The Portuguese rider secures his best grid spot of the year in Assen, the stage of his second victory last year in Moto3. A constructive Saturday for Miguel Oliveira at the Dutch GP, the eighth round of the 2016 World Championship at the TT Circuit in Assen. He gave his maximum as always during the time attack and will start Sunday’s race from 11th place thanks to a 1’39.294. It must be recalled that in the first laps, the rider from Leopard Racing run between the top3.
The riders have also faced the difficulties of changing weather conditions, in Qualifying which leads to a shorter session: “We knew these would be tough days because of the weather. We went out immediately with the slick tyres because we had noticed that towards the end of Qualifying of some MotoGP riders had risked the intermediate rubber. We started the session without rushing, then picked up the pace and I was able to make a good lap which earned me the 11th time: the best positioning on the grid this year. "
Tomorrow at 08:10 Lisbon Time the riders will be back on track for 20 minutes of Warm Up before the lights go out at 11:20 Lisbon Time for the eighth race of the 2016 Moto2 World Championship.
