What an absolute masterpiece of a Moto2 race. Down at the Cathedral, David Alonso of the CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team pulled off a stunning victory, edging out Manuel Gonzalez from the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP squad by a razor-thin 0.024s. It was Alonso's first win since the 2025 Hungarian GP, and honestly, it was worth every single second of the wait. Senna Agius rounded out the podium just 0.234s away in P3 for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, completing a three-way brawl that will be talked about for a long time.
Things kicked off with a brilliant start from the front row by Alberto Ferrandez of the BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 outfit, who led the field for the first time while teammate Izan Guevara also jumped Alonso into Turn 1. Alonso sat P3 early on, with Agius making a solid start from P6 to hold P4 on the opening lap ahead of Daniel Holgado of the CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team. But the order did not stay put. By the end of Lap 2, Guevara hit the front, Alonso carved past Ferrandez, and Holgado grabbed a brilliant two-for-one move at the final chicane to take P3 before briefly leading a lap later at the Geert Timmer chicane.
Assen can bite hard, too. Celestino Vietti of the HDR SpeedRS Team saw his race end with a crash at Turn 10 on Lap 3, dealing another tough blow to the Italian's championship hopes after a bruising weekend.
Back at the sharp end, Alonso made his move back to the front on Lap 6. Setting an immediate fastest lap, the polesitter stretched his advantage to 0.6s by Lap 8 over Holgado, Guevara, Gonzalez, Agius, and Brno winner Ivan Ortola representing QJMOTOR – Xeramic – MSI. Gonzalez then surged into P2, and Agius pushed past Holgado into P3. By Lap 15, Gonzalez reeled in the leader, and on Lap 17 of 22, a small Alonso mistake at Turn 5 opened the door for Gonzalez to take charge. Agius was flying at this point, setting the fastest lap of the race on Lap 18 to make it a six-wheeler at the front and instantly striking for P2.
That frantic pace almost cost Agius, though. A mistake coming through Turn 7 on the next lap lost him crucial ground, letting Alonso back through. Then came the penultimate lap at the Geert Timmer chicane where the blue touch paper was truly lit. Alonso lunged, Gonzalez defended, and as Agius tried to thread through both on the exit, Alonso got out of shape and sat up Agius, letting Gonzalez keep the lead onto the final lap.
With Gonzalez going ultra-defensive, Alonso suffered a big moment at Turn 11 yet managed to ride around the outside of the title chase leader heading into the chicane. On the exit, Agius tried to get a phenomenal run to pounce, only to get blocked off by teammate Gonzalez and lose the rear trying to apply the power. Alonso held on by 0.024s to claim the win.
Behind the epic podium scrap, Guevara picked up important points in P4, losing more ground in the championship to Gonzalez ahead of the German GP. Ortola completed the top five, while Holgado eventually crossed seven seconds off the win in P6. Adrian Huertas collected his equal-best Moto2 result in P7 for the Italtrans Racing Team, Filip Salač came home P8 for the OnlyFans American Racing Team, and home hero Collin Veijer secured a top 10 in P9 for Red Bull KTM Ajo in front of the Dutch crowd. Ferrandez earned his second top 10 of the season in P10, and Zonta van den Goorbergh gave the home fans double delight by finishing P13 for the Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team. Now, it is off to the Sachsenring.
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