MotoGP, Netherlands: Aprilia dominates, Jorge Martin on pole. Bagnaia fifth, Marc Marquez in the third row

Four riders in the top four positions: Aprilia’s result in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix at the Assen circuit is nothing short of sensational, with all of the Noale-based manufacturer’s bikes securing top spots on the starting grid for Saturday’s Sprint and Sunday’s main race. Jorge Martin claimed pole position with a time of 1:30.812: the Spaniard hadn’t set the fastest time in a decisive qualifying session since the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, when he was still riding a Ducati and was on his way to winning the MotoGP World Championship.

The second- and third-place finishers were separated by a mere fraction of a second: Ai Ogura, of the Trackhouse Racing team, posted a best time just 11 thousandths of a second slower than Martin, while Marco Bezzecchi, back in action after his controversial disqualification at Brno—which prevented him from adding points to his standings—will start from third place, just 33 thousandths of a second behind in qualifying.