Repsol Honda Media Press Release: After mixed fortunes in Catalunya, the Repsol Honda Team are en route to Assen, Netherlands. The longest-running event on the MotoGP calendar, the Dutch TT in Assen is always held on the last Saturday in June in a carnival atmosphere that attracts race day crowds of more than 100,000. Assen’s foundations in motorsport were laid back in 1925 during the first Dutch TT. The modern circuit was first constructed in 1955 on the site of those brick-paved public roads and it underwent a major modification in 2005, which reduced its length from just under 6km to 4.555km. It has also seen small modifications in the past two years with work done to make the Ruskenhoek chicane less angular and thus a few meters shorter. The final result is a faster circuit, in keeping with Assen’s generally flowing nature. Known as ‘The Cathedral’, its main straight is a mere 560m long, yet Assen still boasts one of the fastest average speed laps on the calendar and its flowing turns – eleven right and six lefts – mean it remains a favorite for riders and spectators alike. Both Repsol Honda riders have enjoyed good results in Assen with Dani taking eight podium finishes there including his first victory in WGP (2002 – 125cc). Marc has a fantastic history at the circuit celebrating victories in all classes: 2014 (MotoGP), 2012 (Moto2), 2011 (Moto2) and also in 2010 (125cc). The race weekend in Assen begins on Thursday with Qualifying on Friday and the race on Saturday, as it was originally frowned upon for the race to be hosted on Sunday for religious reasons. 
Marc Marquez #93: CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING: 5TH - 69 POINTS "Obviously I’m disappointed to have crashed out of my home race in Catalunya, but we’ve put that behind us now as we head to Assen. It’s a shame we couldn’t make the most out of the post-race test on Monday, but it’s the same for everyone. Assen is a track I like - even if it doesn’t necessarily suit our bike the best. As always we will have to work hard from Thursday morning and hope to make a step with the bike settings. The weather is always unpredictable and this usually plays a part in the weekend, so we will have to keep an eye on it!" 
Dani Pedrosa #26: CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING: 10TH - 39 POINTS "I was really happy to step back on the podium in Barcelona, it’s just a shame we couldn’t do much on the Monday during the test, due to the bad weather. The arm is feeling better and better each time I ride and now we need to work on the bike to improve our feeling. As we all know, the weather in Assen is usually a critical point so we must be sure to make the most of any dry track time! I like the track but it’s important to find a good setting and feeling with the tires as there are a few very fast corners." MotoGP 2015 Monday, June 22nd 2015 - Rider Standings: 1 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA 138 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA 137 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 3 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA 94 Ducati Team Ducati 4 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA 83 Ducati Team Ducati 5 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA 69 Repsol Honda Team Honda 6 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR 68 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 7 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR 47 CWM LCR Honda Honda 8 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA 46 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 9 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA 45 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 10 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA 39 Repsol Honda Team Honda 11 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA 39 Pramac Racing Ducati 12 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA 31 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 13 REDDING Scott 45 GBR 27 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 14 HERNANDEZ Yonny 68 COL 26 Pramac Racing Ducati 15 BARBERA Hector 8 SPA 16 Avintia Racing Ducati 16 BAZ Loris 76 FRA 13 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 17 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA 11 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 18 MILLER Jack 43 AUS 11 CWM LCR Honda Honda 19 BRADL Stefan 6 GER 9 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 20 PIRRO Michele 51 ITA 8 Ducati Team Ducati 21 HAYDEN Nicky 69 USA 8 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 22 LAVERTY Eugene 50 IRE 7 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 23 AOYAMA Hiroshi 7 JPN 5 Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 DI MEGLIO Mike 63 FRA 2 Avintia Racing Ducati 25 DE ANGELIS Alex 15 RSM 1 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha For more information: www.hondaracingcorporation.com 
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