Quickest by just over a tenth from Joa🌃n Mir during Assen MotoGP FP1, Jack Miller again went fastest to start FP2 before Espargaro moved ahead by +0.028s. 

The Aprilia rider’s lap was also enough to move him up the order afte🎐r🎃 starting the session fifth on combined times.

Witﷺh Suzuki looking at home in wet conditions, Alex Rins bolted to the top of the le൲aderboard courtesy of a 1:42.312s - the best lap of the day to that point. 

However, Rins was unable to stay on top for long as Alex Marquez, who is riding for his future, dropped the benchmark time by a furtheꦡr two tenths. Bagnaia then split the two Spaniar꧒ds by going second quickest on combined times.  

Despite a good FP1 session given wet conditions are far f𝓀rom Fabio Quartararo’s favourite, the reigning world champion was only 11t🔴h to start FP2. 

Unlikely given the forecast for the remainder of the weekend, but Quar🍬tararo will certainly be hoping for improved weather, especially since Assen has proven to be somewhat of a Yamaha track lately. 

With Quartararo struggling to crack the top ten, team-mate Franco Morbidelli went༺ quickest with a first sub 1m 42s lap. 

Marini the first to gamble with dry tyres during Assen MotoGP FP2

While lap times continued to crumble, slick tyres were introduced for tꦆhe first time today by Luca Marini. The Ducati rider was over three seconds down on his opening lap, while Zarco went quickest from Oliveira by over a second. The Pramac rider’s time was set on wet tyres. 

As heat began to circulate through his dry tyres, Marini’s second effort was much more representative as he went second -📖 +1.089s off Zarco’s time. 

Using a soft front and medium rear, Marini’s third flying lap was the onﷺe that counted as he bettered Zarco’s effort by six tenths.&nbs⭕p;

With most of the grid now on slick tyres, Marini’s early laps were proving vital in staying ahead of the rest. Another im♊pressive effort saw Marini improve by eight tenths.&n🅷bsp;

One of the quickest at adapting in crossover condℱitions, Miller’s second lap out of pit lane was enough for him to go quickest, however, that soon changed when the man he replaces at KTM next season, Oliveira, overhauled the Australian. 

As Marco Bezzecchi and Bagnaia brought themselves into cont🍸ention by individually going fastest at the ten minute to go mark, Oliveira was proving difficult to beaꦉt aboard his RC16.

The Portugueဣse rider set a time of 1:34.676s to regain top spot - a tenth clear of Morbidelli who jumped back into P🌜2.

With wet patches starting to disappear, Quartararo began showing his t♛rue pace as he went quickest.&nbs꧒p;

A brilliant final sector from A. Espargaro saw him pip Quartararo inside the final minute, while Bezzecchi suffered a second crash of t♔he day [turn 5]. 

But Espargꦡaro’ꦬs time was ultimately not enough as Bagnaia set a 1:33.274s to finish fastest.