Márquez Seventh, Bagnaia Retires at Assen MotoGP Race
Marc Márquez finished seventh while teammate Francesco Bagnaia retired with a technical problem during the Dutch TT at Assen.
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23 points behind teammate
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What Happened
The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the tenth Grand Prix of the season at the TT Circuit Assen. Marc Márquez scored a seventh-place finish after a penalty for cutting turn 13, while Francesco Bagnaia's race ended early due to a technical problem while running in fourth position.
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Fifth place in the standings after Assen.
“I feel quite good. Today, the best result would have been fifth place, but we still finished the weekend on a positive note with seventh in the race.”
“Surely I wasn't expecting to finish the weekend with a retirement. After the Sprint, I had a very positive feeling ahead of the full-distance race as I knew we could be competitive.”
Why this matters
The result leaves Ducati Lenovo Team third in the standings as the season reaches its halfway point.
Terms in This Story
- DNF
- Did Not Finish, a rider who retires before the end of the race.
- Sprint
- A shorter race held on Saturday in MotoGP, determining grid positions for the main race.
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