Aprilia dominated the MotoGP round at Assen last weekend. The brand captured five of the six available podiums in the two races, including both wins. The Aprilia Trackhouse Satellite Team took the first two positions in Saturday’s sprint, with Raul Fernandez winning and Ai Ogura second. Ducati, led by Fabio di Giannantonio, finished third. Aprilia
A snippet of footage of the second lap of the Moto3 Dutch TT has been circulating since Sunday, and every time it loops it produces the same reaction: a held breath, then disbelief. It shows the moment Alvaro Carpe missed the front of his Red Bull KTM Ajo at Assen, fell into the middle of
A weekend without front-running pace still ended with Jorge Martin taking the lead of the 2026 championship – and with the Aprilia boss who recently criticized him praising him instead. Georg Martin did not have the fastest Aprilia at Assen. They gave up the only thing that matters at this stage of the season: the
Alex Rins crossed the finish line in the top ten at the Dutch Grand Prix, but the result only told part of the story. Behind ninth place at Assen was a rider who was growing increasingly impatient with Yamaha’s slow development, openly questioning when the long-promised upgrades would finally arrive – and whether they would
Marco Bezzecchi’s violent opening-lap crash immediately became the defining image of the Dutch Grand Prix. But for Marc Marquez, the incident was no shocking surprise – it was the scenario he had spent the entire weekend trying to avoid. Long before the lights went out at Assen, the Ducati rider had already adjusted his mentality.
The carnage at the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen began when Franco Morbidelli’s race descended into chaos after a head-on collision with Jack Miller at Turn 1, setting off a chain reaction that left Diogo Moreira and Maverick Vinales in disarray and the paddock in disarray. Drama unfolded just seconds after the lights went out,
2026 Red Bull Rookies Cup Fourth round – Assen Assen was projected to be a key point in the 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup title chase, and it performed exactly the same in two typically frantic races at the Dutch TT. After this Ryota Ogiwara reached Netherlands with full enthusiasm Doubling in Mugello And
FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup Third round – Essen The FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup reached the halfway point of its inaugural season in Assen over the weekend, and the Dutch round made the title battle considerably tighter. For newcomer readers, MCNews has already taken an in-depth look What makes the 280 kg, over 200
Assen has produced a sensational performance in the MotoGP World Championship race – Jorge Martin has taken the overall lead after Aprilia’s shock exit announcement following an underwhelming weekend that saw title contender Marco Bezzecchi crash out and Ai Ogura surprise the paddock with a convincing win. In a weekend full of drama, Martin won
A painful twist derailed Pedro Acosta’s MotoGP campaign, forcing him off his bike and into the operating room – just as the rookie sensation was battling for glory at Assen. The 20-year-old Spanish prodigy surprised fans when he suddenly slowed and retired from Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP while locked in a thrilling battle for fourth place