08-18 – Dutch GP – Timetables and challenges of the 2017 MotoGP Dutch GP –

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Timetables and challenges of the MotoGP Dutch GP 2017

08-18 - Dutch GP - Timetables and challenges of the 2017 MotoGP Dutch GP -

The GP of the Netherlands, this weekend on the famous "Cathedral" of the Assen circuit, will already be the eighth round of the 2017 MotoGP world championship … to follow naturally on MNC and MNC Live !

15 days after the furnace of the, which had undermined the official Yamaha of and and allowed Ducati to win its straight thanks to, direction the Netherlands for a race a priori more temperate Sunday at 13:00… but certainly no less captivating !

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Author of the, Andrea Dovizioso (currently 2nd in the championship 7 pts behind leader Viñales) will naturally try the pass of three after his victories on and on the handlebars of the overpowered Ducati.

Will DesmoDovi make Ducati powder speak for Assen? ?

"Even if I am second in the provisional classification, I do not pay too much attention to the championship because there are still many events and we must improve certain areas of our bike", relativizes "DesmoDovi" who continues to think that Ducati must seriously overhaul its Desmosedici. "It is true that we dominated the last two meetings and that the Desmosedici GP worked very well, but these races were particular, especially that of Barcelona", recalls the Italian, referring to the lack of grip which has strongly penalized Yamaha in Catalonia.

"The race in Montmeló has once again proven that this Ducati can win and I am really happy for Dovizioso and for the whole team," said his teammate Jorge Lorenzo. "We will start from scratch at Assen, but I am positive and I believe that the Ducati can adapt well to this circuit", hopes the Mallorcan who will find in his path revengeful Yamaha and Honda riders !

"We finished a positive race and some promising tests in Catalonia, so we can’t wait to continue at this level", warns Marc Marquez who"love Assen", circuit on which he has"great memories"."Of course, the weather is unpredictable and can change things very quickly, you have to be prepared to adapt as in and ", continues the Honda rider:" this year there can be surprises in every race, which means that it will be necessary to remain completely concentrated and to attack from Friday morning to find a good balance between the bike and the tires, with the objective of fighting for the podium in the race ".

Prepare to face all types of situation…

"This race usually requires a lot of concentration, because we have to be ready to face any type of situation," said Marquez’s teammate Dani Pedrosa. "You never know how long you will be able to ride in the dry and you have to be able to make the most of each session in order to test the different types of tires", added the n ° 26, third in the last race in Catalonia.

As for the official Yamaha riders, Valentino Rossi (5th in the provisional) and Maverick Viñales (1st), the mood is moderately positive as the 8th meeting of the season approaches: disappointed by their poor performance in Catalonia. , the Italian and the Spanish are reasonably cautious in their objectives … Will the test after the GP of Catalonia allow them to reconnect with an M1 less sensitive to variations in conditions, especially on a track with low grip? ?

Yamaha Boys pray for a good result in Assen Cathedral !

"I’m happy to be going to Assen, especially after the two days of testing following a pretty bad race in Barcelona," said Rossi, still chasing his first win of the season. “During this test we experienced some pretty interesting things. It remains to be seen now if they will work on other tracks, if we are moving in the right direction. The Dutch TT is always a great weekend, because the track of Assen is really nice. I hope to be competitive there, I would like to have a good race there anyway ".

"We really need to be on the podium in order to score as many points as possible," said Viñales bluntly. "We can’t afford to be in trouble in the next few races. So we’ll give it 100%.".

To be continued naturally on MNC all weekend but beware: due to the date concordance with the Formula 1 European GP, ​​the MotoGP race on Sunday is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., before Moto2 !

Dutch Grand Prix Moto GP schedule 2017

Friday 23 June

  • 09:00 – 09:40: Free practice FP1 Moto3
  • 09:55 – 10:40: FP1 MotoGP free practice
  • 10:55 – 11:40: FP1 Moto2 free practice
  • 13:10 – 13:50: FP2 Moto3 free practice
  • 14:05 – 14:50: FP2 MotoGP free practice
  • 15:05 – 15:50: FP2 Moto2 free practice

Saturday June 24

  • 09:00 – 09:40: FP3 Moto3 free practice
  • 09:55 – 10:40: FP3 MotoGP free practice
  • 10:55 – 11:40: FP3 Moto2 free practice
  • 12:35 – 13:15: Moto3 qualifying practice
  • 13:30 – 14:00: FP4 MotoGP free practice
  • 14:10 – 14:25: Qualifying practice QP1 MotoGP
  • 14:35 – 14:50: Qualifying practice QP2 MotoGP
  • 15:05 – 15:50: Moto2 qualifying practice

Sunday June 25

  • 08:40 – 09:00: Moto3 warm-up
  • 09:10 – 09:30: MotoGP warm-up
  • 09:40 – 10:00: Moto2 warm-up
  • 11:00: Moto3 race
  • 13:00: MotoGP race
  • 2:30 p.m .: Moto2 race

MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix retrospectives

  • Dutch GP 2016 : First Times Festival in Assen !
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  • Dutch GP 2011 :
  • Dutch GP 2010 :
  • Dutch GP 2009 :
  • Dutch GP 2008 :
  • GP From the Netherlands 2007:
  • GP From the Netherlands 2006:
  • GP From the Netherlands 2005:
  • GP From the Netherlands 2004 :
  • GP From the Netherlands 2003:

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