Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider, Michael van der Mark, ended his 2019 podium drought emphatically today in Assen, finishing third in the rescheduled WorldSBK Race 1 this morning and then going one better to thrill his home crowd with second place in Race 2 this afternoon. Alex Lowes was also one of the main protagonists in both races today, picking up two fourth place finishes and only narrowly missing out on joining his Pata Yamaha teammate on the podium in Race 2. It proved a tough weekend in the Netherlands for the GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK pairing of Sandro Cortese and Marco Melandri, who finished outside the top ten in both races today.