Drama at Assen: Bagnaia Triumphs as Marquez’s Penalty Shakes Up 2024 Dutch MotoGP Results

2024 Dutch MotoGP, Assen – Race Outcomes Following Marc Marquez Penalty

The race outcomes for the Dutch MotoGP held in Assen, the eighth event in the 2024 world championship series (which includes 21 rounds).

Revised following a 16-second post-race penalty issued to Marc Marquez for not maintaining the required minimum front tire pressure for 60% of the race.

The Gresini Ducati rider falls from 4th place to 11th due to the penalty…

2024 MotoGP in the Netherlands, Assen – Race Outcomes

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Francesco Bagnaia dominates championship frontrunner Jorge Martin to secure his third consecutive victory at the Dutch MotoGP, equaling Casey Stoner's record with 23 wins on a Ducati.

After cutting Martin’s championship lead to 15 points by winning the Saturday Sprint from pole position, Bagnaia once more looked poised to take control by quickly seizing the lead in the grand prix.

Martin quickly recovered from his starting penalty to climb to second place by the conclusion of the first lap. He then traded fastest laps with Bagnaia as they both distanced themselves from Marc Marquez.

Several times, Martin managed to reduce Bagnaia's lead to less than a second, but ultimately, the factory Ducati rider's faster speed was too much to overcome.

With 12 laps remaining, Bagnaia extended his lead to 1.5 seconds and ultimately secured the win with a 3.7-second advantage.

The contest for the third spot on the podium heated up as warm-up leader Fabio di Giannantonio, Sprint podium finisher Maverick Vinales, and standout rookie Pedro Acosta quickly lined up behind Marc Marquez.

On the eighth lap, Marquez seemed to gesture for di Giannantonio to overtake him, possibly concerned that his tire pressure might fall below the acceptable limit if he didn't stay behind.

Regardless, the Gresini racer immediately slipped back in behind di Giannantonio, as the usually late-surging Enea Bastianini turned it into a contest among five riders for the podium.

The group stayed in their positions until Diggia unexpectedly veered off. This caused a reordering, putting Vinales in third place at the front of the group, while Bastianini pushed Marquez wide at Turn 1.

Bastianini quickly began pressuring his future Tech3 teammate Vinales, overtaking him for a podium position at Turn 1 with 4 laps remaining.

Vinales veered off course at the second-to-last turn, allowing Marquez to take fourth place. Subsequently, Vinales was penalized and moved back one position for breaching track limits on the final lap, which ultimately placed him behind di Giannantonio in sixth position.

Acosta faced disappointment at the end, as he fell and lost his seventh-place position on the last lap.

Most riders opted to change from the soft rear tire used in the Sprint to a medium rear tire for the longer distance.

Due to the lower temperatures, several riders, such as Martin, switched from hard to medium front tires, while Acosta gained early momentum using a soft rear tire.

Alex Rins experienced a severe crash following a wide trajectory at Turn 1 during the race.

Marco Bezzecchi, who finished second last year, crashed on the fourth lap, and Joan Mir also failed to finish, dropping out on the seventh lap.

Miguel Oliveira was penalized with a long lap penalty for exceeding track limits and had to repeat it after initially failing to complete it correctly.

Martin received a three-position grid penalty for "riding slowly and disrupting rider #25, Raul Fernandez" during Qualifying 2. As a result, the championship leader was demoted to fifth place on the starting grid.

This resulted in a new front row featuring Bagnaia, Vinales, and Alex Marquez.

At the same time, Aleix Espargaro, who qualified in fourth place, had to withdraw because of a hand injury he sustained yesterday. This allowed di Giannantonio to move up to the front position of the second row.

Marc Marquez, who had an accident during the second lap of the Sprint, started the race from the sixth position.

Lorenzo Savadori, an Aprilia wild-card rider, was unable to participate in the race because of back injuries sustained during the Sprint.

Newly updated tire pressure regulations for 2024 mandate that riders maintain a minimum front tire pressure of 1.8 bar, reduced from the previous 1.88 bar, for 60% of a Grand Prix race distance, increased from the prior 50%, or for 30% of the duration of a Sprint race.

If a driver does not meet this minimum requirement in a Grand Prix, they will face a 16-second penalty added to their race time. For a Sprint or shorter race, the penalty will be 8 seconds.

The last MotoGP race before the summer break, taking place at the Sachsenring in Germany, kicks off on Friday.

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