The first practice session on the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit was a bit difficult for Bo Bendsneyder and Steven Odendaal. In the second session, the riders of NTS RW Racing GP already fared much better and they caught the rising line. Bendsneyder improved from 20th to 14th, Odendaal from 24th to 20th. The 14th time of the Dutchman in FP2 unfortunately did not mean that he qualified for Q2 tomorrow (for the time being). The combined results of the practice sessions apply to this and Bendsneyder is currently 17th in that list. However, there is a good chance that he will still be able to get to the first 14 in FP3 on Saturday morning, looking at the steps he made on the first day. For Odendaal this seems to be more difficult, from 22nd in the combined standings, but the South African is positive after the strong improvement he made between the first two sessions.
Bo Bendsneyder (17 – 1.45.349): “In the first session we had some problems. I didn’t feel super on the bike. I was fast pretty quickly, but could not improve my lap times and therefore I remained too far from the top. We were able to take a good step in the second practice. I immediately went out with a new tire to attack. It is a good time, with some errors in different sectors, so it was not my ideal time. That indicates that it can be done faster – which is positive – and that must be the case. We know what to do, especially at the front of the bike, to be faster tomorrow.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 1’44.782 |
| 2 | Thomas LUTHI | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1’44.870 |
| 3 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’44.910 |
| 4 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 1’44.955 |
| 5 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’44.994 |
| 6 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’45.021 |
| 7 | Jorge NAVARRO | HDR Heidrun Speed Up | 1’45.099 |
| 8 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | HDR Heidrun Speed Up | 1’45.151 |
| 9 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’45.227 |
| 10 | Simone CORSI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 1’45.228 |
| 11 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’45.245 |
| 12 | Xavi VIERGE | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’45.301 |
| 13 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 1’45.329 |
| 14 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’45.349 |
| 15 | Sam LOWES | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’45.419 |
| 16 | Nicolo BULEGA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’45.451 |
| 17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1’45.462 |
| 18 | Remy GARDNER | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 1’45.579 |
| 19 | Jonas FOLGER | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’45.588 |
| 20 | Steven ODENDAAL | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’45.804 |
| 21 | Iker LECUONA | American Racing KTM | 1’45.900 |
| 22 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward | 1’45.954 |
| 23 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward | 1’46.176 |
| 24 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’46.310 |
| 25 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’46.712 |
| 26 | Lukas TULOVIC | Kiefer Racing | 1’46.725 |
| 27 | Marco BEZZECCHI | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’46.815 |
| 28 | Jake DIXON | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | 1’46.839 |
| 29 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing KTM | 1’46.942 |
| 30 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’47.029 |
| 31 | Philipp OETTL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’47.340 |
| 32 | Xavi CARDELUS | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | 1’47.632 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
