WorldSBK Assen, Netherlands - Free Practice Results (1)
Scott Redding finished WorldSBK FP1 at Assen fastest in what was an impressive opening session for Ducati.
| WorldSBK Assen, Netherlands - Free Practice Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | 1:34.591s |
| 2 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.078s |
| 3 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +0.380s |
| 4 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.428s |
| 5 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | +0.459s |
| 6 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +0.526s |
| 7 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +0.559s |
| 8 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC | +0.582s |
| 9 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Kawasaki Puccetti | +0.688s |
| 10 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +0.725s |
| 11 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +0.729s |
| 12 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.876s |
| 13 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | +0.939s |
| 14 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Barni Ducati | +1.090s |
| 15 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +1.433s |
| 16 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +1.544s |
| 17 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.768s |
| 18 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +2.061s |
| 19 | Leandro Mercardo | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +2.522s |
| 20 | Andrea Mantovani | ITA | Vince64 Racing kawasaki | +2.555s |
| 21 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +4.404s |
The top three in the championship - Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jonathan Rea and Redding, locked out the front three positions with Chaz Davies fourth for much of FP1, however, it was Redding who looked strongest.
The Ducati man was the only rider able to break the 1m 34s barrier during the opening two stints.
With 12 minutes remaining, Davies was next to break into the 1m 34s barrier as he went second behind Redding.
Michael Rinaldi then made it a 1-2-3 for the Italian manufacturer, before Rea managed to grab second place +0.078s down on Redding.
Leandro Mercado finally made his return to action with MIE Racing Honda after being absent since the opening round in Aragon. Chassis and Electronic upgrades were needed in order for the Argentine to return to racing.
After missing round four due to injury, GRT Yamaha rider Kohta Nozane was back in action during FP1.
Wildcard rider Andrea Mantovani made his WorldSBK debut with VInce64 Racing aboard a Kawasaki ZX10-RR.
Jonathan Rea holds the most wins at Assen of all current riders (7), while Alvaro Bautista is the last rider to win in WorldSBK at the Dutch circuit (2019).
