MotoGP Assen practice 1 led by Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo has continued his starring role in his rookie MotoGP campaign by topping the opening practice at Assen having beaten long-time session leader Maverick Vinales in a return to form for Yamaha, while Jorge Lorenzo suffered a nasty crash late on.

In an eventful session which saw multiple fallers in conditions cooler than expected, including a heavy tumble for Lorenzo in the final few minutes of FP1, Quartararo lined up some late fast laps on fresh soft tyres to produce a 1m 33.909s to beat Vinales by 0.077s who led for the majority of the morning practice.

Practice 1 Results

POS	RIDER	NAT	TEAM	TIME/DIFF
1	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*	1'33.909s
2	Maverick Vinales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.077s
3	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19)	+0.260s
4	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.514s
5	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.532s
6	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.613s
7	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.680s
8	Karel Abraham	CZE	Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)	+0.687s
9	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)	+0.750s
10	Jack Miller	AUS	Pramac Ducati (GP19)	+0.765s
11	Andrea Iannone	ITA	Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+0.789s
12	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.837s
13	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19)	+0.847s
14	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+1.012s
15	Tito Rabat	SPA	Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)	+1.079s
16	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*	+1.225s
17	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+1.591s
18	Jorge Lorenzo	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+1.752s
19	Johann Zarco	FRA	Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)	+1.850s
20	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+1.860s
21	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP18)*	+2.259s
22	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+2.412s

* Rookie.