ROUND 8 / JUNE 28-30, 2024
TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / THE NETHERLANDS
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P98
four-tenths of a second back
from the leader. Veijer's rear
tire was completely spent, and
Ortola continued to home in as
they rounded the Ramshoek
turn. As Veijer went defensive
into the GT Chicane, Ortola's bril
-
liant round-the-outside pass was
good enough for the lead at the
finish, and
he
took his
first victory
of the year
by twelve-
thousands of
a second.
Munoz and
Jose Antonio
Rueda (Ajo
KTM) passed
Alonso for
third and
fourth,
respectively,
at the final
chicane, with
impressive
rookie Luca
Lunetta (SIC58 Honda) in sixth.
Alonso still enjoys a healthy
championship lead. Veijer now
sits second, 39 points back, with
Holgado (111) and Ortola (105)
still in the mix.
CN
KTM), Adrian Fernandez (Leop-
ard Honda) and Ivan Ortola
(MSI
KTM). Yet Ortola was the
danger man having led laps one
to 10. And the Spaniard had
made his way through to second
on lap 18, where he had a deficit
of eight-tenths of a second to
make up to reach the leader.
At that point, the first Dutch
triumph on home soil since
1989 seemed a formality. Yet
Ortola caused the rowdy grand
-
stands to quieten at the start of
the last
lap, as he was now just
who rounded out the top six.
Garcia's (138 points) lead
over Ogura (124) now stands
at 14 points, with Roberts (115)
dropping to third.
Moto3
The early going of the day all
pointed toward a famous home
triumph.
Home hero
Collin Veijer
(IntactGP
Husqvarna)
had dominat
-
ed practice
and
went
into the race
as favorite,
despite
missing out
on pole posi
-
tion. After
finding his
rhythm,
the
19-year-old
took control
of a 13-rider
fight for victory on lap 11 and
set about building a lead.
By lap 16, he had built up a
four-tenths of a second advan
-
tage over David Alonso (Aspar
CFMoto),
David Munoz (BOE
MOTOGP SPRINT
1. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) 19:58.090
2. Jorge Martin (Duc) +2.355
3. Maverick Vinales (Apr) +4.103
4. Enea Bastianini (Duc) +6.377
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +8.869
6. Brad Binder (KTM) +9.727
7. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) +10.828
8. Alex Marquez (Duc) +13.196
9. Franco Morbidelli (Duc) +13.560
10. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +15.972
MOTOGP
1. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) 40:07.214
2. Jorge Martin (Duc) +3.676
3. Enea Bastianini (Duc) +7.073
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +8.299
5. Maverick Vinales (Apr) +8.258
6. Brad Binder (KTM) +16.005
7. Alex Marquez (Duc) +21.095
8. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +22.368
9. Franco Morbidelli (Duc) +23.413
10. Marc Marquez (Duc) +23.868
Ivan Ortola got his first
Moto3 victory of the year.
