Running in the victory battle in the early stages, Alex Marquez was attempting an overtake on KTM's Pedro Acosta at Turn 5 when the pair rubbed shoulders on the exit. Marquez then crashed on the exit flicking right onto the back straight in what appeared to be a touch of his front brake lever on the rear of Acosta.

Marc Marquez withstood race-long pressure from the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to win MotoGP’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday.

Alex Marquez had a scary crash during the Dutch MotoGP at Assen after a collision with Pedro Acosta on lap six. The incident happened while both riders were battling for fourth place. Their bikes touched,