Assen MotoGP: Quartararo tops FP1, Lorenzo crashes

Honda rider Lorenzo fell at the end of practice at the fast Turn 7 left-hander, and required the attention of track personnel after walking away from the accident.

The three-time champion had a new aero fairing and also a new carbon reinforced chassis available, but ended the session down in 18th.

His teammate Marc Marquez was in a class of his own during the first couple of minutes of FP1 but Vinales took over the lead with a 1m34.477s at halfway point.

Vinales did not give up the lead until the final minute of the session, improving three times, but in the end he was demoted by Quartararo, who went 0.077s faster than him with a 1m33.909s.

Behind Vinales, Ducati's Danilo Petrucci was third-fastest as the Italian fought back from a fast crash at Turn 14 in the early stages of the session.

Suzuki's Alex Rins and LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami, another early crasher, completed the top five.

Marquez ended up sixth, just over six tenths off the pace, with LCR rider Cal Crutchlow bringing a third Honda into the top seven.

Avintia Ducati's Karel Abraham was a promising eighth, followed by Pol Espargaro (KTM) and Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati).

Andrea Iannone led Aprilia's efforts in 11th as his teammate Aleix Espargaro, who is aiming to race at Assen despite fracturing his femur and tibia in the Barcelona race, crashed.

He fell at Turn 5 and was visibly hurt afterwards, but carried on, recording 17 laps and ending up 14th.

Italian stars Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso were 12th and 13th respectively, the former hampered by a front tyre sensor issue.

Session results:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time
1	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	22	1'33.909
2	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	23	1'33.986
3	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	16	1'34.169
4	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	20	1'34.423
5	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	17	1'34.441
6	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	21	1'34.522
7	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	20	1'34.589
8	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati	17	1'34.596
9	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	18	1'34.659
10	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	19	1'34.674
11	29	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia	22	1'34.698
12	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	19	1'34.746
13	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	20	1'34.756
14	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	17	1'34.921
15	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	21	1'34.988
16	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	21	1'35.134
17	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	22	1'35.500
18	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Honda	16	1'35.661
19	5	Johann Zarco	KTM	17	1'35.759
20	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	20	1'35.769
21	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	19	1'36.168
22	55	Hafizh Syahrin	KTM	19	1'36.321
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