{"id":1890134,"date":"2026-04-18T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1890134"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:22:00","slug":"2026-dutch-worldsbk-assen-final-practice-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1890134","title":{"rendered":"2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full Free Practice 3 results from the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-18T09:22:00+01:00\">18 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>An Aruba.it Ducati remained on top of the timesheets during Saturday morning&#8217;s final practice for the 2026 Assen WorldSBK round.<\/p>\n<p>Iker Lecuona set the pace on Saturday morning from the Bimota of Alex Lowes, fellow Panigale of Alvaro Bautista and BMW&#8217;s Miguel Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lecuona&#8217;s team-mate Nicolo Bulega, who has won all six races so far this season and set the Friday pace with a 1m 33.687s, continued to focus on race rubber on his way to fifth.<\/p>\n<h2>Chantra accident<\/h2>\n<p>Red flags were waved with eight minutes remaining due to an accident for Somkiat Chantra on the exit of Turn 5, the hairpin leading onto the back straight.<\/p>\n<p>The former MotoGP rider was conscious but clearly in pain and required treatment on track before being taken to the medical centre, allowing the session to restart.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chantra\u2019s team-mate Jake Dixon is currently sidelined by injuries in testing at Phillip Island, with Jonathan Rea replacing the Englishman for a second event in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The Assen WorldSBK Superpole qualifying session takes place at 11:15am local time (10:15am UK).<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-2283e720ffa674f1523dcd94e75ef6f81364db88537e9dbc83b6b0acd6db2aad\">  Is Ducati more affected by WorldSBK fuel flow changes in 2026?   Danilo Petrucci hails \u201cbest day on BMW\u201d at Dutch WorldSBK <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<h2>2026 Dutch World Superbike, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POS<\/td>\n<td>RIDER<\/td>\n<td>NAT<\/td>\n<td>TEAM<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Iker Lecuona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>1:32.823s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alex Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.259s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alvaro Bautista<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.354s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miguel Oliveira<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.437s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nicolo Bulega<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+0.499s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Remy Gardner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.582s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sam Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>ELF Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.666s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>Xavi Vierge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.693s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Danilo Petrucci<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.744s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yari Montella<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.745s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Garrett Gerloff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.987s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tarran Mackenzie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>+1.035s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Andrea Locatelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+1.105s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Axel Bassani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.162s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alberto Surra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+1.265s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tommy Bridewell<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates<\/td>\n<td>+1.270s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jonathan Rea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+1.283s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Goeleven<\/td>\n<td>+1.396s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Twan Smits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>+1.403s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stefano Manzi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.448s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.683s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mattia Rato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.141s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td><strong>Somkiat Chantra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+5.300s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>TT Circuit Assen WorldSBK Lap Records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All-time lap record: 1m32.596s (Sam Lowes, 2025 Superpole)<\/li>\n<li>Race lap record: 1m33.581s (Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Race 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Nicolo Bulega<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Jonathan Rea<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Iker Lecuona<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Danilo Petrucci<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Miguel Oliveira<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Sam Lowes<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Alex Lowes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Is Ducati more affected by WorldSBK fuel flow changes in 2026?<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304933_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304933_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304933_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304933_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 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Credit: Gold and Goose.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full Free Practice 3 results from the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>An Aruba.it Ducati remained on top of the timesheets during Saturday morning&#8217;s final practice for the 2026 Assen WorldSBK round.<\/p>\n<p>Iker Lecuona set the pace on Saturday morning from the Bimota of Alex Lowes, fellow Panigale of Alvaro Bautista and BMW&#8217;s Miguel Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lecuona&#8217;s team-mate Nicolo Bulega, who has won all six races so far this season and set the Friday pace with a 1m 33.687s, continued to focus on race rubber on his way to fifth.<\/p>\n<h2>Chantra accident<\/h2>\n<p>Red flags were waved with eight minutes remaining due to an accident for Somkiat Chantra on the exit of Turn 5, the hairpin leading onto the back straight.<\/p>\n<p>The former MotoGP rider was conscious but clearly in pain and required treatment on track before being taken to the medical centre, allowing the session to restart.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chantra\u2019s team-mate Jake Dixon is currently sidelined by injuries in testing at Phillip Island, with Jonathan Rea replacing the Englishman for a second event in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The Assen WorldSBK Superpole qualifying session takes place at 11:15am local time (10:15am UK).<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-2283e720ffa674f1523dcd94e75ef6f81364db88537e9dbc83b6b0acd6db2aad\">  Is Ducati more affected by WorldSBK fuel flow changes in 2026?   Danilo Petrucci hails \u201cbest day on BMW\u201d at Dutch WorldSBK <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<h2>2026 Dutch World Superbike, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POS<\/td>\n<td>RIDER<\/td>\n<td>NAT<\/td>\n<td>TEAM<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Iker Lecuona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>1:32.823s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alex Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.259s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alvaro Bautista<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.354s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miguel Oliveira<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.437s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nicolo Bulega<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+0.499s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Remy Gardner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.582s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sam Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>ELF Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.666s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>Xavi Vierge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.693s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Danilo Petrucci<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.744s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yari Montella<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.745s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Garrett Gerloff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.987s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tarran Mackenzie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>+1.035s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Andrea Locatelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+1.105s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Axel Bassani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.162s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alberto Surra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+1.265s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tommy Bridewell<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates<\/td>\n<td>+1.270s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jonathan Rea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+1.283s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Goeleven<\/td>\n<td>+1.396s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Twan Smits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>+1.403s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stefano Manzi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.448s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.683s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mattia Rato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.141s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td><strong>Somkiat Chantra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+5.300s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>TT Circuit Assen WorldSBK Lap Records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All-time lap record: 1m32.596s (Sam Lowes, 2025 Superpole)<\/li>\n<li>Race lap record: 1m33.581s (Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Race 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>An Aruba.it Ducati remained on top of the timesheets during Saturday morning&#8217;s final practice for the 2026 Assen WorldSBK round.<\/p>\n<p>Iker Lecuona set the pace on Saturday morning from the Bimota of Alex Lowes, fellow Panigale of Alvaro Bautista and BMW&#8217;s Miguel Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lecuona&#8217;s team-mate Nicolo Bulega, who has won all six races so far this season and set the Friday pace with a 1m 33.687s, continued to focus on race rubber on his way to fifth.<\/p>\n<h2>Chantra accident<\/h2>\n<p>Red flags were waved with eight minutes remaining due to an accident for Somkiat Chantra on the exit of Turn 5, the hairpin leading onto the back straight.<\/p>\n<p>The former MotoGP rider was conscious but clearly in pain and required treatment on track before being taken to the medical centre, allowing the session to restart.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chantra\u2019s team-mate Jake Dixon is currently sidelined by injuries in testing at Phillip Island, with Jonathan Rea replacing the Englishman for a second event in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The Assen WorldSBK Superpole qualifying session takes place at 11:15am local time (10:15am UK).<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-2283e720ffa674f1523dcd94e75ef6f81364db88537e9dbc83b6b0acd6db2aad\">  Is Ducati more affected by WorldSBK fuel flow changes in 2026?   Danilo Petrucci hails \u201cbest day on BMW\u201d at Dutch WorldSBK <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<h2>2026 Dutch World Superbike, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POS<\/td>\n<td>RIDER<\/td>\n<td>NAT<\/td>\n<td>TEAM<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Iker Lecuona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>1:32.823s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alex Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.259s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alvaro Bautista<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.354s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miguel Oliveira<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.437s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nicolo Bulega<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+0.499s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Remy Gardner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.582s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sam Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>ELF Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.666s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>Xavi Vierge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.693s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Danilo Petrucci<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.744s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yari Montella<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.745s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Garrett Gerloff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.987s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tarran Mackenzie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>+1.035s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Andrea Locatelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+1.105s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Axel Bassani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.162s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alberto Surra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+1.265s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tommy Bridewell<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates<\/td>\n<td>+1.270s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jonathan Rea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+1.283s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Goeleven<\/td>\n<td>+1.396s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Twan Smits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>+1.403s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stefano Manzi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.448s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.683s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mattia Rato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.141s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td><strong>Somkiat Chantra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+5.300s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>TT Circuit Assen WorldSBK Lap Records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All-time lap record: 1m32.596s (Sam Lowes, 2025 Superpole)<\/li>\n<li>Race lap record: 1m33.581s (Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Race 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/results\/1093116\/1\/2026-dutch-worldsbk-assen-final-practice-results&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results Full Free Practice 3 results from the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen. 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