Assen Clashes Collection: The Last Chance

Geert Timer Assen is the most famous corner in Assen Circuit. t is a chicane and very possible to overtaking there. Because of it's position that put in last corner, make this corner very important until final time in the race.


1984: Randy Mamola v Raymond Roche

Randy Mamola #3 tried to take back his position from Roche #11

Last lap coming, and Mamola still lead the race just less than 1 second ahead Roche. No overtook until the final corner. Roche tried his last chance from inside line and it passed through Mamola, but Mamola made great move in the second part of the corner running outside and get more speed for passing Roche and defended his position for win.

1991: Kevin Schwant v Wayney Rainey

Wayney Rainey run off into grass.

Rainey lead Schawnt almost 1 second in the last lap. Looked like Rainey would win the race after Schwant could'nt get closer into the leader. Surprissingly Rainey made mistake by getting very wide until out of track and must slowing his speed passed grasses and lose many time made Schawnt could pass him through when the finish line had been in front of his face. Schwant won the race from Rainey because his efford that never gave up.

2002: Carlos Checa v Tohru Ukawa *battle for 3rd

Failed manuver from Ukawa bring him and Checa out of the track.

Ukawa got closer into Checa and he could tail Checa in the final lap in battle for 3rd. Until the final corner Ukawa made a manuver to take Checa from the inside in his last chance to get final place in the podium, but he could'nt make it through and getting wide, touch Checa make both of them must run of the track. Checa cut and pass the gravel, while Ukawa pass the green wet grass that brougt him self crashed down.
Checa won this battle by finish third, and Ukawa who crashed finally finished at 5 place.

2006: Nicky Hayden v Colin Edwards

Colin Edwars lose his only chance to win the motogp race in front of finish line

The battle between Nicky Hayden and Colin Edward reached until the final lap. Hayden made wobble in some last corner before the finish line. Edward put Hayden in the second place in next corner (4 corner before finish line). Coming into final corner Hayden tried to take back his position from the outside of Edward but he could not make it true and bring him into the gravel, while Edward also tried to keep his position coming wide in the chicane and bit out of the track in green area. It was bring him to the disaster because he began to cornering to left when he was still in the run off area, he got slip and bounced from his bike while his bike still run into the barrier.
Finally Hayden won the Assen 2006 race after he could pass the gravel area into the finish line and Edward finished 13th by pushed his bike after his crashed

2015: Valentino Rossi v Marc Marquez

Rossi run in the gravel after contact with Marquez

Assen 2015 ended by dramatic action between Rossi and Marquez. The long battle with some overtake, not much, went into the final lap. Coming into the final corner it is Marquez las chance to overtake the doctor and won the race. Marquez tried to pass Rossi in final lap final corner. Rossi brake very hard to defend his position. Marquez and Rossi side by side into the GT Assen but Rossi still few centimeter in front of Marquez and it cause a contact that made both of them came wide. Rossi was pushed in to the gravel, but he opened the throthtle before arrived in gravel area then launched quicker than Marquez that run wide in the chicane. Marquez looked fed up of Rossi's action, but race directors said it was clear because an accident (contact) before.