The result of the Moto2 race in the Catalan Grand Prix was not what NTS RW Racing GP had hoped for. 18th place for Bo Bendsneyder and 22nd for Steven Odendaal were disappointing. The start of Odendaal was good, from 27 to 20, but the South African was quite bothered by the consequences of a warmup crash. Bendsneyder, starting from 14th place, lost a lot of positions in the first lap and had difficulty making up for it. “It is a disappointing day for both riders, but also for the team,” said NTS RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen. “We expected more. It is a shame that Bo’s good qualifying result was lost so quickly. The lap times were so equal that it was impossible to move up. We would rather have gone to our home race in Assen with a better result, but I am confident that we can show what we have as a team there.”
Bo Bendsneyder (18 at +33,315): “I am very disappointed with the result. It is very strange, because we had the same setup that worked so well on Saturday, but I had a hard time keeping the bike on track coming out of the corners. The tire spun a lot more than yesterday and therefore I was short of three-tenths per lap to be able to fight for points. Really a shame, because the team worked incredibly hard and I would like to have paid back those efforts with a good result. We have made a good step with regard to qualification this weekend and that is positive. We are testing on Tuesday in Barcelona and hopefully we can find out what we need to improve in the setup.”
Race results:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time / Gap |
| 1 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 38’25.678 |
| 2 | Thomas LUTHI | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1.989 |
| 3 | Jorge NAVARRO | HDR Heidrun Speed Up | 2.532 |
| 4 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 3.802 |
| 5 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 7.472 |
| 6 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 13.996 |
| 7 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 14.565 |
| 8 | Xavi VIERGE | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 14.953 |
| 9 | Sam LOWES | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 15.898 |
| 10 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 17.947 |
| 11 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 20.891 |
| 12 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 20.930 |
| 13 | Nicolo BULEGA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 22.352 |
| 14 | Simone CORSI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 25.192 |
| 15 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 27.132 |
| 16 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward | 30.395 |
| 17 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 32.230 |
| 18 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 33.315 |
| 19 | Jonas FOLGER | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 39.441 |
| 20 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing KTM | 42.600 |
| 21 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 44.461 |
| 22 | Steven ODENDAAL | NTS RW Racing GP | 47.623 |
| 23 | Marco BEZZECCHI | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 54.911 |
| 24 | Lukas TULOVIC | Kiefer Racing | 59.776 |
| 25 | Xavi CARDELUS | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | +1’22.064 |
| Not Classified | |||
| Jake DIXON | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | 1 Lap | |
| Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward | 6 Laps | |
| Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | HDR Heidrun Speed Up | 9 Laps | |
| Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 16 Laps | |
| Iker LECUONA | American Racing KTM | 20 Laps | |
| Remy GARDNER | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 0 Lap |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
