Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) could do no wrong in P1 at the Motul TT Assen. The Brit controlled the session from start to finish, setting the fastest lap time on soft rubber with a 1:36.865. Just 0.031s back from Dixon was the Beta Tools SpeedUp duo of Alonso Lopez and Fermin Aldeguer with 0.119s covering the top 3.
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As ever Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was well in the mix as the Spaniard was the final rider in the 1:36 club, as a 1:36.999 put him P4. The 2022 Championship contender Ai Ogura (IDEMISTU Honda Team Asia) rounded out the top 5 with 2023 Championship contender Tony Arbolino consolidating P6 in Practice 1.
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Top 10:
1. Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) – 1:36.865
2. Alonso Lopez (Speed Up Racing) + 0.031
3. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.119
4. FermIn Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) +0.134
5. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) + 0.170
6. Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.277
7. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) + 0.493
8. Barry Baltus (RW Racing GP) +0.527
9. Filip Salac (Gresini Racing Moto2™) + 0.689
10. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) + 0.690