2018 Assen Moto2 & Moto3 Saturday Results
The red flags came out with just three-and-a-half minutes remaining, after Finnish SIC Kalex rider Niki Tuli fell heavily at the Strubben hairpin, and was stretchered away.
2018 Assen Moto2 & Moto3 Saturday Results
The Moto2 field burst out of pit lane en masse when it was re-opened, but nobody could improve in the ensuing high-speed scrum, and championship leader Pecco Bagnaia had already done enough at the start of the session to secure his second pole of the season.
Again, times were ultra-close, with second-fastest Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Intact Kalex barely seven hundredths slower, and fully 22 riders all within the first second.
Rossi’s half-brother Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Kalex) was third for his first front-row start.
Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex) walked away from a bruising high-speed tumble at the end of the back straight, but retained fourth place to lead the second row from Xavi Vierge (Dynavolt Intact Kalex) and Sam Lowes (SII KTM); with Catalunya winner Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up) leading row three.
Title challenger Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM) was just over half a second off pole, but down in 17th place, one ahead of returned injury victim Remy Gardner (Tech 3). Second Red Bull KTM rider Brad Binder was 22nd.
The times promise a desperately close race.
MOTUL TT ASSEN
Moto2 Qualifying Classification 2018
Assen, Saturday, June 30, 2018
| 1 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 254.5 | 1’37.608 | |
| 2 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 255.5 | 1’37.681 | 0.073 / 0.073 |
| 3 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 256.5 | 1’37.689 | 0.081 / 0.008 |
| 4 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 255.5 | 1’37.717 | 0.109 / 0.028 |
| 5 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 254.3 | 1’37.768 | 0.160 / 0.051 |
| 6 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 251.8 | 1’37.787 | 0.179 / 0.019 |
| 7 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Lightech – Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 253.7 | 1’37.812 | 0.204 / 0.025 |
| 8 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 252.5 | 1’37.853 | 0.245 / 0.041 |
| 9 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 255.6 | 1’37.856 | 0.248 / 0.003 |
| 10 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 256.6 | 1’37.895 | 0.287 / 0.039 |
| 11 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 256.5 | 1’37.899 | 0.291 / 0.004 |
| 12 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 252.5 | 1’37.940 | 0.332 / 0.041 |
| 13 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 253.9 | 1’37.955 | 0.347 / 0.015 |
| 14 | 13 | Romano FENATI | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 255.5 | 1’38.061 | 0.453 / 0.106 |
| 15 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | SAG Team | Kalex | 253.5 | 1’38.178 | 0.570 / 0.117 |
| 16 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 254.7 | 1’38.215 | 0.607 / 0.037 |
| 17 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 257.9 | 1’38.228 | 0.620 / 0.013 |
| 18 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 254.2 | 1’38.245 | 0.637 / 0.017 |
| 19 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 253.9 | 1’38.305 | 0.697 / 0.060 |
| 20 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 255.7 | 1’38.425 | 0.817 / 0.120 |
| 21 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 254.8 | 1’38.433 | 0.825 / 0.008 |
| 22 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 258.3 | 1’38.605 | 0.997 / 0.172 |
| 23 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Lightech – Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 256.7 | 1’38.686 | 1.078 / 0.081 |
| 24 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NED | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 254.1 | 1’38.715 | 1.107 / 0.029 |
| 25 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 251.4 | 1’38.986 | 1.378 / 0.271 |
| 26 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 255.3 | 1’39.121 | 1.513 / 0.135 |
| 27 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | SIC Racing Team | Kalex | 252.6 | 1’39.301 | 1.693 / 0.180 |
| 28 | 51 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 252.2 | 1’39.337 | 1.729 / 0.036 |
| 29 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 255.1 | 1’39.615 | 2.007 / 0.278 |
| 30 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 253.4 | 1’39.663 | 2.055 / 0.048 |
| 31 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Team Stylobike | Kalex | 257.1 | 1’41.117 | 3.509 / 1.454 |
| 32 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 250.6 | 1’41.388 | 3.780 / 0.271 |
| 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex |
2018 Assen Moto2 & Moto3 Saturday Results
Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Honda) bounced back from his heavy crash yesterday to seize a record 14th Moto3 pole position, at a record pole time for the Dutch circuit.
Martin’s late run ousted Catalunya winner Enea Bastianini (Leopard Honda) from a second successive pole. But the KTM fight-back continued, with Nicolo Bulega taking a second straight front row on the SKY VR46 machine.
Aron Canet (EG Honda) leads row two from second Leopard Honda rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta; with another KTM in sixth – John McPhee’s CIP bike.
Times were not as close as sometimes, with just ten inside one second.
Championship leader Marco Bezecchi (Redox KTM) was eighth, between Di Giannantonio (Honda) and Ramirez (KTM), with Rodrigo (KTM) rounding out the top ten.
MOTUL TT ASSEN
Moto3 Qualifying Classification 2018
Assen, Saturday, June 30, 2018
| 1 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 211.5 | 1’42.039 | |
| 2 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 218.7 | 1’42.349 | 0.310 / 0.310 |
| 3 | 8 | Nicolo BULEGA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 218.5 | 1’42.445 | 0.406 / 0.096 |
| 4 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 214.0 | 1’42.562 | 0.523 / 0.117 |
| 5 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 218.5 | 1’42.594 | 0.555 / 0.032 |
| 6 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 214.4 | 1’42.595 | 0.556 / 0.001 |
| 7 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 214.1 | 1’42.749 | 0.710 / 0.154 |
| 8 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 215.9 | 1’42.764 | 0.725 / 0.015 |
| 9 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 215.6 | 1’42.811 | 0.772 / 0.047 |
| 10 | 19 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 217.2 | 1’42.933 | 0.894 / 0.122 |
| 11 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 214.4 | 1’43.030 | 0.991 / 0.097 |
| 12 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 216.7 | 1’43.067 | 1.028 / 0.037 |
| 13 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 215.3 | 1’43.083 | 1.044 / 0.016 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 219.9 | 1’43.091 | 1.052 / 0.008 |
| 15 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 212.8 | 1’43.117 | 1.078 / 0.026 |
| 16 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 217.4 | 1’43.124 | 1.085 / 0.007 |
| 17 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | KTM | 218.0 | 1’43.193 | 1.154 / 0.069 |
| 18 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 216.1 | 1’43.212 | 1.173 / 0.019 |
| 19 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 218.7 | 1’43.268 | 1.229 / 0.056 |
| 20 | 5 | Jaume MASIA | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 216.4 | 1’43.275 | 1.236 / 0.007 |
| 21 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 218.1 | 1’43.290 | 1.251 / 0.015 |
| 22 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 215.3 | 1’43.390 | 1.351 / 0.100 |
| 23 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 218.0 | 1’43.452 | 1.413 / 0.062 |
| 24 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 213.1 | 1’43.527 | 1.488 / 0.075 |
| 25 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 214.8 | 1’43.746 | 1.707 / 0.219 |
| 26 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 215.1 | 1’43.894 | 1.855 / 0.148 |
| 27 | 32 | Ai OGURA | JPN | Asia Talent Team | Honda | 218.8 | 1’43.938 | 1.899 / 0.044 |
| 28 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 218.4 | 1’44.271 | 2.232 / 0.333 |
| 29 | 81 | Stefano NEPA | ITA | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 212.9 | 1’44.616 | 2.577 / 0.345 |
| 30 | 18 | Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT | NED | Lamotec Lagemaat Racing | KTM | 215.3 | 1’45.879 | 3.840 / 1.263 |
