Fermin Aldeguer took control in qualifying to claim pole position ahead of round eight, the Moto2⛎ Dutch Grand Prix.

Aℱldeguer had finish Friday fastest and with most of the Moto2 field choosing to lap solo, track ꦺposition was key.

Able to run incredibly fast alone on track, the Folladore Speed Up rider went second to Sergio Garcia with his💜 opening 🍃effort aimed at pole.

Back out after the pit stops, the Spaniard wasted no time in posting a lap of 1m 35.269s♊, which held firm to the chequered flag.

It is the #54’s first pole since Jerez, where w🌄ithout needing to move through the pack, he dominated the race.

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Ai Ogura had been near the top of the timesheets all practice and kept Aldeguer under 🅷pressure. Also running alone on track, the MT Helmets - MSI rider was able to chip away to finish just 0.230s behind.

His teammate, champio🧸nship leader Garcia, had been the early pacesetter, and it was that early lap - his secon𒈔d flier - which held firm for third to complete an all Boscoscuro front row.

Manuel Gonzalez and Alonso Lopez were at war on track and for times. Their final ti🔴me around the track together saw the Gresini rider able to break up the Boscoscuro dominance, climbing from 15th to fourth. The Spaniard had needed to do that twice after having his previous effort cancelled by yellow flags.

That left Lopez 🍎to settle for fifth 🎀on the Speed Up.

Albert Arenas was 💝the💦 best of the riders to move on from Q1. His early effort saw him hold on to sixth on the second Gresini, completing a strong day for the Kalex team.

Tony Arbolino made a great save from what looked a certain f꧂aꦕll on his Elf Marc VDS bike on his way to setting the seventh best lap.

Diogo Moreira was the top rookie fꦕor Italtrans in eighth, improving right at the end of the sessiཧon.

Jake Dixon did his best work in the middle of the session, earning ninth, just keeping Celestino Vietti at bay, ꧑with the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider finding enough to move into the top ten.

Somkiat Chantra had topped the morning session with a new best record lap, but a fast fall put an end to his front row hopes, leaving the Idemitsu riderꦡ 1🌸7th.

Zonta van d🥃en Goorbergh was the best of the home riders in Assen after a day of mixed fortunes. Having done enough to get through Q1, the RW Racing rider fell mid- session, leaving him 14th, just behind Aron Canet.

The sec꧒ond Netherlands representati♈ve, Bo Bendsneyder, was sixth in Q2 after being shuffled back by his compatriot, for 20th on the grid.

Q1 - same time but no progress for Foggia

Albert Arenas lead the session to move on to Q2 with the best time. He was joined by van den Goorber💎gh, Senna Agius (11th) and Izan Guevara (No Time).

Having set an identical lap time to Guevara, when they were shuffled back it was꧑ Dennis Foggia who missed out on moving on. Countback came into play with the n🐲ext fastest lap not going the Italian’s way, leaving him 19th on the grid for Italtrans.

Crashes, injuries and replacements

A crash heavy Frid🌼a🦄y saw two riders absent before qualifying.

Filip Salac was the first faller in the timed session, his violent🌊 crash brining out the red flag. The Marc VDS rider remꦺained in hospital overnight to be monitored.

Joe Roberts will lose ground in the title ra💯ce after his fall in the same session saw him holding his arm and transferred to hospital for further checks. That assessment revealed a collarbone fracture.

The morning session saw Xavi Cardelus off and rolling through tಌhe gravel, he too was sent to hospital for further checks.

Izan Guevara registered no time in Q2 afterꦗ moving on after suffering his own big off at the start on t🌞he session.

After his recent stand-🅰in performances,🍎 Daniel Munoz (21st) has a wildcard with the Preicanos Racing Team.

Marcel Schrotter(22nd) replaces Deniz Oncu at Red Bull KTM Ajo f💖ollowing his training accident.