The performance of the MotoE on the TT Assen circuit

La MotoE in action on the Assen circuit (photo: Gresini Racing)

The performance of the MotoE on the TT Assen circuit

The Assen circuit is spread over a length of 4542m with six left-hand and twelve right-hand corners and a final straight of 487m. There MotoE took to this track for the first time in 2021. Thanks to the telemetry shared by Ducati, we can show you the performance of the MotoE on this route. On this page you can also find infographics of the track with speed and lean angle curve after curve.

Performance infographic MotoE - Speed and lean angle corner after corner at Assen — Performance infographic MotoE – Speed and lean angle corner after corner at Assen

The average lap record speed for the class MotoE in Assen it is 159.2 km/h while the maximum speed reached by MotoE it was 248.8 km/h. On the Dutch circuit, the electric class of MotoGP was with the throttle wide open 45.5% of the time while the engine braking was used 29.0% of the time. As for the brakes, the front is used 24.7% of the time. Regenerative braking of MotoE allow 8% of the energy used in Assen to be recovered.
Some of the following images were created using the graphic engine of the MotoGP23 developed by Milestone which also includes the World Cup MotoE.

Performance infographic MotoE - Telemetry on the Assen circuit — Performance infographic MotoE – Telemetry on the Assen circuit

The description of the Assen circuit

After the main straight the drivers face quite hard braking. It is important to release the brake early enough on the entry into Turn 1, then open the throttle on the exit towards Turn 2 which is a slight right-hander which MotoE you go at full throttle. Once you reach turn 3 you brake with the track sloping inwards, then from there a long curve begins to the right in which you have to keep the throttle open a little taking advantage of the slope of the track.

Coming out of Turn 4 you open the throttle quickly before Turn 5, which is the slowest part of the circuit, but is also one of the most important because coming out of this hairpin you enter a very long straight.
La MotoE it has a lot of power and a lot of torque coming out of this corner, so you have to be careful that the rear doesn't slip, while on the straight it's important to take the most aerodynamic position possible.
When you get to Turn 6 you take it at full throttle at around 240km/h before entering Turn 7, which is also very fast. The passage between number 6 which is on the right and number 7 on the left is very demanding; changing direction requires a lot of strength from the rider due to the weight of the bikes.

The pilots of the MotoE during braking into turn 1 of the Assen circuit (photo: Aspar Team)

After turn 7 the full throttle opens again until turn 8. The entry is very fast because this curve is inclined inwards (the inside part of the curve is lower than the outside part). Immediately afterwards there is a small straight until the quite hard braking at turn 9.
At the exit you open the throttle fully up to turns 10 and 11: these form a long right-hand bend in which you brake a little at the entrance and keep the accelerator partially open while going through both corners. It is important to maintain the apex point and then open the throttle quickly while controlling the slip of the rear tire to have a good exit speed to enter the fast section up to turn 15. Turns 12, 13 and 14 are done at full throttle and can cut a bit on the inside curb in the first two.

The pilots of the MotoE as they tackle the final chicane of the Assen circuit (photo: Gresini Racing)

Turn 15 is a very difficult corner because it is fast and blind, you have to find reference marks on the ground. The curve is slightly inclined towards the inside, you brake a little at the entrance and try to find the exact line to open the throttle very early to be as fast as possible towards the last chicane (made up of turns 16, 17 and 18).
This is a critical point where we can make the last overtaking on the final lap. The braking is quite hard, and it is important not to be too direct towards the first corner, otherwise we will lose the best line for the second part of the chicane.
It's better to be a little slower on the entry and have a good line on the exit to open the throttle quickly and have more speed on the final straight. It is also important not to cross the chicane or touch the green zone, otherwise you will be penalized. It's a really difficult corner but for the spectators it's the best one in the Cathedral of Speed.

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