Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) took a new qualifying record as he put down a solid 1:34.247 to pip Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) to pole by just 0.009s. Ai Ogura (IDEMISTU Honda Team Asia) holds the all-time lap record after Practice 3, and the Japanese rider bagged P3 on the grid in an incredible return to form, perhaps the start of the return for the Team Asia rider.
Dixon set the pace early on but a strong lap from Lopez in the final minutes denied the Brit the pole position in Assen. A crash from Aron Canet (Pons Wegwow Los40) brought out the yellow flags in sector one, meaning the riders were unable to threaten Lopez's time.
What a pole position by @AlonsoLopez_21 ????
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And an epic wheelie to celebrate! ????#DutchGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/bbnQBlBrmz
The poleman's teammate Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tool SpeedUp) heads the 2nd row in P4 with Sam Lowes (Elf MarcVDS Racing) and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) joining him. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) will start from the front of row three ahead of Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing), with the Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) rounding out the top 10.
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Top 10:
1. Alonso Lopez (Speed Up Racing) – 1:36.247
2. Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.009
3. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) + 0.054
4. Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) +0.234
5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.281
6. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.313
7. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) + 0.317
8. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.356
9. Celestino Vietti (FANTIC MOTOR) + 0.416
10. Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.491