On a sunny Saturday at Assen, Francesco Bagnaia controlled the Dutch MotoGP Sprint race from start to finish. Having secured pole position and led throughout practice, Bagnaia extended his lead over championship leader Jorge Martin. Aprilia's Maverick Vinales rounded out the podium. Martin remains ahead in the championship by 15 points going into Sunday's main event. Bagnaia's Ducati teammate, Enea Bastianini, demonstrated an impressive fight by climbing through the pack to finish fourth. The Gresini team, however, endured a challenging race. Alex Marquez incurred a long lap penalty for exceeding track limits. Marc Marquez, who displayed early promise by reaching fifth on the opening lap, suffered a disappointing crash early in laps. Aleix Espargaro, already compromised by a Friday fall, unfortunately, became another victim when he crashed heavily from sixth place on the penultimate corner of the final lap.
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MotoGP Dutch GP: Assen Sprint Race Result
Binder secured a solid sixth-place finish for KTM. The race saw a mix of performances. Franco Morbidelli (Pramac) grabbed the final point, while rookie Pedro Acosta (Tech3 GasGas) struggled. Marco Bezzecchi (VR46) bounced back from double crashes on Saturday to finish 11th. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse) and Jack Miller (KTM) followed close behind.
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 19m 58.09s |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Ducati | +2.355s |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | +4.103s |
| 4 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | +6.377s |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 Ducati | +8.869s |
| 6 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | +9.727s |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Yamaha | +10.828s |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Ducati | +13.196s |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Ducati | +13.560s |
| 10 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | +15.972s |
| 11 | Marco Bezzecchi | VR46 Ducati | +16.036s |
| 12 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Aprilia | +16.082s |
| 13 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | +18.739s |
| 14 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | +21.791s |
| 15 | Augusto Fernandez | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | +22.450s |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda | +23.690s |
| 17 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Aprilia | +24.430s |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda | +29.568s |
| 19 | Alex Rins | Monster Yamaha | +23.553s |
| 20 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | DNF |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | DNF |
| 22 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | DNF |
| 23 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Ducati | DNF |
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Honda riders fared less well. Joan Mir was their fastest, finishing in 14th, ahead of Augusto Fernandez (Tech3 GasGas) and Johann Zarco (LCR). Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse) also faced a long lap penalty and ended up in 17th. The race concluded with Takaaki Nakagami (LCR) and Alex Rins (Yamaha) – who rejoined after a lap 9 crash – rounding out the finishers.
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