Valentino Rossi recorded the fastest time in practice

World championship leader Valentino Rossi recorded the fastest time in Friday morning’s practice session ahead of qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen.

The world championship leader finished ahead of fellow Yamaha rider and world championship rival Jorge Lorenzo as he beat the lap record set by Dani Pedrosa on Thursday.

Rossi is bidding this weekend to win at Assen for the seventh time and break the tie for six victories he currently holds with legendary Italian-compatriot -Giacomo Agostini

Combined free practice times:

Moto GP

1. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 1min 33.167sec (lap record), 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) at 0.108sec, 3. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 0.125, 4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.189, 5. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 0.220, 6. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.283, 7. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.310, 8. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Suzuki) 0.359, 9. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha Tech3) 0.493, 10. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda LCR) 0.567

Moto2

1. Tito Rabat (ESP/ESP/Kalex) 1min 37.287sec, 2. Xavier Simeon (BEL/Kalex) at 0.228sec, 3. Johann Zarco (FRA/Kalex) 0.464, 4. Simone Corsi (ITA/Kalex) 0.574, 5. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Kalex) 0.584, 6. Sam Lowes (GBR/Speed Up) 0.614, 7. Jonas Folger (GER/Kalex) 0.634, 8. Luis Salom (ESP/Kalex) 0.752, 9. Alex Rins (ESP/Kalex) 0.888, 10. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Kalex) 0.902

Moto3

1. Danny Kent (GBR/Honda) 1min 41.588sec (lap record), 2. Romano Fenati (ITA/KTM) at 0.068sec, 3. Jorge Navarro (ESP/Honda) 0.313, 4. Alex Masbou (FRA/Honda) 0.656, 5. Efren Vazquez (ESP/Honda) 0.707, 6. Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Honda) 0.739, 7. Karel Hanika (CZE/KTM) 0.925, 8. Niklas Ajo (FIN/KTM) 0.963, 9. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) 1.014, 10. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/Honda) 1.025