Aprilia’s Jorge Martin Snatches Dutch MotoGP Pole, Marc Marquez Seventh on Grid
Martin’s late lap gave Aprilia its first pole of the season and left Marc Marquez seventh, his worst qualifying result of 2026.
- On Saturday, Jorge Martin secured his first MotoGP pole position of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, ending a wait of more than 600 days for the 2024 world champion.
- Martin's late lap knocked teammate Marco Bezzecchi off provisional pole, with Ai Ogura claiming second for Trackhouse to complete an all-Aprilia front row at the Cathedral.
- Defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez endured a difficult session, starting seventh—his worst qualifying result this season—after officials cancelled his 1 min 31.2 sec laps for exceeding track limits.
- "To get a pole position in Assen, in the Cathedral, is so emotional," Martin said, adding he expects a difficult race tomorrow while happy to close the gap.
- Elsewhere, Francesco Bagnaia took fifth for Ducati, while Pedro Acosta starts eighth after technical issues with his KTM and Alex Marquez missed qualifying following a crash with Gresini.
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Aprilia’s Jorge Martin snatches Dutch MotoGP pole, Marc Marquez seventh on grid
Jorge Martin continued Aprilia’s commanding form at the Dutch Grand Prix by securing his first pole position of the season on Saturday, edging out teammate Marco Bezzecchi in a tightly contested qualifying session.
Spanish motorcycle racer Jorge Martín has secured pole position for the MotoGP race at the Assen TT. He clocked the fastest time over one lap in qualifying on the scorching asphalt of the Assen circuit: 1.30,812. It was his first pole of the season and also his first on an Aprilia.
With the future assured in Ducati , Marc Márquez wants to tie the present. After his triumph in the Grand Prix of Czech Republic he knows that he has near the podium, and builds from that confidence the road. In the Netherlands, however, he already knew the Ilerdense that the curves would not be so easy. So it has been on this Saturday of classification, in which he has tied the seventh place, the worst position of the course. It is to go back.O…
Jorge Martin signed the best qualifying time in Assen. He beat the other three Aprilia. Fabio Quartararo took ninth place at the handlebar of his Yamaha.
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