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Andrew McLarney is an accredited MotoGP reporter with four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries. His experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross/Motocross.
It was a searing hot afternoon practice session as the riders took to the legendary Assen Circuit to determine who would get a place in Q2 and who would be relegated to Q1 for tomorrow.
Aprilia were back on top in the afternoon session as Marco Bezzecchi topped the session ahead of Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura.
Ducati struggled at the high-speed track compared with previous weeks. Marquez finished the session in P6 after setting a good time and saving his energy. Meanwhile Pecco Bagnaia struggled throughout the afternoon but managed to put in a good lap when it counted to go P5.
Fermin Aldeguer suffered a violent crash at Turn 11 when he low-sided and then took a huge hit from the gravel trap and was taken to the medical centre. It is unclear yet whether he will participate in the rest of the weekend. His Gresini teammate Alex Marquez then brought out the red flag with a highside at the same corner again, the Spaniard could barely get himself back on his feet afterwards but eventually walked away with the help of the marshals.
Jorge Martin also had a fast crash at the same corner when he took a little too much kerb and lost the front towards the end of the session.
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VR46's Franco Morbidelli was noted for dangerously obstructing Tech3's Enea Bastianini and has been handed a 3-place grid penalty as a result.
Dutch Grand Prix Timed Practice Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | 1:31.123 |
| 2. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.177 |
| 3. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.187 |
| 4. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.239 |
| 5. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.261 |
| 6. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.323 |
| 7. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.342 |
| 8. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +0.465 |
| 9. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.515 |
| 10. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +0.578 |
| 11. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.604 |
| 12. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.702 |
| 13. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +0.733 |
| 14. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.738 |
| 15. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +0.963 |
| 16. | Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3) | +1.181 |
| 17. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.249 |
| 18. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +1.278 |
| 19. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.302 |
| 20. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.470 |
| 21. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +1.704 |
| 22. | Augusto Fernandez (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.987 |
| 23. | Cal Crutchlow (Castrol Honda) | +2.092 |
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