– Championship leader Valentino Rossi brushed aside his recent qualifying issues by storming to pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen.Rossi hauled himself up the order with a time of 1:32.627 - the quickest ever MotoGP lap of Assen - to end two-tenths of a second quicker than Suzuki rider Aleix Espargaró.Reigning World Champion Marc Márquez was third fastest, ahead of Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa and Tech 3's Pol Espargaró.Andrea Iannone was sixth fastest for Ducati, ahead of Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo, who is bidding to claim his fifth successive victory.Maverick Viñales was ninth fastest, while Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci and Bradley Smith completed the Q2...
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