15:08
Bagnaia fastest
Top ten is led by Bagnaia ahead of Vinales, Alex Marquez, Espargaro, Martin, Marc Marquez, Binder, Bastianini, Raul Fernandez and Morbidelli.
Francesco Bagnaia
Dutch MotoGP at Assen: Friday practice LIVE UPDATES!
Live updates from Friday practice at the Dutch MotoGP in Assen.
Francesco Bagnaia heads into the weekend looking to make it a hat-trick of MotoGP wins at Assen.
But the world champion will have fierce competition from fellow Ducati riders Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez, both of whom have dominated the talk heading into today’s practices.
A circuit that the RS-GP machine has favoured in previous seasons, Aprilia are expected to be in the mix, as are KTM with rookie Pedro Acosta continuing to show great form in recent rounds.
28 Jun 2024
15:07
Espargaro is being stretchered away but he was moving prior to that.
15:06
Huge crash for Aleix Espargaro at the final chicane. It was a highside which has brought out yellow flags meaning no one will be able to go faster.
15:03
Bastianini is down in sector two
Bastianini has crashed
14:56
Huge front-end wobble for Marc Marquez who was on a lap good enough for the top three. Bagnaia meanwhile ahs gone back into top spot ahead of Vinales.
14:46
Time attack time
20 minutes remaining and the entire grid is in pit lane except for Bagnaia and Martin.
14:40
P2 for Marquez
Marquez makes a big improvement of five tenths as he goes second quickest behind Bagnaia.
14:37
Soft tyres for Marquez
Marc Marquez has already decided to fit a soft front and rear tyre with 28 minutes still on the board.
14:35
Bagnaia making a statement
Here we go... 30 minutes to go and Bagnaia is already into the 1m 31s barrier as he extends his lead by over three tenths.
14:31
Bastianini survives
Big moment for Enea Bastianini at turn 12 as he nearly highsided after losing the rear for a split second.
14:31
Bagnaia still leading
Bagnaia still has a lead of one tenth over title rival Martin, with Vinales and Acosta following closely.
14:20
Track limits
Track limits are proving difficult to get on top of once again as Maverick Vinales sees his second fastest time deleted.
14:13
Title contenders showing pace
It's currently a Ducati 1-2-3 with Martin leading the way from Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.
14:05
Green light
Pit lane is open as the all-important second practice gets underway at Assen.
14:00
5 minutes delay
The final MotoGP practice of today has been delayed.
13:33
Good afternoon and welcome back to Friday practice at Assen. Second practice is coming up shortly with the top ten automatically advancing to Saturday's Q2.
10:34
Update: Di Giannantonio has had his best time deleted which means he drops to seventh place.
10:32
Top ten in FP1
Di Giannantonio takes top spot ahead of Bagnaia, M. Marquez, R. Fernandez, Quartararo, Vinales, Espargaro, Alex Marquez, Binder and Martin.
10:31
Fabio Di Giannantonio goes quickest from Bagnaia, while Marc Marquez remains third despite improving his time.
10:22
10 minutes left
We're not expecting many riders to go for a time attack with 'Practice' to come this afternoon. But there could still be changes to the order.
10:12
More fast laps are coming in as Bagnaia regains top spot ahead of Alex Marquez, who had gone top ahead of Fernandez prior to Bagnaia's 1:32.625s.
10:08
Big front-end moment for Marco Bezzecchi coming through turns 14 and 15.
10:05
Marquez is still top ahead of Martin, Vinales, Bastianini, Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi, Quartararo, Raul Fernandez, Bagnaia and Acosta.