LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow took sixth position in a thrilling Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday. As had looked likely all weekend, the race was close throughout with numerous riders competing for the podium positions. That battle went right down to the wire with Crutchlow missing out by less than two seconds after a gripping end to the event.
#35 Cal Crutchlow – 6th (41’17.739)
“I think it was a good race, but the last two laps were my downfall as I made a big mistake when I passed Valentino (Rossi) and thought I could push for the gals at the front. But I ran really wide at turn eight and only just stayed on the bike and had to settle for sixth position. But it was a good battle, I said (before the race) any one of eight gals could be on the podium and it seemed that way. All credit to my team though, they did a good job.”
Race results:
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Time/gap |
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 41’13.863 |
| 2 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2.269 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2.308 |
| 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2.422 |
| 5 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2.963 |
| 6 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 3.876 |
| 7 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 4.462 |
| 8 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 7.001 |
| 9 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 7.541 |
| 10 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 13.056 |
| 11 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 14.255 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 15.876 |
| 13 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 15.986 |
| 14 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 16.019 |
| 15 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 16.043 |
| 16 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 16.416 |
| 17 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 29073 |
| 18 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 33824 |
| 19 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 34.037 |
| 20 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 47853 |
| Not Classified | |||
| Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 9 Laps | |
| Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 9 Laps | |
| Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 15 Laps |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc