Qualifying for the 2026 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix at Assen delivered a stunning result on June 27, 2026: Aprilia riders Jorge Martín, Ai Ogura, Marco Bezzecchi and Raúl Fernández swept the top four grid positions in a historic achievement for the manufacturer, with Martín claiming his first pole position of the season. Just 0.143 seconds covered the top six in an intensely competitive battle over a single lap.
Bezzecchi set the early pace in Q2, with Fernández and Martín close behind. Bagnaia briefly moved into third before Martín outpaced his teammate to take the top spot with a 1m30.812s, 0.033 seconds ahead of Bezzecchi.
Ogura then improved his personal best to move ahead of Bezzecchi into second, just 0.011 seconds behind Martín. Fernández set a lap quick enough to go fastest, but it was deleted for exceeding track limits, leaving him fourth. Aprilia thus swept the top four positions, with four RS-GP machines occupying grid slots across the first two rows.
Francesco Bagnaia was the best-placed Ducati rider in fifth, just 0.118 seconds off pole, while VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio was sixth. Defending champion Marc Márquez had several flying laps deleted for track limits violations and ultimately had to settle for seventh.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta suffered another mechanical problem, stopping his bike on track in the closing stages of qualifying and finishing only eighth. Yamaha and Honda had just two riders between them reach Q2: Fabio Quartararo was ninth and Joan Mir tenth, ahead of Tech3 rider Enea Bastianini.
Gresini suffered a double blow to its rider line-up: Álex Márquez was cleared to compete by the event doctors but opted to sit out qualifying and rest, still securing 12th on the grid; teammate Fermín Aldeguer fractured a vertebra in a crash on Friday and was unable to continue at this round. VR46 rider Franco Morbidelli was 13th, while LCR rookie Diogo Moreira’s run of consecutive Q2 appearances came to an end as he placed 14th. He will share the fifth row with Brad Binder.
At the back of the 22-bike field, Pramac rookie Toprak Razgatlıoğlu finished last, behind Yamaha wildcard Augusto Fernández and Cal Crutchlow, who was standing in for Johann Zarco. Following Aprilia’s top-four sweep in qualifying at Assen, Saturday’s Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix race are next.
MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix · Q1 Qualifying Results
| Position | Rider | Number | Team | Bike | Laps | Lap Time | Gap | Average Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | 20 | Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 8 | 1'31.271 | – | 179.150 |
| 2 | Joan Mir | 36 | Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 7 | 1'31.315 | +0.044 | 179.063 |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | 21 | VR46 Racing Team | Ducati Desmosedici GP26 | 7 | 1'31.426 | +0.155 | 178.846 |
| 4 | Diogo Moreira | 11 | LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | 4 | 1'31.718 | +0.447 | 178.276 |
| 5 | Brad Binder | 33 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 8 | 1'31.922 | +0.651 | 177.881 |
| 6 | Álex Rins | 42 | Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 9 | 1'32.085 | +0.814 | 177.566 |
| 7 | Luca Marini | 10 | Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 7 | 1'32.162 | +0.891 | 177.418 |
| 8 | Jack Miller | 43 | Pramac Racing | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 7 | 1'32.367 | +1.096 | 177.024 |
| 9 | Maverick Viñales | 12 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 7 | 1'32.790 | +1.519 | 176.217 |
| 10 | Augusto Fernández | 47 | Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 7 | 1'32.887 | +1.616 | 176.033 |
| 11 | Cal Crutchlow | 35 | LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | 8 | 1'32.978 | +1.707 | 175.860 |
| 12 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | 7 | Pramac Racing | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 6 | 1'33.125 | +1.854 | 175.583 |
MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix · Q2 Qualifying Results
| Position | Rider | Number | Team | Bike | Laps | Lap Time | Gap | Average Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martín | 89 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP26 | 9 | 1'30.812 | – | 180.055 |
| 2 | Ai Ogura | 79 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP26 | 9 | 1'30.823 | +0.011 | 180.033 |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | 72 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP26 | 9 | 1'30.845 | +0.033 | 179.990 |
| 4 | Raúl Fernández | 25 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP26 | 9 | 1'30.915 | +0.103 | 179.851 |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | 63 | Ducati Team | Ducati Desmosedici GP26 | 8 | 1'30.930 | +0.118 | 179.821 |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | 49 | VR46 Racing Team | Ducati Desmosedici GP26 | 9 | 1'30.955 | +0.143 | 179.772 |
| 7 | Marc Márquez | 93 | Ducati Team | Ducati Desmosedici GP26 | 9 | 1'31.131 | +0.319 | 179.425 |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | 37 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 7 | 1'31.224 | +0.412 | 179.242 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | 20 | Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 5 | 1'31.316 | +0.504 | 179.061 |
| 10 | Joan Mir | 36 | Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 5 | 1'31.504 | +0.692 | 178.693 |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | 23 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 9 | 1'31.604 | +0.792 | 178.498 |
| No Time | Álex Márquez | 73 | Gresini Racing | Ducati Desmosedici GP26 | 0 | — | — | — |
