OGURA MAKES HISTORY AT ASSEN AS TRACKHOUSE SCORES DREAM 1–2
A dramatic Dutch Grand Prix at Assen produced a historic first MotoGP victory for Ai Ogura, as the Japanese rider delivered a breakthrough win for the SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team. It is the first Japanese MotoGP win since Makoto Tamada in 2004, ending a 22-year wait. Ogura crossed the line ahead of teammate Raúl Fernández, giving Trackhouse a dominant 1–2 finish, while Jorge Martín completed the podium and moved to the top of the World Championship standings.
From pole position, Jorge Martín initially lost the lead to a fast-starting Ogura, but quickly fought back into first place exiting Turn 1. Behind them, Fernández stayed close in third, while Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi joined the lead group early on.
The race changed dramatically on Lap 2 when Bezzecchi crashed heavily at Turn 15. The Aprilia rider lost the front in a fast corner and went down hard, bringing an early end to his race. He was later taken to hospital for further checks, marking another disappointing Sunday after a series of recent non-finishes.
After the early chaos, Ogura briefly dropped down the order as Marc Márquez and others fought through the top positions. However, the Japanese rider quickly recovered, overtaking Marc Márquez and beginning to rebuild his challenge at the front.
While Fernández began closing in on Martín, Ogura focused on clearing traffic and managing his pace. A key battle formed behind him involving Pedro Acosta and Marc Márquez, which slowed the group and allowed Ogura to start reducing the gap to the leaders.
Further drama followed when Acosta retired due to physical pain, while Francesco Bagnaia also stopped with a technical issue, removing two major contenders from the top positions.
As the race entered the second half, Fernández closed in on Martín and eventually made his move for the lead. Ogura followed his teammate through shortly after, moving into second place as the Trackhouse duo took control of the race.
But Ogura was not done. On Lap 20, he made a decisive and clean overtake on Fernández into Turn 9, taking the lead for the first time. From that moment, he immediately began to build a gap, showing strong pace and control under pressure.
Despite late pressure from behind, Ogura stayed consistent and kept his advantage all the way to the finish, sealing his first ever MotoGP victory in dominant style.
Behind the leaders, the fight for fourth turned into a major battle involving Fabio Di Giannantonio, Alex Márquez, and Marc Márquez. The group produced multiple aggressive moves, including contact and a long lap penalty for Di Giannantonio after a chicane shortcut.
In the closing laps, Di Giannantonio recovered to finish strongly ahead of Alex Márquez, while Marc Márquez was later dropped one position after a track limits penalty, promoting Enea Bastianini.
Further down, Fabio Quartararo delivered a strong performance in eighth, ahead of Brad Binder and Alex Rins, while the final points positions went to Luca Marini, Jack Miller, Maverick Viñales, Diogo Moreira, and Augusto Fernández.
Ai Ogura won the Dutch Grand Prix after a late charge from third to first, securing his first MotoGP victory and a historic Japanese win at Assen. Raúl Fernández finished second, completing a perfect Trackhouse 1–2. Jorge Martín took third and moved into the championship lead after Marco Bezzecchi’s crash-ending DNF.
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