The top two riders in Q1 - Rins and KTM's Espargaro - now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice.
But Rossi misses out and will start Sunday's race from just 14th on the grid...
| Dutch MotoGP - Qualifying (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'32.710s | 6/7 | 309k |
| 2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | 1'33.170s | 7/7 | 311k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | 1'33.221s | 7/8 | 309k |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'33.466s | 7/7 | 306k |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'33.547s | 7/7 | 309k |
| 6 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 1'33.583s | 7/7 | 310k |
| 7 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 1'33.706s | 3/7 | 306k |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | 1'33.776s | 7/7 | 307k |
| 9 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'33.869s | 3/7 | 308k |
| 10 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'33.960s | 3/7 | 305k |
| 11 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 1'34.580s | 8/8 | 307k |
* Rookie.
Fastest Practice Time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 32.471s (FP3)
Official Assen MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 32.471s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 33.617s (2015)
