Polesitter and Free Practice pacesetter Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) once again finds himself at the top of the timesheets after the Spaniard set a 1:32.569 to lead teammate Fabio Quartararo by 0.329s in Motul TT Assen Warm Up. Alex Rins placed his Team Suzuki Ecstar machine in third place, he too was three tenths shy of Viñales.
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Two Hondas completed the top five, Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) finishing just ahead of battered and bruised Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), as the riders are now all set to go racing at the Cathedral of Speed.
Can anyone prove themselves to be a match for the Yamahas of Viñales and Quartararo? Find out when Round 9 of the 2021 season bursts into life at 14:00 local time (GMT+2) in the Netherlands.
Top 10:
1. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) – 1:32.569
2. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.329
3. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.355
4. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) + 0.381
5. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.427
6. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 0.519
7. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.659
8. Iker Lecuona (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) + 0.701
9. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.757
10. Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.786