2015 Dutch TT

Date27 June 2015

Official nameMotul TT Assen^[1][2][3]

LocationTT Circuit Assen

Course

• Permanent racing facility
• 4.542 km (2.822 mi)

  2015 Dutch Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 18 races in the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	27 June 2015
Official name	Motul TT Assen[1][2][3]
Location	TT Circuit Assen
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.542 km (2.822 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Valentino Rossi Yamaha Time 1:32.627 Fastest lap Rider Marc Márquez Honda Time 1:33.617 on lap 4 Podium First Valentino Rossi Yamaha Second Marc Márquez Honda Third Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position Rider Johann Zarco Kalex Time 1:36.346 Fastest lap Rider Tito Rabat Kalex Time 1:37.449 on lap 6 Podium First Johann Zarco Kalex Second Tito Rabat Kalex Third Sam Lowes Speed Up
Moto3
Pole position Rider Enea Bastianini Honda Time 1:41.283 Fastest lap Rider Jorge Navarro Honda Time 1:42.135 on lap 16 Podium First Miguel Oliveira KTM Second Fabio Quartararo Honda Third Danny Kent Honda

The 2015 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.^[4] It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 27 June 2015.

In the premier class, Valentino Rossi took his first pole position since the 2014 Valencian Grand Prix. In the race, Rossi fought hard with Marc Márquez; on the final lap, the two riders made contact at the final chicane, causing Rossi to go across the gravel trap.^[5] He was able to rejoin the track and claimed his third victory of the season, and a record seventh premier class victory at Assen.^[6] Rossi finished ahead of Márquez, while teammate Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium; Rossi extended his championship lead to 10 points as a result.^[7] Suzuki's Aleix Espargaró qualified second on the grid, but he dropped to ninth place in the race. Five riders retired from the race – Jack Miller collided with Héctor Barberá, while Stefan Bradl, Eugene Laverty and Alex de Angelis all crashed out.