Dutch TT, Assen: Bridgestone MotoGP round-up
Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Extra-soft, Soft & Medium; Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric) Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)...
View ArticleJorge Lorenzo 13th in chaotic Assen TT
There was uncertainty before the start of the Dutch GP, with the riders already on the starting grid when the race was delayed due to the rainy conditions. It was finally declared a wet race and two...
View ArticlePol Espargaro suffers disappointing retirement at Assen
Pol Espargaro suffered ill luck as he retired during round 8 of the 2014 MotoGP world championship at Assen on lap 18. The reigning Moto2 World champion began the day in positive fashion by seizing...
View ArticleSuperb race for Aleix Espargaro at Assen, 4th after great battle for podium
The NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaro made a great performance in difficult conditions at Assen, famous in the world as the “Cathedral”. In a race which started after a delay due to wet...
View ArticleTop ten finish for Efren Vazquez at Assen
Both Efren Vazquez and RTG teammate John McPhee secured a top ten finish in today’s race at the Circuit of Assen. Efren’s sixth place adds a further 10 points to his tally. Everything was possible...
View ArticleHard day at Assen for Isaac Viñales & Team Calvo, finishes 7th
Even though today’s morning session was held in the wet, the sun finally came out before the race of the Moto3 class. Isaac Viñales spent the entire race in the second group, battling fort fourth...
View ArticleMaverick Viñales returns to the podium at Assen, Luis Salom takes 15th
Despite the weather forecast predicting the opposite, the rain respected the Moto2 class and all previous sessions this weekend had been held in the dry. However, this morning when all riders lined up...
View ArticleHector Barbera draws positives from difficult Assen weekend
It was a complicated MotoGP race for Hector Barbera and team Avintia with a lot of uncertainty due to the falling rain in the the first couple of minutes at the beginning of the race. The other...
View ArticleAna Carrasco fights hard to 24th at Assen
Ana Carrasco finished in 24th at yesterday’s Dutch TT at Assen – home race to the RW Racing GP squad and to teammate Scott Deroue. Whilst she had not got full advantage from Qualifying, her race pace...
View ArticleDutch TT, Assen: Bridgestone MotoGP debrief with Shinji Aoki
Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Extra-soft, Soft & Medium; Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric) Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Soft (Main), Main (Alternative) Last...
View ArticleWSBK: Assen, Round 4 – pre-event press conference
The Official Press Conference for the Dutch Round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship took place in front of a good crowd at the TT Circuit Assen today. Some of the protagonists of this year’s...
View ArticleWSBK: Assen, day one round-up
World Superbike The first day of action of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship at the TT Circuit Assen drew to a close with Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team) responding to...
View ArticleWSBK: Assen, qualifying round-up – World Superbike, World Supersport,...
World Superbike Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) has won his first Tissot-Superpole of the season after a tense final 15-minute shoot-out in Assen. The 4.542km Cathedral of Speed once again...
View ArticleWSBK: Assen, raceday round-up – World Superbike, World Superstock &...
World Superbike The opening Dutch WorldSBK race at the TT circuit was won in emphatic style by Jonathan Rea, who set a new lap record in 1’35.889s on the penultimate lap to record his sixth win at...
View ArticleMotul TT Assen: Weekend preview – MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3
MotoGP The historic TT Circuit Assen, the only venue that has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the World Championship began back in 1949, is the scene of the latest showdown between Valentino...
View ArticleMotul TT Assen: Pre-event MotoGP press conference
The official press conference kicked off round eight of the MotoGP™ World Championship at the legendary TT Circuit Assen, the only track to host an event every year since the series began back in...
View ArticlePol Espargaro makes confident start at Assen
The Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team rider Pol Espargaro kick-started his Motul TT Assen challenge by finishing in 11th position on the first day of action at the 8th round of the 2015 MotoGP World...
View ArticleDani Pedrosa & Marc Marquez lead the way at Assen
The 85th Dutch TT began on Thursday at Assen, and Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez were the fastest riders at the historic circuit on day one. First and second, respectively, the Repsol Honda Team riders...
View ArticleJorge Martin 18th, Juanfran Guevara 23rd on day one at Assen
The only Grand Prix of the season to take place on a Saturday got underway today with the first free practice sessions also taking place one day earlier than usual. After a meeting called by Race...
View ArticleDifficult day for Jorge Lorenzo at Assen
Jorge Lorenzo had a challenging first outing in the Netherlands today, but still enjoyed his first laps at Assen. He slowly built up his pace in the FP1 and it wasn‘t long before he climbed up to the...
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