The Repsol Honda Team arrive in the Netherlands for the last round before the summer break, Marc Marquez back after missing the Grand Prix in Germany with Iker Lecuona alongside him as Joan Mir continues his recovery. After a bruising weekend in Germany, Marc View this email in your browser   Preview Report Tuesday, Jun 20th 2023   TT Assen MotoGP 2023   Round 8 Marquez returns for Assen as Lecuona substitutes Mir The Repsol Honda Team arrive in the Netherlands for the last round before the summer break, Marc Marquez back after missing the Grand Prix in Germany with Iker Lecuona alongside him as Joan Mir continues his recovery. After a bruising weekend in Germany, Marc Marquez will return to the Repsol Honda Team RC213V to compete at round eight. The Dutch round is known for intense battles around 4.54-kilometer-long circuit, the fast and flowing nature of the track often keeping multiple riders battling together. Marquez has twice won the race in Assen in the premier class and has only once finished off the podium – in 2021. He and the team arrive with realistic expectations and know that it will be another weekend focusing on improvements and the future. The other side of the Repsol Honda Team box will see Iker Lecuona make his second appearance of the year. Joan Mir will continue to recover at home with the aim of returning to action at the British GP fully fit after a challenging start to the year. Lecuona made his Repsol Honda Team debut at the Spanish round earlier in the year, putting together a consistent weekend and finishing both the Sprint race and the Grand Prix. In 2022, the 23-year-old claimed his debut WorldSBK podium at the Dutch circuit. Marc Marquez  93 "I arrive in Assen looking to put the hard weekend in Germany behind me. We have one more race before the summer break and the objective is to gather a lot of good data for the engineers so they can work over these next weeks. This is the focus for the weekend, we need to remain calm and approach the weekend with a clear plan." Iker Lecuona  27 "First of all I want to wish Joan all the best in his recovery. I am excited to join the team again, it's a true honour. Assen is a circuit I like, I got my first WorldSBK podium there so hopefully we can have another good weekend like in Jerez. I am still recovering a bit after the crash in Misano, so this will be a good physical test too. Let's ride!" Location Information Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more. Length 4.542 kilometres / 2.822 miles Width 14 metres Left corners 6 Right corners 12 Longest straight 0.487 kilometres / 0.303 miles Constructed 1955 Modified 2012 Circuit Records Pole Position 1m 31.504s (178.6km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2022) Race Lap 1m 32.500s (176.7km/h) Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia, 2022) Race Time 40m 25.205s (175.2km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2022) 2022 Race Winner Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) TT Circuit Assen, De Haar, Assen, The Netherlands –  View in Google Maps www.ttcircuit.com You are receiving this email because you have registered your interest with Honda Racing CorporationIf you no longer want to receive emails from Repsol Honda Team - MotoGP, please click here to unsubscribe .