2013 Assen MotoGP – Dutch TT Free Practice 1 Results
The last two years at Assen have been anything but kind to Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo. The Spaniard suffered two first-lap crashes at those Dutch TTs, suffering a sixth place in 2011, and a DNF last season.
But throughout all the pre-race quotes, the reigning MotoGP Champion Lorenzo said he would fight for better results, and he’s already on the move.
Under overcast skies, Lorenzo, who won the last two rounds at Catalunya and Mugello, was quickest during the first of four free practices at Assen Thursday morning.
The two-time MotoGP Champion posted a quickest lap of 1:35.263 around the 2.822-mile circuit, which is the longest-running track on the MotoGP calendar.
Following 0.350 of a second behind was Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Cal Crutchlow, with Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez a further 0.620 of a second back.
Next up was nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, who trailed Lorenzo by 0.695 of a second. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, the current points leader who is seven points ahead of Lorenzo after six of 18 rounds, was fifth fastest and the final rider to post within a second of Lorenzo at Free Practice 1. The Spaniard was 0.771 of a second back.
Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaro was sixth fastest, once again the top CRT rider. He was followed by LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl, who used new Brembo brakes on his RC213V over the Nissin setup, and GO& FUN Honda Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista.
In ninth was the quickest Ducati, the Ignite Pramac GP13 piloted by test-team rider Michele Pirro, who is substituting for the injured Ben Spies. Rounding out the top 10 was Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Bradley Smith.
The riders will return for the second free practice at 2:05 p.m. local time.
2013 Assen MotoGP Free Practice 1 Results:
1 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 304.4 | 1’35.263 | |
2 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 303.2 | 1’35.613 | 0.350 / 0.350 |
3 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 304.8 | 1’35.883 | 0.620 / 0.270 |
4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 304.3 | 1’35.958 | 0.695 / 0.075 |
5 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 308.1 | 1’36.034 | 0.771 / 0.076 |
6 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 292.2 | 1’36.430 | 1.167 / 0.396 |
7 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 304.0 | 1’36.559 | 1.296 / 0.129 |
8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | Honda | 306.8 | 1’36.763 | 1.500 / 0.204 |
9 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Ignite Pramac Racing | Ducati | 302.2 | 1’36.910 | 1.647 / 0.147 |
10 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 303.8 | 1’37.002 | 1.739 / 0.092 |
11 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 304.9 | 1’37.041 | 1.778 / 0.039 |
12 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 304.8 | 1’37.153 | 1.890 / 0.112 |
13 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | ART | 289.7 | 1’37.346 | 2.083 / 0.193 |
14 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Blusens | FTR | 289.8 | 1’37.456 | 2.193 / 0.110 |
15 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 289.0 | 1’37.489 | 2.226 / 0.033 |
16 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Energy T.I. Pramac Racing | Ducati | 306.6 | 1’37.538 | 2.275 / 0.049 |
17 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 289.6 | 1’37.654 | 2.391 / 0.116 |
18 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 288.6 | 1’37.917 | 2.654 / 0.263 |
19 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR Kawasaki | 288.4 | 1’38.147 | 2.884 / 0.230 |
20 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR Kawasaki | 289.1 | 1’38.334 | 3.071 / 0.187 |
21 | 70 | Michael LAVERTY | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 288.0 | 1’38.874 | 3.611 / 0.540 |
22 | 67 | Bryan STARING | AUS | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | FTR Honda | 286.7 | 1’39.708 | 4.445 / 0.834 |
23 | 22 | Ivan SILVA | SPA | Avintia Blusens | FTR | 279.9 | 1’39.950 | 4.687 / 0.242 |
24 | 52 | Lukas PESEK | CZE | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 279.2 | 1’41.692 | 6.429 / 1.742 |