MotoGP Assen: Rossi phenomenal, victory over an immense Petrucci, Vinales down, world championship reopened

Dutch GP MotoGP Race – The MotoGP class Dutch Grand Prix will long be remembered as one of the best races of recent years. Thanks to the weather, which had its hand with a few drops of rain with 7 laps to go, we witnessed a phenomenal race, which went to an amazing Valentino Rossi, who in a breathtaking final race beat Danilo Petrucci and Marc Marquez, returning to victory, a victory he had missed since Barcelona 2016.

For Valentino Rossi it is victory number 89 in the Top Class, number 115 in his career. It is also the Yamaha champion's tenth victory at Assen. For Petrucci it is the third podium after those at Silverstone in 2016 and Mugello this year.

The new Yamaha chassis has given the energy back to Rossi, who is now more than ever in the running for the world championship, who we remember will immediately return to the track at the Sachsenring next Sunday.

Thanks to the crash of Maverick Vinales and the fifth place of Andrea Dovizioso, the latter is the new world championship leader. Dovizioso has 115 points against 111 for Maverick Vinales, 108 for Valentino Rossi and 104 for Marc Marquez. Click here to see the entire ranking.

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Fourth Crutchlow followed by Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller

Valentino Rossi wins over Danilo Petrucci and Marc Marquez

Last lap

Behind it is a fight between Marquez and Crutchlow

Meanwhile, Rossi has gained a margin over Petrucci at the front

Cal Crutchlow also passes Marquez

The Englishman passed Dovizioso

Crutchlow has now moved in the wake of Marquez and Dovizioso, with the Spaniard having just passed Dovi

Zarco penalized for exceeding the speed limit in the pit lane

2 laps to go, up front it's a knife-in-the-teeth battle for the win between Petrucci and Rossi

Crutchlow makes an incredible comeback from behind, recovering two seconds per lap

Rossi's overtaking of Petrucci is now the first Yamaha rider

Dovizioso passed Marquez again

Behind the error for Dovizioso, who is passed by Marquez

Now Petrucci first, followed by Rossi

Petrucci breaks the delay and passes Rossi

Petrucci returns the favor to Dovi, and takes second place again

There are 5 laps to go, the asphalt is wet but not enough to change bikes

Dovi overtakes Petrucci and is second

Lorenzo in the pits for the bike change

But Petrucci isn't up for it and Dovi passes

Dovi's attack arrives and passes Petrux

Seven laps to go, Dovi moved in Petrucci's wake

Zarco in the pits to change the bike, he takes a gamble

Petrucci recovered the entire deficit from Rossi

Dovizioso also passes Marquez, three Italians on the podium

RAINS

Up front Rossi has a 1.3 advantage over Petrucci, Dovizioso passes Zarco

Meanwhile Lorenzo is still 12th behind

Crash for Bautista, rider ok

This is the ranking with 9 laps to go:
Red
Petrucci
Marquez
zarco
Dovizioso
Crutchlow
Baptist
Espargaro A
Pedrosa
Redding

Rossi makes a gap in front, the lead is down to a second

Meanwhile, behind, Dovizioso is the fastest on the track, 1 seconds behind Zarco

Rossi takes advantage of this at the front, gaining half a second

Petrucci passes Marquez, now second

Crash for Bradley Smith, rider ok

Dovizioso in fifth position, followed by Crutchlow and Bautista

13 laps to go, Rossi still first followed by Marquez and Petrucci

Dovizioso is currently the world championship leader, with all the riders very close behind him

Driver ok, but Dovizioso was incredible in avoiding the collision

Vinales crash fell

The Frenchman also loses position on Marquez

Rossi Zarco contact, the French rider touches the Italian risking disaster

Rossi passes Zarco, is first

Vinales also passed Redding and is now fifth

Rossi breaks through and passes Marquez, now second

Bautista takes advantage of the fight between the two to pass Dovi

Vinales breaks the delay and passes Dovizioso, but the Forlì native doesn't give up

Crash for Folger, rider ok. First race without points for the Tech3 driver

Crash for Sam Lowes, rider ok

17 laps to go, the pace is dropping at the front, the pursuers are starting to catch up

#JZ5#MM93# VR46#DP9

There's nothing between these guys with 19 laps to go! #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/KmJQPJ2iRB

— MotoGP™🇳🇱🏁 (@MotoGP) 25 June 2017

Behind Iannone he lost 2 positions, Dovizioso is now sixth followed by Vinales

20 laps to go, Rossi's attempts to overtake Marquez begin

Lorenzo is currently 14th, behind Dani Pedrosa

Vinales in the meantime reached tenth position.

With 21 laps to go the leading positions remain frozen. The real challenge is behind

Iannone continues to hammer and passes Dovizioso, trailing Redding, the Vasto rider's masterpiece

Behind Dovisioso blocked behind Bautista and Redding

23 laps to go, the leading quartet begins to dig a furrow from their pursuers

Fast lap by Valentino Rossi, who also brings Petrucci back into battle with the first two

Two tenths of a lead for Zarco over Marquez

Fast lap from Marquez who chases Zarco, Rossi remains slightly behind

Excellent start for Iannone from the back, currently ninth

In front Zarco is hammering, while Petrucci has buttoned up Rossi

Before the end of the lap Dovizioso was seventh battling with Bautista

Lorenzo started 21st and is now 18th

From behind, Vinales is trying to recover positions after a bad start

Error for Folger who arrives long and loses positions

Rossi immediately aggressive and gets in Marquez's wake

Marquez starts well, but Zarco doesn't give up first position

Everything is ready, the traffic lights go out, the Dutch Grand Prix begins 🚦🚦🚦

The traffic lights go out, the alignment lap begins ✊✊✊

A counter-current choice for the official Yamahas which start with medium at the front and hard at the rear

Just a few minutes to start the journey #MotoGP!
Pilots prepared! #MM93 salt 2nd y #DP26 12 º
Cheer up #EquipoRepsol!#DutchGP@MotoGP pic.twitter.com/dIMVS942MZ

- Box_Repsol (@box_repsol) 25 June 2017

Five minutes until the traffic lights go out, for now the weather seems to be holding up

For the first time in his #MotoGP career – #JZ5 is on pole!

Just over 5 minutes until we're racing! #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/5l8plhsjPx

— MotoGP™🇳🇱🏁 (@MotoGP) 25 June 2017

Johann Zarco will start from pole on soft tyres

Danilo Petrucci, who starts from the front row, also opted for medium tires both front and rear: “I hope for a dry race. It will be an unknown for everyone.”

#DutchGP Grid done 10 mins to the race start #forzaducati pic.twitter.com/y3v0OzzU7H

— Ducati Motor (@DucatiMotor) 25 June 2017

Meanwhile, Scott Redding, who starts from fifth place, will start on medium tyres, while Folger, alongside him, has opted for medium and soft.

Andrea Dovizioso: “There was no time to try a new set up in the WUp. Let's use the free one, but we'll try. Lots of question marks.”

The Doctor has arrived on the grid. Keep an eye on P4 and P11. #MovistarYamaha #MotoGP #DutchGP # VR46 # MV25 pic.twitter.com/i9nGrz4AvE

— Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP) 25 June 2017

Andrea Iannone on the starting grid: “Starting from behind today is very unfortunate. The track still has damp patches.”

#DutchGP it's time to go onto the grid #forzaducati pic.twitter.com/5B11IZeapY

— Ducati Motor (@DucatiMotor) 25 June 2017

Dry track, but the risk of rain is always present

.@ValeYellow46 heading to the start grid #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/dJRRItofKW

— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 25 June 2017

Just over 15 minutes before the traffic lights go out, the drivers are reaching the starting grid

2 hours to get there #MotoGP en #Assen, don't you pierdas parrilla de salida de #DutchGP en #infography y #Photos https://t.co/kr5k6xXdXB pic.twitter.com/BsQ99ijJcr

- Motorsport Spain (@es_Motorsport) 25 June 2017

Stay tuned, the Dutch Grand Prix, the eighth race of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, is scheduled for Sunday on the Assen circuit, which you can follow live from this site.

Connection from 12pm on Sunday 35 June and live coverage of the race from 25pm (the race will take place at 13pm given the concomitance with Formula 00). After eight races, Maverick Vinales is at the top of the standings, followed by Andrea Dovizioso (winner of the last 13 stages), Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa. Valentino Rossi was only fifth.

Pole went to Johann Zarco, first in his career, followed by Marc Marquez and Danilo Petrucci. Valentino Rossi opens the second row, flanked by Scott Redding and Jonas Folger. Alvaro Bautista precedes Cal Crutchlow, while Andrea Dovizioso opens the third row. Tenth time for Sam Lowes, followed by Maverick Vinales and Dani Pedrosa.

Jack Miller will start from 13th place, followed by Loris Baz and Aleix Espargarò. Sixteenth place for Andrea Iannone, penalized by three positions for exceeding the circuit limits

Alex Rins will start from 17th place, followed by Karel Abraham and Pol Espargarò. Hector Barberà precedes Jorge Lorenzo in 21st position, then Bradley Smith and Tito Rabat.

Photos: Alex Farinelli