Assen is the only venue that has hosted a Grand Prix every year since our inaugural season in 1949, with the sole exception of 2020. This year also marks the 100th anniversary since racing began in the area.
The original Assen circuit used up to 1954 measured 16.54 km, reduced to 7.7 km in 1955 and then 6.1 km in 1984. The current layout has been used since 2006, with minor adjustments. In 2016, the Dutch TT was held on Sunday for the first time after previously taking place on Saturday.
The 500cc race at the 1975 Dutch TT is the only MotoGP race where the first two riders were credited with the same race time. Barry Sheene and Giacomo Agostini finished so close that the timekeepers of the day, using manual timing accurate to 0.1 seconds, were unable to split them.
The top 15 at the 2018 Dutch GP was the closest in MotoGP at the time, with 16.043 seconds between Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa. The record is now 8.928, from the 2021 Doha GP. Assen 2018 is now the fifth.
MOTOGP™ WINNERS IN ASSEN ON THE GRID
Francesco Bagnaia 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) – Marc Marquez 2 (2014, 2018) – Fabio Quartararo 1 (2021) – Maverick Viñales 1 (2019) – Jack Miller 1 (2016)
SPRINT WINNERS IN ASSEN
Marco Bezzecchi 1 (2023) – Francesco Bagnaia 1 (2024)
FACTORIES IN ASSEN: BEST RESULTS
GP wins:
Honda 21 – Yamaha 18 – MV Agusta 15 – Suzuki 9 – Gilera 7 – Ducati 4 – Norton 1
Sprint wins:
Ducati 2
Honda ’s most recent MotoGP win at Assen was Marc Marquez in 2018 from pole. Honda have seven MotoGP™ wins in the modern era here with six riders: Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez and Miller.
Yamaha ’s most recent MotoGP win here was for Quartararo in 2021. Yamaha have 11 wins in the modern era with five riders: Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Viñales and Quartararo.
Ducati ’s four MotoGP wins here are Stoner in 2008 (from pole), Bagnaia in 2022 (from pole), 2023 and 2024 (also from pole). Ducati have then taken the last three poles in Assen, including with Bezzecchi in 2023.
Aprilia ’s best MotoGP results in the modern era at the Dutch TT are Viñales, P3 in 2022, his maiden podium with the Noale factory, and Aleix Espargaro, P3 in 2023.
KTM have a best MotoGP™ result here of P4 for Brad Binder in 2023.
EXTRA FACTS AND STATS
11 riders on the grid have MotoGP podiums in Assen: Marc Marquez (7), Viñales (4), Bagnaia (3), Quartararo (2), Bezzecchi (2), Miller (1), Joan Mir (1), Alex Rins (1), Enea Bastianini (1), Jorge Martin (1) and substitute rider Aleix Espargaro (1). 7 have
taken pole: Bagnaia (2), M. Marquez (1), Johann Zarco (1), Quartararo (1), Viñales and A. Espargaro (1) and Bezzecchi (1).
Only two of the current riders have scored points in all ninth Tissot Sprints: Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez.
The only two riders to win the MotoGP™ race at Assen in successive years are Bagnaia (2022, 2023 and 2024), and Rossi (2004 and 2005). In the 500cc class, Giacomo Agostini and Mick Doohan both won the Dutch TT five years in a row.
WHAT HAPPENS IF…
90 If a Ducati qualifies in the top three, it will be the 90th consecutive GP that a Ducati rider starts on the front row, a run that stretches back to Valencia 2020.
76 Ducati are on a streak of 75 podiums in a row. Another will extend their own record to 76. The only manufacturer with more than 75 podiums in a row is Honda with 83 from the FIM GP 1993 to the Imola GP 1999.
68 If Marc Marquez wins the GP at the Dutch TT, it will be his 68th win in MotoGP, equalling MotoGP Legend Giacomo Agostini in second on the list riders with most MotoGP wins, behind MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi (89).
20 Rookie Fermin Aldeguer will be 20 years and 85 days old on Sunday and would be the second-youngest MotoGP winner after Marc Marquez (20 years and 63 days old in Austin, 2013), if he wins on Sunday.
10 If Marc and Alex Marquez both finish either P1 or P2 in the Sprint in Assen, it will be all 10 Sprints in 2025 that have been a Marquez 1-2 – Marc-Alex or Alex-Marc.
5 There are five riders on the grid who could take their maiden MotoGP win this weekend: Raul Fernandez, Pedro Acosta and rookies Ai Ogura, Somkiat Chantra and Fermin Aldeguer.
3 If Marc Marquez wins on Sunday at the Dutch TT, it will be the first time he wins in the three successive GP races since 2019 (five, from the San Marino GP to the Australian GP).
1 KTM and Aprilia riders could give their factory a maiden premier class win in Assen.
