The Tech3 Racing duo got off a tricky start for the third round of 2018. While Remy Gardner was trying to find a good line around the Circuit of the Americas, Bo Bendsneyder did her first Moto2 laps around the demanding track aboard the Mistral 610. The talented Australian eventually missed out on the top by 1.649 seconds, while Bendsneyder followed just 0.495 seconds behind her team mate. Both aim to lower their respective lap times on Saturday, starting with FP3 10.55 local time.
Bo Bendsneyder ; Position: 25th – Time: 2’13.248 – Laps: 34
“The practice was quite good, I think we did a good job to do many laps here. I just did a small mistake in FP2, but after that I still had the confidence to do the same lap time like I did before. There’s still some work to do. Let’s wait and see for tomorrow, if the weather stays the same or it will be wet. I look forward to tomorrow and I hope that we can improve and make a good step.”
results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’11.104 |
| 2 | Sam LOWES | Swiss Innovative Investors | 2’11.125 |
| 3 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’11.173 |
| 4 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’11.339 |
| 5 | Joan MIR | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’11.450 |
| 6 | Isaac VIÑALES | SAG Team | 2’11.570 |
| 7 | Iker LECUONA | Swiss Innovative Investors | 2’11.578 |
| 8 | Hector BARBERA | Pons HP40 | 2’11.603 |
| 9 | Mattia PASINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’11.628 |
| 10 | Jorge NAVARRO | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’11.645 |
| 11 | Romano FENATI | Marinelli Snipers Team | 2’11.779 |
| 12 | Francesco BAGNAIA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’11.779 |
| 13 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Pons HP40 | 2’11.783 |
| 14 | Simone CORSI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 2’11.856 |
| 15 | Xavi VIERGE | Dynavolt Intact GP | 2’11.865 |
| 16 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’11.940 |
| 17 | Fabio QUARTARARO | MB Conveyors – Speed Up Racing | 2’11.959 |
| 18 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 2’11.982 |
| 19 | Dominique AEGERTER | Kiefer Racing | 2’12.011 |
| 20 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’12.536 |
| 21 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’12.562 |
| 22 | Danny KENT | MB Conveyors – Speed Up Racing | 2’12.745 |
| 23 | Remy GARDNER | Tech 3 Racing | 2’12.753 |
| 24 | Joe ROBERTS | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’13.171 |
| 25 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Tech 3 Racing | 2’13.248 |
| 26 | Eric GRANADO | Forward Racing Team | 2’13.450 |
| 27 | Stefano MANZI | Forward Racing Team | 2’13.500 |
| 28 | Steven ODENDAAL | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’13.502 |
| 29 | Khairul Idham PAWI | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’13.795 |
| 30 | Jules DANILO | Nashi Argan SAG Team | 2’14.256 |
| 31 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | SIC Racing Team | 2’15.152 |
| 32 | Federico FULIGNI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 2’17.043 |
Source: motogp.com, tech3 racing
