circuit and through the gravel.ܫ 

14:06

Lap times are continuing to improve during the early stages as Ma🅠rtin leads Bagnaia, just like he did five days ago in Sachse♈nring. 

14:02

Interesting to see that Franco Morbidel🥀li is using Yamaha's version of the Ducati-like winglets on the rear of the bike, but Fabio Quartararo is n♚ot. 

14:00

Here we go with Practice 2 at Assen. 

13:45
The man to beat after P1

Marco Bezzecchi was fastest and by some margin in Practice 1. He leꦰd Maverick Vinales b🗹y over three tenths. 

Marco Bezzecchi, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 23 June
Marco Bezzecchi, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 23 June

13:42

Good afternoon and wel𒅌come back to F𒊎riday Practice at Assen. Coming up at 14:00 UK time is MotoGP P2.