Ducati rider Jack Miller led the way in a wet first MotoGP practice at Assen.
Key moments:
> Five manufacturers in top six
> Lead Yamaha 15th
> Crashes for Bezzecchi and Bastianini
Miller, the winner of a wet Dutch TT for Marc VDS Honda back in 2016, led the way for most of the 45-minute session, the entirety of which was held on an absolutely drenched track surface.
But the rain did seem to ease up coming into the final minutes of the session, allowing a number of riders to jump ahead of the Aussie before he likewise improved to reclaim the first spot.
Miller’s 1m42.489s – around 11 seconds off the pole time in the dry last year – was enough to keep him a tenth clear of nearest rival Joan Mir (Suzuki), while Pol Espargaro (Honda) and a late-improving Alex Marquez (LCR Honda) made it two RC213Vs in the top four.
Aleix Espargaro and Miguel Oliveira led the way for Aprilia and KTM respectively in fifth and sixth.
The Yamaha works duo of Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo spent much of the session towards the front, but were ultimately shuffled down to a respective 15th and 17th.
Turn 1 proving tricky already! ⚠️@Marco12_B fares a little worse than @JoanMirOfficial! 💥#DutchGP 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/fLrqeT6o4V
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2022
There were two crashes at Turn 1 early on, for Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (Gresini Ducati) – and while the former bounced back to 14th place, the latter remained last, nearly four seconds off the pace.
Absolutely nothing @Bestia23 could do about that one! 🤯#DutchGP 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/OKTDh3btUh
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2022
Practice 1 Results
| Pos | Name | Team | Bike | Gap Next | Gap Leader | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1m42.589s | ||
| 2 | Joan Mir | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | +0.109s | +0.109s | 1m42.698s |
| 3 | Pol Espargaró | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +0.193s | +0.302s | 1m42.891s |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | +0.068s | +0.37s | 1m42.959s |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | +0.071s | +0.441s | 1m43.03s |
| 6 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +0.061s | +0.502s | 1m43.091s |
| 7 | Alex Rins | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | +0.025s | +0.527s | 1m43.116s |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +0.034s | +0.561s | 1m43.15s |
| 9 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +0.039s | +0.6s | 1m43.189s |
| 10 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | +0.228s | +0.828s | 1m43.417s |
| 11 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | +0.007s | +0.835s | 1m43.424s |
| 12 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | +0.057s | +0.892s | 1m43.481s |
| 13 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +0.033s | +0.925s | 1m43.514s |
| 14 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | +0.028s | +0.953s | 1m43.542s |
| 15 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +0.182s | +1.135s | 1m43.724s |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | +0.094s | +1.229s | 1m43.818s |
| 17 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +0.43s | +1.659s | 1m44.248s |
| 18 | Stefan Bradl | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +0.017s | +1.676s | 1m44.265s |
| 19 | Raul Fernandez | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +0.02s | +1.696s | 1m44.285s |
| 20 | Darryn Binder | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | +0.317s | +2.013s | 1m44.602s |
| 21 | Andrea Dovizioso | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | +0.223s | +2.236s | 1m44.825s |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | +0.143s | +2.379s | 1m44.968s |
| 23 | Remy Gardner | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +0.314s | +2.693s | 1m45.282s |
| 24 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | +0.11s | +2.803s | 1m45.392s |
| 25 | Enea Bastianini | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | +1.054s | +3.857s | 1m46.446s |
