Motul Tt Assen

S1, F8: 97,000 fans basking in the sunshine at the legendary TT Circuit Assen were treated to one of the greatest MotoGP-E battles ever witnessed as the nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi managed to hold off Marc Márquez in a dramatic end to the race to take his 111th GP victory and extend his championship lead. Márquez made a move on Rossi as the duo entered the final chicane on the very last lap and made contact with the Italian, forcing Rossi to run straight on through the gravel. Rossi managed to stay upright though and went on to take the chequered flag 1.242s ahead of Márquez, claiming his third win of the season and first from pole position since Misano in 2009. Movistar Yamaha's Rossi, starting from pole for the first time since Valencia last season, led into the first corner and it didn't take Márquez long to join him after starting from third on the grid, overtaking Aleix Espargaró on the first lap to move into second.