Francesco Bagnaia dominated Friday’s practice for Dutch MotoGP at Assen as the reigning world champion came in 0.065 seconds ahead of Maverick Vinales on the second session.
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia skillfully executed perfection during the second practice for Dutch MotoGP, breaking the Assen lap record with a laptime of 1.31.340s ahead of second-placed Maverick Vinales, who improved his lap time in the final moments.
The Aprilia rider crashed in the final sector after losing control of his bike on his flying lap at the final chicane with two minutes to go, which pretty much prevented anyone from improving in the final stages due to yellow flags.
Gresini Ducati duo Alex and Marc Marquez took third and sixth, with Aleix Espargaro and Jorge Martin wedged in between in fourth and fifth respectively. Meanwhile, Brad Binder delivered his fastest lap to secure seventh place, marking the only KTM rider to qualify for Saturday’s Q2.
Enea Bastianini’s prospects of making it to Q1 seemed to be much stronger despite a late crash. However, he was lucky to finish eighth due to Espargaro’s crash. Raul Fernandez and Franco Morbidelli finished in ninth and tenth place, respectively, rounding out the Q2 qualifying slots.
Despite Yamaha’s engine upgrades, none of the two riders was able to secure a spot in Q2 as Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins finished 11th and 14th, respectively. VR46 Ducati’s Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannatonio finished in 12th and 13th place, split by only 0.005s.
Pedro Acosta was unable to make any improvements on his lap time and finished a dismal 15th due to the yellow flags that were triggered after Espargaro’s crash in the final moments. Trackhouse Aprilia’s Miguel Oliveria came in 16th, ahead of the leading Honda rider Johann Zarco.
KTM’s Jack Miller finished in a disappointing 18th place, 1.766 seconds off the benchmark with LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami following in 19th. Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori finished 20th although his final lap time overcame Augusto Fernandez and Repsol Honda duo Joan Mir and Luca Marini.
2024 Dutch MotoGP – TT Circuit Assen – FP2 Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:31.340 |
| 2 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:31.405 |
| 3 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:31.660 |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.812 |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:31.829 |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:31.851 |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:31.866 |
| 8 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:31.870 |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.909 |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:32.013 |
| 11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:32.054 |
| 12 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.168 |
| 13 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.173 |
| 14 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:32.203 |
| 15 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:32.244 |
| 16 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.488 |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:32.730 |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:33.106 |
| 19 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:33.127 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:33.306 |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:33.344 |
| 22 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:33.355 |
| 23 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:33.537 |
2024 Dutch MotoGP – TT Circuit Assen – FP2 Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:32.401 |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.466 |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.501 |
| 4 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:32.594 |
| 5 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:32.678 |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.688 |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.753 |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.767 |
| 9 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:32.863 |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:32.927 |
| 11 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.979 |
| 12 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:33.029 |
| 13 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:33.094 |
| 14 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:33.283 |
| 15 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:33.403 |
| 16 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:33.688 |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:33.794 |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:33.960 |
| 19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:34.096 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:34.120 |
| 21 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:34.236 |
| 22 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:34.244 |
| 23 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:34.555 |
