ALL SET FOR ACTION AT ASSEN

A dramatic day of Free Practice featured surprise faces at the front

CALENDAR   |   VIDEOS Taking to the tarmac for their first Free Practices of the weekend, the timesheets featured several new rider cameos at the front WATCH FREE HIGHLIGHTS Bulega heads WorldSBK running ahead of Baldassarri WorldSBK launched their Pirelli Dutch Round with a pair of Free Practices with tension on track stacking up as lap times came down READ FULL FRIDAY REPORT BMW'S DIFFICULT START: Oliveira and Petrucci crash in the final 12 minutes of FP1 BMW's star pair both had bumpy starts to their Dutch Round as they each saw gravel in the morning session WATCH THEIR CRASHES FREE "Right now I don't think about the podium, I think about improving in FP3" Iker Lecuona was frustrated after he was beaten to P2 by Lorenzo Baldassarri on Friday, but the #7 has plans for revenge READ HIS BREAKDOWN "It was especially good to solve the problem I had at Portimao" With arm pump woes a thing of the past, the #34 has his sights set on a podium return READ BALDASSARRI'S TAKE Provec Racing unveil the Elite edition of the KB998 Rimini at Assen Feast your eyes on the most exclusive edition of their souped-up street bike  FULL GALLERY HERE! FULL ROUND THREE TIMETABLE Set your alarms and mark your calendars as the Championship's first day of racing at Assen is fast approaching! FULL ASSEN SCHEDULE HERE NONSTOP ACTION IN 2026 Edge-of-your-seat thrills continue this season! Lock in your place for unlimited access to live coverage, inside-the-paddock content and the vast video archive BUY NOW! View in browser Manage preferences Contact us MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, S.L. sends you this communication because you are a registered user or due to your interest in our products or services. Your data will be processed for the submission of commercial communications about offers, products, services or other updates of WorldSBK and its partners, sponsors and third parties. You can exercise your data protection rights and access to further information by clicking here. If you don’t want to receive this type of communications, please unsubscribe. Copyright © 2026 MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group S.L. All rights reserved. Barcelona Office - Calle Narcís Monturiol 2, Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, 08960