Overview

• Marco Bezzecchi secured third in Saturday’s Sprint and followed up with second in Sunday’s Grand Prix at the Dutch TT in Assen.
• He opted for a new rear aerodynamic configuration tested by Lorenzo Savadori in warm-up, boosting his pace and stability.
• His performances earned 44 percent of television viewers’ votes for Rider of the Race.
• Aprilia climbed from fourth to second in the manufacturers’ championship after Assen, and Bezzecchi’s 121 points place him sixth overall and top non-Ducati competitor.
• Jorge Martin’s effort to activate a performance-based exit clause has escalated toward legal review but has yet to affect Aprilia’s on-track momentum.