Marco Bezzecchi leads the way for Ducati in first DutchGP practice, while Marc Marquez finishes a distant 21st on the Honda. Full report and results:
VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi topped first practice for the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, as Marc Marquez’s new approach left him a distant 21st on his Honda.A year on from his maiden MotoGP podium at the Dutch venue, Bezzecchi kicked off the 2023 Assen weekend by leading the field by 0.314 seconds having taken control of FP1 early on.
Alex Marquez completed the top three on his Gresini Ducati ahead of Pramac’s Johann Zarco, who suffered a high-speed crash going through Turn 15 with 16 minutes to go. Despite this, Quartararo enjoyed a solid morning on his M1 to end up fifth, 0.558s off the pace, with VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini trailing him.
Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia was only 12th at the chequered flag after a scrappy session on his factory Ducati.
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