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Alvaro Bautista punished for causing turn one Assen accident with MotoGP title leader Jorge Lorenzo.

"We've decided in all likelihood to skip the next race at the Sachsenring in Germany" - Karel Abraham.

Huge smoke cloud after Assen accident prompts concerns over MotoGP title leader Jorge Lorenzo's engine.

'I was surprised at Casey's last lap; it was fantastic and so fast and Dani [Pedrosa] was also very close to him' - Jorge Lorenzo

Casey Stoner falls following rain shower at Assen

'Today went pretty well, especially in the afternoon. I'm eighth, but the gap to the front is only four tenths, which is a decent step forward for us' - Valentino Rossi

'I started the first practice session hoping that the hand wouldn't hurt too much, but I entered the pits after three laps, it was unthinkable to continue' - Karel Abraham

"My objective is to make the Ducati competitive and to continue with this team" - Valentino Rossi.

Hearing takes place at Assen regarding the overturning of Marc Marquez's Catalunya Moto2 penalty.

"For the moment, we can only work on the set-up to prepare the bike as we try to return to the level that we had attained prior to Silverstone" - Valentino Rossi.

"Hopefully we can go there, be competitive and avoid any injury like last year when I hurt my neck, which still causes me problems now" - Casey Stoner.

't is a real shame because I had the possibility to fight for second place' - Andrea Dovizioso

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Photo flashback to 2006 as MotoGP returns to Catalunya this weekend.

'It wasn't my fault because I got pushed wide by another rider' - Brett McCormick

Sylvain Guintoli takes himself and Effenbert Liberty Ducati to their maiden World Superbike Championship victory at a rainy Assen.

Tom Sykes misses out on the chance to assume the World Superbike Championship lead after retiring from the front of the first race at Assen.

Full race results (2) for the third round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Jonathan Rea defies a finger injury to claim a fourth career victory around the Assen circuit, ahead of Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty; Checa fails to score after tyre error.

Full race results (1) for the third round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Brett McCormick suffers spine, face, eye and hand injuries in a horrendous accident during the second World Superbike race at Assen.

Full Superpole qualifying times for the third round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship at Assen, Netherlands

Full free practice times (2) for the second round of the 2012 FIM Superstock 1000 Championship at Assen, Netherlands.

Get in the mood for this weekend's Assen round with a look back at one of the most memorable WSBK races held at the legendary Dutch circuit, the 1998 duel between Ducati riders Carl Fogarty and Frankie Chili.