2025 Dutch MotoGP News—Saturday
Martin and Aprilia currently at war
The Jorge Martin and Aprilia saga has descended into all out war, with the World Champion’s Personal Manager Albert Valera making his first public comments since the dispute between both parties exploded in mid-May.
“What we can say is Jorge is free of contract for 2026,” Valera said. “It’s pretty clear for us. He executed the clause he had by contract and we’re just following it. He’s completely open, available and we will see what will happen in the future.”
The clause in question related to the RS-GP’s performance level six races in to 2025. If not in a certain position in the championship, he’d be free to leave for 2026. Yet Aprilia’s argument is the clause should be null and void as the Spaniard wasn’t present to race in those events due to his own mistakes.
“We always wanted to extend that clause to September or October,” Valera explained. “We know the deadline was a bit short. It was a deadline we never wanted to put at that time of the year – we wanted to put it longer. We wanted to give Aprilia more time to (prove) themselves.
“Even now it would be great for Jorge to have more chance to try himself on the bike. If we cannot do that. we did not achieve that outcome then we had to execute that clause that was taken by contract. Now the situation we’re in, I’d say it would be lovely if he could understand his future as soon as possible so he can focus on Aprilia for the rest of the year.”
It appears both Valera and Martin want the situation resolved as quickly as possible, so they can sign with another team – namely Honda. Yet Aprilia has shown signs of wanting to use anything to hold the Spaniard to his contract. This is now a case of seeing who blinks first.
“Our position has not changed since the press release issued on Thursday 22nd of May,” read an official Aprilia statement. “Aprilia Racing representatives won’t give any further comment on the matter.”
Honda progress stalls
After the highs of Argentina, Le Mans and Silverstone, Honda was in fairly underwhelming shape for the third straight weekend at Assen, with Johann Zarco managing just an eleventh place in the Sprint.
Test rider Aleix Espargaro, who is standing in for the injured Luca Marini, spoke of his disappointment. “I was expecting more in this part of the championship. in the beginning we were a bit better than everybody expected. But now we’re not improving. In some circuits we still have the vibration. In some circuits we miss more power. Hopefully during the summer break, we can have another step.”
On why Assen was a struggle for the RC213V, he added, “The Honda is very good on the brakes and in tight corners. But the fast ones are our kryptonite. It’s very difficult to make the bike turn. When you’re able to make the bike transfer on the brakes, it’s very good. But when you’re not able to load the front, it doesn’t turn. We still have some vibrations and the aerodynamics isn’t helping.”
Marc: Alex one of my toughest rivals
Marc Marquez was attempting to build his brother up on the eve of the Dutch TT, insisting Alex was among “the toughest opponents” he has faced in his long and storied career.
“What Alex is doing is amazing,” he said. “He is with the ‘24 bike in a satellite team. It is a very good team but you don’t have the same tools as a factory team. When he finds the correct tools, he is able to do everything. His capacity is super-high. He won in Moto3 and Moto2 and now in this first nine races he is one of the toughest opponents I have ever found because he is super-fast, super-consistent and has very fast points.”
While this argument wasn’t entirely convincing considering Marc’s previous roll call of rivals, he was adamant Alex would beat him on the same package. “He’s only 40 points behind me and already beat me in some practices at home.”
MotoGP Sprint Race
It was a brilliant start from pole for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) as Marc Marquez got away just as he’d have hoped. The Yamaha and factory Ducati went into Turn 1 side by side, it was tight, and because he was on the outside, Marquez was slightly wide and had to come back onto the track over the curb. That then meant it was tight between Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but the former stayed in P2.
And then, by the end of Lap 1 at the GT Chicane, the title race leader was the Sprint leader after carving up the inside of Quartararo. Alex Marquez quickly followed his brother through and then Bezzecchi was also past the polesitter.
At the start of Lap 5, the Sprint had settled down a tad, but Alex Marquez was looking eager to pass the #93. Bezzecchi was 0.3s away in P3, Quartararo was a further 0.5s away from the RS-GP and had Pecco and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) for close company. And the latter, who had not long set the fastest lap of the Sprint, attacked Pecco at Turn 5 on Lap 6. It wasn’t a move that stuck, but it was a warning shot for the recent king of Assen.
Half a lap later, Di Giannantonio was through on Pecco at the GT Chicane. The top six were split by 1.5s on Lap 7 of 13, but it was still Marc Marquez leading the chase. It was as you were at the front with four laps to go, but Pecco had now lost touch on the top five.
Then, Quartararo was down. Turn 10 was the place as the YZR-M1’s front end washed away from underneath the Frenchman after he’d just fired in his fastest lap of the Sprint. That gave Bezzecchi some breathing space in P3, the Italian was 0.8s clear of Di Giannantonio with three laps to go.
Last lap time. 0.2s split the top two, with Bezzecchi 0.7s further down. Could Alex find a way through on Marc? There was no way through in the first three sectors, so it was all coming down to the GT Chicane. And boasting enough of a gap, there was no getting by the six-time MotoGP World Champion. A ninth Sprint win of the season came the way of the #93 in what has been the most difficult weekend of his year so far.
Di Giannantonio finished just over a second away from Bezzecchi in P4, with Bagnaia having to settle for a low-key P5 on Saturday – the Italian will be hunting more on Sunday afternoon. Top KTM honours went the way of Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in P6, as Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) collected P7 despite having to take a Long Lap penalty on the final lap for exceeding track limits. The final two points-paying positions belonged to Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) in P8 and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in P9.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 20m 2.150s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.351s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +1.247s |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +2.269s |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +2.686s |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +4.074s |
| 7 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +9.064s |
| 8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +9.159s |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +11.069s |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +11.143s |
Moto2 Qualifying
Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) has taken a third pole position in a row thanks to a stunning new lap record at the Motul GP of the Netherlands, so the question is asked anew: can he convert it into a first Moto2™ win? So far he’s just come up short. Trying to stop him on the front row will be Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI), the rookie impressing late on to get within 0.072s of pole, with Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completing the front row.
Moreira was on top before being pipped by Mugello duelling partner Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) to knock him off provisional pole, but the Brazilian hit back late on in the session. Canet was pushed off the front row by the flag and had also got caught up in the headline drama of the Q2 session. He was right behind an incident between Alonso Lopez (Folladore SpeedRS Team) and Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) that saw the Czech rider head to the medical centre and Lopez head off into the gravel, staying upright at least. He also headed for a check up after and both need to be passed fit on review on Sunday.
Behind Moreira, Ortola, Gonzalez and Canet, the latter heading up Row 2, Mugello podium finisher Albert Arenas (Italjet Gresini Moto2) lines up P5 ahead of Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), with Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) and Dani Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) next up.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—Moto2 Qualifying
| 1 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | 1:34.777s |
| 2 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +0.072s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.208s |
| 4 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +0.223s |
| 5 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.276s |
| 6 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO(Kalex) | +0.368s |
| 7 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.406s |
| 8 | Joe Roberts | USA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.478s |
| 9 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.500s |
| 10 | Deniz Oncu | TUR | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.590s |
Moto3 Qualifying
Red Bull KTM Ajo take a 1-2 on the grid at Assen, with Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda ahead of teammate Alvaro Carpe and David Almansa (Leopard Racing) taking a third place still within a stunning 0.066s of pole. Moto3 rarely disappoints and it really did live up to the billing for qualifying at Assen – despite dark clouds overhead, it remained dry throughout both Q1 and Q2.
Moving through from Q1, Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) led Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Track space was at a premium and track position vital as always in Moto3 in Q1. Down in P10 after the opening flying laps, Championship leader Rueda needed a lap time and he found one, going provisional pole – so quick that he missed his braking point for Turn 1 and ran on.
There was a crash with two minutes to go for Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP), meaning yellow flags were out in the third sector – a lap later, Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) also fell. Rueda held onto pole ahead of teammate Carpe and Almansa who completed the front row. Furusato improved with a late lap to bag a personal best of the year in P4 with fellow countryman Yamanaka next up in fifth – three of the top 5 coming via Q1.
The second-row features Quiles in sixth whilst Pini, despite crashing, heads up the third row. Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) clinched eighth to keep his top ten streak going, ahead of Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) tenth. Down field, Fernandez ended up 13th, one place ahead of Muñoz, whilst Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) has a lot of work on Sunday, coming from 16th on the grid.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | 1m 39.757s |
| 2 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.041s |
| 3 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.066s |
| 4 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +0.197s |
| 5 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.336s |
| 6 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.397s |
| 7 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.464s |
| 8 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +0.495s |
| 9 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.586s |
| 10 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.659s |
MotoGP Qualifying
Having set a time good enough for a provisional top two spot, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) crashed at Turn 8 to sprinkle some early drama into qualifying. The reigning Moto2 World Champion lost the front a long way into the corner and was all OK, but the pressure was on now to get back to the box and onto his second bike. Meanwhile, teammate Raul Fernandez was sat in P1 and by a decent margin too – the #25 had 0.164s in hand over second place Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol).
With five minutes to go, Ogura was rolling back out of pit lane. But focus was then on another rookie – Fermin Aldeguer. The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP star climbed to P1 to shove Mir out of the top two, but on his penultimate lap, the HRC rider was responding. Or was he? A mistake in the final sector cost Mir just under a second, so the 2020 World Champion had one more bite at the cherry. As things stood, Aldeguer and Fernandez remained the fastest duo in Q1.
But would it stay that way? Fernandez, Mir and Aldeguer were all setting red sectors, and they all improved! Briefly, Mir snatched P2 but Aldeguer’s final lap was good enough to see him top his compatriot by just 0.004s, with Fernandez heading into Q2 as Q1’s quickest rider with a 1:31.517.
That set us up very nicely for the pole position shootout. And making sure he was tagged right onto the back of his teammate was Marc Marquez. The first time to beat belonged to the title race leader, a 1:31.284, but that would of course change as Alex Marquez and then Bagnaia rose to P1. The latter set a 1:31.059 to sit 0.090s ahead of the #93, with Alex Marquez 0.001s behind his brother and championship rival.
Then, Ducati were knocked off top spot by Yamaha and Quartararo. A classy final sector from the Frenchman saw him beat Pecco’s time by 0.012s, and with Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) in P5, the fastest quintet – and three manufacturers – were split by 0.150s heading into the second half of Q2.
What would unfold in the final six minutes then? Bagnaia had shaken off Marc Marquez and this time had Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) for company, as well as VR46 Academy mate Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). Pecco wasn’t able to improve on his first attempt on his second outing, but Alex Marquez did. The #73 set the first 1:30 lap time of the weekend to move the goalposts in Q2. A 1:30.811 was the new time to beat if someone else wanted Dutch GP pole position.
And it was beaten. Quartararo was absolutely mega in that final split and the 2021 World Champion was back on provisional pole by 0.028s, because Pecco was able to beat Alex Marquez’s effort too. This meant Marc Marquez was now off the front row for the time being, despite also finding time on his latest attack.
And in terms of the front row and pole position, that was that in Assen. No more improvements were being made and that meant Quartararo was back on pole – what a job from El Diablo as he becomes the third rider in history to achieve 20 poles with Yamaha after Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Decent company.
Marc Marquez spearheads Row 2 in P4 and is joined by Bezzecchi and Morbidelli, as rookie Aldeguer earns P7 on the grid having come through Q1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) will start from P8 ahead of lead KTM Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Fernandez and Zarco making up Row 4 for the Dutch GP.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—MotoGP Qualifying
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1’30.651s |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.028s |
| 3 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.160s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.220s |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.409s |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.519s |
| 7 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.635s |
| 8 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.678s |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.703s |
| 10 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.814s |
2025 Dutch MotoGP News—Friday
Factory Ducati men explain Crafar meeting
Ducati’s factory team-mates they were called to Race Direction after the Italian GP. There, Chief Steward Simon Crafar wanted clarification on what happened when Pecco Bagnaia touched Marc Marquez’s rear tire exiting Turn 5 on the third lap.
No action was taken but it’s believed there were fears Marquez had delayed his acceleration, inviting a dangerous situation. “It was a constructive conversation to understand what happened in every situation, but for me it was one of the best six laps this year because it was a very nice fight between me, Alex and Pecco,” said Marquez.
Bagnaia also praised the nature of the conversation. “Compared with before it looks that we can have a discussion before the decisions. Before you were going there, had the discussion and no matter what you get the penalty!”
Michelin to withhold new front next year
Michelin has confirmed it will not introduce the new front tyre it has been developing over the past few years. After largely positive tests at Misano last September, plus Jerez and Aragon this term, it was hoped the new rubber could avoid the recent problems of volatile tyres that are susceptible to sharp rises in pressure, brought on by being in the slipstream.
Ultimately, the French firm, which leaves MotoGP at the close of next year, felt avoiding change was better. “After the last test in Aragon, we had time to analyse all the results, also taking into account we will leave the MotoGP championship at the end of 2026, we decided to not introduce the new front,” said Piero Taramasso, Manager of Michelin’s two-wheel competition.
“In general teams, teams like a stability. They know how they work. They know how they react. Maybe it’s not perfect, but they know this situation. In general teams ask you for no change.”
Marc walking wounded
Marc Marquez was largely OK after two enormous crashes on Friday at Assen. The current championship leader hurt his left elbow in a fast fall at the fearsome Ramshoek in FP1, before crashing out at around 130mph at Ruskenhoek in the closing minutes of Practice.
“I just have contusions,” he said at the close of Friday. “That was the best news of today because both crashes were with high speed. They weren’t big crashes but both of them were in both corners where the gravel hits a lot. And it’s not gravel it’s rocks.”
Doctor Angel Charte said Marquez had suffered a contusion in his groin, as well as an abrasion to his chin, which required a stitch. But other than that, all OK. But there was fear after the FP1 crash. “I was a bit scared because I hit my nerve – the funny bone – and my hand was completely sleeping. For this I took off my glove to understand what was going on my arm.”
Friday MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo’s (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) 1:31.156 has given the Frenchman and Yamaha Day 1 honors at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands in what was a rather dramatic Friday at the office. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), despite a crash in Practice, heads into Saturday as the second fastest rider, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) kicking off his weekend with a positive P3.
However, positive wasn’t a word to describe Marc Marquez’s (Ducati Lenovo Team) day at the Cathedral of Speed. A big crash in FP1 was followed by another rapid off at Turn 7 as drama unfolded for the MotoGP World Championship leader, rider ok but down in sixth by the end of play.
The first 30 minutes of Practice were dramatic to say the least, with a number of crashers before two Red Flags. Alex Marquez crashed at Turn 1, as teammate Fermin Aldeguer was then on the deck at Turn 7. That same corner caught out Aleix Espargaro (Honda HRC Castrol), with the Geert Timmer chicane catching out both Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) and Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3). Turn 12 was another place we saw someone crash, and that someone was Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team).
Then, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) had a crash at Turn 11 that resulted in the red flags being waved for a short period with just under 32 minutes to go. The Japanese rider was perfectly alright, but his RS-GP cooked itself as the bike burst into flames.
Quartararo led the way as the MotoGP riders reemerged from pit lane, but that didn’t last long because Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and then Alex Marquez climbed to the summit with 25 minutes to go.
A Turn 8 crash for Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) saw more red flags then bring a halt to proceedings before we then got the usual Friday afternoon time attacks underway. And who went P1? Marc Marquez.
However, teammate Bagnaia was the pacesetter with five minutes to go thanks to a 1:31.410 – 0.045s quicker than Marquez. Another Italian then rose to P1 and it was Bezzecchi, but Alex Marquez ensured the Aprilia star didn’t stay at the top for long.
Then, more drama for Marc Marquez. Turn 7 caught out the #93 as the front end of his factory Ducati washed away. Marquez was back up on his feet but like his FP1 crash, the six-time MotoGP World Champion looked in a bit of discomfort. He remains fit to continue, but it’s a much tougher start to the Dutch TT than many expected.
Elsewhere, Quartararo gate-crashed the Ducati and Aprilia party to send himself and Yamaha to P1. And despite a few improvements on their final laps, that was all she wrote in the chase to be top dog on Friday at Assen as the Frenchman remained untouchable.
Bezzecchi eventually slipped to P4, but that’s still a good day at the office for the Italian and Aprilia. Pecco ends Day 1 in P5, while a bruised Marc Marquez heads into Saturday as the sixth fastest – what does Saturday hold for the title chase frontrunner?
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was a late improver into P7, Viñales left it a tad late to grab P8, as Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Zarco sail into Q2 after the latter nudged out Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) right at the end of the session.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1’31.156s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.102s |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.193s |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.196s |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.254s |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.299s |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.372s |
| 8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.448s |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.592s |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.620s |
Friday Moto2
After drama and delay in the morning, it was a smooth afternoon for the Moto2™ field at the TT Circuit Assen as an all-important Practice session gave us the top 14 for Q2 and the big names who need to go via Q1. Late yellow flags and big names suffering problems may have headlined but it was Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) who bagged top spot by the close of action on Friday, setting a new lap record.
Continuing strong form from Mugello, Salač was strong throughout the session as he secured P1 by some 0.346s, a decent margin in his favour going into Saturday. Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) was the next rider up in P2, just ahead of Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP). Tony Arbolino (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) was fourth and looked good on Friday, whilst it was one of the best sessions of the year for 2024 Assen Moto3 winner Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI), moving into Q2.
Jake Dixon’s (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) session was cut short early on with a mechanical issue curtailing the Brit’s session. He managed keep a place in Q2, finishing the session in eighth place. Late on in the session, Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) had a close call with reigning Moto3 World Champion David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) at Turn 15, forcing the Colombian off track. Roberts would finish in sixth whilst Alonso, along with teammate Dani Holgado, goes via Q1.
There were late crashes for Jorge Navarro (Klint Forward Factory Team) at the final chicane before, with the yellow flags still out, Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) joined him in the gravel trap. At Turn 3, Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) fell at Turn 3, a few moments after teammate Darryn Binder had also fallen.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | 1m 34.809s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +0.346s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.435s |
| 4 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | BLU CRU PramacYamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.545s |
| 5 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +0.629s |
| 6 | Joe Roberts | USA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.687s |
| 7 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.688s |
| 8 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.818s |
| 9 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.863s |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Folladore SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +0.878s |
Friday Moto3
A 1:40.053 in the latter stages of a dry Moto3 Practice saw Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) top the Friday afternoon rush at Assen, and his margin to second place was a healthy one. David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) was the rider closest to Lunetta, 0.209s the gap, as Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) completed the top three.
It was a good session for World Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the #99 was P4 ahead of impressive rookie Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), but it wasn’t an ideal afternoon for the top two from Mugello.
Both Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will be in the Q1 fight after finishing outside the top 14, and they’ll be joined by 2025 podium finishers Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) in a big-hitting Q1 line-up.
2025 Dutch MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | 1m 40.053s |
| 2 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.209s |
| 3 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +0.392s |
| 4 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.402s |
| 5 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.409s |
| 6 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.510s |
| 7 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +0.526s |
| 8 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.580s |
| 9 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.583s |
| 10 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +0.591s |
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