Andrea Dovizioso berasil membuktikan jika dirinya layak bertahan di Ducati musim depan setelah meraih pole position di sesi QTT MotoGP Assen, Belanda, Sabtu ini (25/6).
Terakhir kali Dovi meraih start terdepan adalah pada seri MotoGP Qatar tahun lalu. Hasil akhir saat itu finish di posisi kedua. Rider 30 tahun tersebut mencatatkan waktu terbaik 1 menit 45,246 detik.
Di posisi kedua ada pemenang seri Catalunya lalu, Valentino Rossi yang lebih lambat 0,715 detik dari Dovi. Sementara itu rider Pramac Ducati, Scott Redding berhasil raih start ketiga di sesi QTT MotoGP Assen Belanda.
Hasil QTT MotoGP Assen
1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 45.246s [Lap 7/7] 290km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 45.961s +0.715s [7/7] 290km/h
3. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 46.312s +1.066s [7/7] 290km/h
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 46.430s +1.184s [4/4] 289km/h
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 46.568s +1.322s [8/8] 296km/h
6. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 46.828s +1.582s [6/6] 279km/h
7. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 46.997s +1.751s [7/8] 293km/h
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 47.118s +1.872s [7/7] 291km/h
9. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 47.567s +2.321s [7/7] 292km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.601s +2.355s [7/8] 291km/h
11. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 47.897s +2.651s [9/9] 281km/h
12. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 48.415s +3.169s [6/6] 294km/h
Qualifying 1:
13. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 48.830s 286km/h
14. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 48.909s 289km/h
15. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 49.163s 284km/h
16. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 49.364s 276km/h
17. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 49.678s 272km/h
18. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 49.685s 274km/h
19. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 49.775s 270km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 49.779s 277km/h
21. Michele Pirro ITA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 50.204s 280km/h