Cal Crutchlow got the best out of his RC213V to claim a spot on the second row of the grid for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. Having secured an automatic place in Q2 at a sun-drenched Assen, the LCR Honda CASTROL rider battled hard to finish as the second best Honda in qualifying and will now look to take advantage in tomorrow’s race.
#35 Cal Crutchlow (6th – 1’33.228)
“I qualified sixth, but I didn’t really have the pace for sixth, it was just lucky that nobody had the pace to get past me on the second run. We’re working hard, but the reality is we’re probably about the tenth quickest guy, but last year it was a ten-man battle at the front at one point so we’ll have to try and make some improvements in the morning. I didn’t feel much better on the bike today even though we tried more or less everything as always, from my point of view it’s clear where we’re losing time and we are working on it. We’re trying our best and I’m pleased to be on the second row”.
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’32.017 |
| 2 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’32.157 |
| 3 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’32.458 |
| 4 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’32.731 |
| 5 | Joan MIR | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’33.085 |
| 6 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’33.228 |
| 7 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati Team | 1’33.282 |
| 8 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’33.295 |
| 9 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’33.314 |
| 10 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 1’33.323 |
| 11 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’33.692 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’33.762 |
| 13 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Pramac Racing | 1’33.221 |
| 14 | Valentino ROSSI | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’33.466 |
| 15 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’33.547 |
| 16 | Karel ABRAHAM | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’33.583 |
| 17 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’33.706 |
| 18 | Johann ZARCO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’33.776 |
| 19 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’33.869 |
| 20 | Andrea IANNONE | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’33.960 |
| 21 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’34.580 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc, calcrutchlow35.nl