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Assen awaits before the summer break

After Marc Marquez’s emotional 11th straight victory at the Sachsenring, the Repsol Honda Team are refocused for a new, and different, challenge at The Cathedral.

Held each June, the TT Assen is an iconic Grand Prix – Assen was the only circuit on the calendar to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949 until 2019. The track has undergone a number of changes throughout its life and its current incarnation sits at 4.5 kilometers long with six left corners and 12 rights. After a baking-hot weekend in Germany, the Dutch round is looking decidedly wetter as it makes its return to the calendar.

Marc Marquez arrives on a high after returning to the top step of the podium for the first time since the 2019 Valencia Grand Prix, but the eight-time World Champion is under no illusions that the weekend in Assen will present a new battle for himself and the Honda RC213V. Victory has been achieved by Marquez twice in the premier class at Assen, first in 2014 when he won the opening 10 rounds, and again in 2018. To date, each visit has resulted in a podium finish with a single third place his worst premier class result. Marquez currently sits tenth in the World Championship with 41 points.

On the other side of the Repsol Honda Team garage, Pol Espargaro is prepared for another weekend of work with his team. Unsatisfied with his final result in Germany after a positive weekend, Espargaro is eager to show his speed once again and put together a strong weekend. Saturday remains a key focus, a higher grid position one of the keys to unlocking Sunday.

Marc Marquez

“We have enjoyed our moment after the Sachsenring, with the team, with my family and with those who helped me. But now we focus again and get ready for Assen, in the past we have had good results there but of course our situation is different now. The weather is looking very cold and wet, especially after what we’ve seen in Germany. So we will keep working to improve our situation and see what’s possible.”

Pol Espargaro

“It’s great to return to Assen after one year away, it’s a historic track and it’s always great to ride these tracks. Our weekend in Germany was not perfect but we arrive with a clear mind and ready to go again. For sure it looks like the weather will complicate things a bit, but no matter what we keep working to achieve our best. The objective is to have a weekend without problems to put all the pieces together.”

 

 

 

 

Rider Standings

 

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 QUARTARARO FABIO 20 FRA 131 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
2 ZARCO JOHANN 5 FRA 109 Pramac Racing Ducati
3 MILLER JACK 43 AUS 100 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 BAGNAIA FRANCESCO 63 ITA 99 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
5 MIR JOAN 36 SPA 85 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki
6 VINALES MAVERICK 12 SPA 75 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
7 OLIVEIRA MIGUEL 88 POR 74 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
8 BINDER BRAD 33 RSA 56 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
9 ESPARGARO ALEIX 41 SPA 53 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia
10 MARQUEZ MARC 93 SPA 41 Repsol Honda Team Honda
11 MORBIDELLI FRANCO 21 ITA 40 Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha
12 ESPARGARO POL 44 SPA 35 Repsol Honda Team Honda
13 NAKAGAMI TAKAAKI 30 JPN 34 LCR Honda Honda
14 RINS ALEX 42 SPA 28 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki
15 BASTIANINI ENEA 23 ITA 26 Avintia Esponsorama Ducati
16 MARQUEZ ALEX 73 SPA 25 LCR Honda Honda
17 MARTIN JORGE 89 SPA 23 Pramac Racing Ducati
18 PETRUCCI DANILO 9 ITA 23 Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM
19 ROSSI VALENTINO 46 ITA 17 Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha
20 MARINI LUCA 10 ITA 14 SKY VR46 Avintia Ducati
21 LECUONA IKER 27 SPA 13 Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM
22 BRADL STEFAN 6 GER 11 Team HRC Honda
23 SAVADORI LORENZO 32 ITA 4 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia
24 PIRRO MICHELE 51 ITA 3 Pramac Racing Ducati
25 RABAT TITO 53 SPA 1 Pramac Racing Ducati
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