Lap by Lap At Assen

A quick lap by lap synopsis of the A-Style Assen TT

GRID

A quick kiss on the ‘cheek’ of Casey’s helmet from wife Adriana set the scene on the grid

LAP ONE

Pedrosa leads into turn one, Dovisioso and Nakano great starts.

Rossi has horror start, is back in the pack.

Rossi down,  Rossi takes out Depuniet, De Puniet wrist injured, rossi rejoins (rossi locked the rear and lowsided into the side of de puniet)

World in shock, someone took out De Puniet!

Stoner passes Pedrosa at change of direction

Alex De Angelis down not moving at first, perhaps winded, eventually walks off track

LAP TWO

Stoner lap record on lap two 1′36.82 (goes on to better this mark)

LAP FOUR

Stoner 2.1 seconds up

LAP FIVE

Vermeulen closing on nakano and dovisioso

LAP SIX

Vermeulen on nakano for sixth

LAP SEVEN

Vermeulen on dovisioso for fifth

LAP EIGHT

Ant West lowsides

LAP NINE

Guintoli runs off at chicane, rejoins with no loss of position

LAP TEN

Rossi in 13^th 16 seconds behind melandri in 12th

LAP FORTEEN

Edwards on Vermeulen

LAP FIFTEEN

Edwards on Dovisioso

LAP EIGHTEEN
Rossi on Melandri

LAP NINETEEN

Lorenzo caught Vermeulen by surprise, near contact as Lorenzo takes him for seven

LAP TWENTY

Lorenzo on Nakano for sixth
LAP TWENTY ONE

Stoners lead 9.2 seconds

LAP TWENTY THREE

Rossi on Elias for 11^th and 5 world championship points

LAP TWENTY SIX

Hayden runs out of fuel, home fourth, Edwards home third!

FINISH:

Stoner cuts into his 12 second lead with a big stand up wheelie across the line

Pos.	Rider		Team	Total time
1	C. STONER		Ducati Marlboro Team	42′12.337
2	D. PEDROSA		Repsol Honda Team	+ 11.310
3	C. EDWARDS		Tech 3 Yamaha	+ 17.125
4	N. HAYDEN		Repsol Honda Team	+ 20.477
5	A. DOVIZIOSO		JiR Team Scot MotoGP	+ 27.346
6	J. LORENZO		Fiat Yamaha Team	+ 28.608
7	C. VERMEULEN		Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	+ 32.330
8	S. NAKANO		San Carlo Honda Gresini	+ 34.892
9	J. TOSELAND		Tech 3 Yamaha	+ 38.566
10	S. GUINTOLI		Alice Team	+ 38.817
11	V. ROSSI		Fiat Yamaha Team	+ 46.025
12	T. ELIAS		Alice Team	+ 48.213
13	M. MELANDRI		Ducati Marlboro Team	+ 59.594
	A. WEST		Kawasaki Racing Team	19 Lap
	R. DE PUNIET		LCR Honda MotoGP
	A. DE ANGELIS		San Carlo Honda Gresini