Assen awaits the Repsol Honda Team

With an extended championship lead and a successful test, the Repsol Honda Team arrive in Assen with clear goals.

Known as ‘The Cathedral’, Assen is steeped in history as the only circuit to have hosted a round of the World Championship every year since 1949. The fast and flowing nature of the 4.5km long circuit has traditionally produced some of the most exciting races of the year.

Reigning World Champion Marc Marquez arrives with a comfortable margin over his title rivals, but knows he can’t relent for a second. Fortunately, Marquez has an impeccable record in Assen having finished on the podium in each of his six premier class starts. A positive and productive post-race test in Barcelona allowed Marquez and his Repsol Honda Team to assess a number of future options and potential setup changes to benefit them in Assen and beyond.

For Jorge Lorenzo, the TT Assen represents a chance to once again demonstrate the speed he showed in the opening laps of the Catalan GP. An ever-improving feeling with the Honda RC213V is bringing Lorenzo closer and closer to the front of the field. Time between the test and next round of the MotoGP World Championship has allowed Lorenzo to fully recover from his crash during testing.

Honda will also celebrate their 60^thracing anniversary over the course of the Assen TT weekend. A number of legendary bikes and riders will be on display and in attendance over the weekend, including a special press conference on Friday.

Marc Marquez

“Assen is a circuit where you need to be very precise and it’s difficult to be consistent there. To be strong in the fast change of directions is really important to go well at Assen. I’m looking forward to racing there again as we have had some good battles in the past and have put on a great show for the fans. I am sure we will have a great race on Sunday. The weather is also looking good so I am confident we can have a strong weekend.”

Jorge Lorenzo

“We come here after our most consistent weekend of the year in Barcelona. The end result was not as we wanted but all weekend we were able to be competitive and keep improving the bike, this is what I want to do again this weekend. If we continue to work in this way with the Repsol Honda Team, we can again have the speed like we did in Barcelona.”

Rider Standings

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	Points	Team	Constructor
1	MARQUEZ Marc	93	SPA	140	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
2	DOVIZIOSO Andrea	4	ITA	103	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati
3	RINS Alex	42	SPA	101	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
4	PETRUCCI Danilo	9	ITA	98	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati
5	ROSSI Valentino	46	ITA	72	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha
6	MILLER Jack	43	AUS	53	Pramac Racing	Ducati
7	QUARTARARO Fabio	20	FRA	51	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha
8	NAKAGAMI Takaaki	30	JPN	48	LCR Honda	Honda
9	ESPARGARO Pol	44	SPA	47	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
10	CRUTCHLOW Cal	35	GBR	42	LCR Honda	Honda
11	VINALES Maverick	12	SPA	40	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha
12	MORBIDELLI Franco	21	ITA	34	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha
13	ESPARGARO Aleix	41	SPA	27	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia
14	MIR Joan	36	SPA	22	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
15	LORENZO Jorge	99	SPA	19	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
16	ZARCO Johann	5	FRA	16	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
17	IANNONE Andrea	29	ITA	12	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia
18	OLIVEIRA Miguel	88	POR	12	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM
19	PIRRO Michele	51	ITA	9	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati
20	RABAT Tito	53	SPA	9	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati
21	BAGNAIA Francesco	63	ITA	9	Pramac Racing	Ducati
22	BRADL Stefan	6	GER	6	HRC Test Team	Honda
23	GUINTOLI Sylvain	50	FRA	3	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
24	ABRAHAM Karel	17	CZE	2	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati
25	SYAHRIN Hafizh	55	MAL	2	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM