MotoGP: Raul Fernandez Wins Dutch Grand Prix Sprint as Trackhouse Dominates
Ai Ogura finished second by 0.362 seconds as Trackhouse claimed its first sprint 1-2 and MotoGP raced without front holeshot devices.
- On Saturday, Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez won the Dutch Grand Prix sprint, overtaking pole-sitter Jorge Martin in the opening laps to claim his second sprint victory of the season.
- This contest marked the first sprint race held under MotoGP's new regulations banning front start devices, reshaping how riders launch from the grid.
- Ai Ogura finished second, 0.362 seconds behind Fernandez, sealing Trackhouse's first-ever 1-2 sprint finish, while Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the podium in third.
- Pole-Sitter Martin faded to fifth, while Marc Marquez moved to sixth after Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia was penalized for exceeding track limits on the final lap.
- Marco Bezzecchi finished fourth to extend his championship lead; current standings show Ogura on 143 points, one behind Marquez, ahead of Pedro Acosta on 133 and Bagnaia on 130.
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Jorge Martín was disappointed after the MotoGP Sprint of the Netherlands Grand Prix in Assen. He did not want to put it bluntly, but his 'insinuations' were evident by pointing to a defective rear tire as the cause of him going from leading and thinking of winning to finishing fifth and thanks. He gets nine points from Bezzecchi.
Fernandez wins Dutch MotoGP sprint as Trackhouse dominate
Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez delivered a dominant performance to win Saturday’s sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix, overtaking pole sitter Jorge Martin on the third lap to claim his second sprint victory of the season.
Motorcycling-Fernandez wins Dutch Grand Prix sprint as Trackhouse dominate
June 27 (Reuters) - Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez delivered a dominant performance to win Saturday's sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix, overtaking pole sitter Jorge Martin on the third lap to claim his second sprint victory of the season.
Just last week, he was considering surgery for his inflamed appendix. A week before the TT, Raúl Fernández was more patient than motorcycle racer, but once in Assen, the Spanish MotoGP racer wanted nothing more to do with a possible medical procedure. His victory in Saturday's sprint race, on the hottest stovetop in Drenthe, washed away all the misery of the past weeks.
A wheel-to-wheel Sprint that went on stage on the Dutch Saturday of Assen. To bring home the 12 points of the victory is Raul Fernandez. In the legendary Dutch circuit went on stage a race full of emotions with a double Aprilia Trackhouse. Behind the Spanish driver the teammate Ogura and third place for Fabio Di Giannantonio on Ducati. Only fourth place instead for the leader of the World Champion Marco Bezzecchi, follow Martin, Marc Marquez and…
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