Marc Marquez memastikan start dari grid pertama MotoGP Assen 2018 setelah merebut pole di kualifikasi. Pembalap Repsol Honda itu mengukir waktu tercepat 1m 32.791s.
Tampil di Sirkuit Assen, Belanda, Sabtu (30/6/2018) Marquez dibuntuti Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) dan Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) yang menempati posisi ketiga dengan gap 0.059 detik.
Bagi Marquez, pole di Belanda membuat dia berpeluang mengukir kesuksesan memenangkan MotoGP Assen 2014. Sedangkan musim lalu Si Bayi Alien hanya finis di tempat ketiga.
Q2
Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 32.791s
Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 32.832s +0.041s
Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 32.850s +0.059s
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 32.870s +0.079s
Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 32.933s +0.142s
Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 32.984s +0.193s
Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 33.029s +0.238s
Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 33.072s +0.281s
Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 33.120s +0.329s
Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 33.167s +0.376s
Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 33.292s +0.501s
Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 34.015s +1.224s
Q1
Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 33.625s
Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 33.666s 3
Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 33.666s
Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 33.672s
Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 33.995s
Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 34.125s
Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 34.145s
Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 34.149s
Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 34.268s
Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 35.192s
Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16)* 1m 35.646s
