2019 MotoGP season
Round 8, Motul TT Assen
TT Circuit, Assen
Sunday 30 June
MotoGP World Championship leader Marc Marquez will look to build on his advantage at the top of the standings when Round 8 of the 2019 season sees the running of the Motul TT Assen in the Netherlands.
Marquez secured a third victory from the last four races when he took the chequered flag at the previous round in Barcelona. The Spaniard greatly benefited from his teammate crashing into nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso in an accident which also eliminated Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales.
Marquez holds a healthy 37-point lead over second-placed Dovizioso in the standings and will believe he can triumph at the TT Circuit Assen for a second year in a row.
One of his main rivals in this regard could be Rossi, who has won two of the last four Dutch TT races and has eight premier-class victories at the circuit dating back as fas as 2002.
Yet it is more likely to be the Ducati pair of Dovizioso and teammate Danilo Petrucci who will fancy their chances of challenging Marquez, while the ever-improving Suzuki rider Alex Rins is another to keep an eye out for.
The TT Circuit Assen was also the scene of one of the greatest upsets in MotoGP history when a rain-hit race in 2016 was won by non-factory rider Jack Miller. Now on a Ducati, the Australian will hope for another wet race come Sunday.
2019 MotoGP Riders’ Championship standings – top 3
1 – Marc Marquez (Honda) – 140 points
2 – Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) – 103
3 – Alex Rins (Suzuki) – 101
2019 MotoGP Manufacturers’ Championship standings – top 3
1 – Honda – 146 points
2 – Ducati – 131
3 – Yamaha – 108
Motul TT Assen – Last five winners
2018 – Marc Marquez (Honda)
2017 – Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
2016 – Jack Miller (Honda)
2015 – Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
2014 – Marc Marquez (Honda)
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