Jorge Martin takes commanding Dutch Grand Prix pole ahead of teammate Marco Bezzecci

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jorge/zBBka6dR/"]Martin's[/a] ‌late lap knocked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bezzecchi-marco/EXzAZEse/"]Bezzecchi[/a] off provisional pole, the Italian having set the early ‌pace after arriving at Assen in dominant form following a ‌clean sweep of Friday’s practice sessions.[/p][p]It marked the 2024 world champion’s ‌first pole position since the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, ending ‌a wait of more than 600 days.[/p][p][b]“To get a pole position in Assen, in the Cathedral, is so emotional. It is one of the ‌biggest moments of my career,"[/b] Martin said.[/p][p]"It ⁠will be a difficult race ‌tomorrow. But I am happy we are closing the gap."[/p][embed guid="cfdbc90a-47a0-467f-9d43-ccbe79ecc7db" url="https://x.com/MotoGP/status/2070805527697694915" social-type="twitter" /][p]Brno pole sitter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ogura-ai/A3AtM47b/"]​Ai Ogura[/a] made it an all-Aprilia front row, qualifying second for Trackhouse, 0.011 seconds off Martin, with championship leader ​Bezzecchi, who was banned from Brno and starts at Assen with an eight-point lead over Martin, setting for third place.[/p][p][b]"It will ⁠be a tough race ​for sure. The first row is super important. Qualifying was so good. Unfortunately, I met a yellow flag in my best attempt today. But I am very happy and proud of all ‌the guys who have worked this weekend,"[/b] Bezzecchi said.[/p][p]Ogura's teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-raul/dIyisVJD/"]Raul Fernandez[/a] briefly looked set to extend that sweep when he snatched provisional pole, only for his lap to be deleted for exceeding track limits, leaving him fourth.[/p][p]Ducati’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagnaia-francesco/nahP9n9q/"]Francesco Bagnaia[/a] was best of the rest in fifth, while defending MotoGP champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-marc/UPhfij2b/"]Marc Marquez[/a] endured a difficult session and will start seventh – his worst qualifying result of the season. Marquez produced a 1m31.2s on ‌his first lap, but had it cancelled for exceeding track limits, ​while his follow-up tour was also scrubbed for the ‌same infringement.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/acosta-pedro/KrGeaHq5/"]Pedro Acosta[/a] will start eighth after his KTM suffered another technical issue in Q2, having already encountered trouble in final practice. Meanwhile, Gresini's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-alex/6uLgHlWF/"]Alex Marquez[/a] did not take part in the qualifying session following his crash on Friday, ⁠but has not yet been ⁠ruled out of the ‌rest of the weekend.[/p]