The Sepang International Circuit with its long straights is clearly a very different kind of circuit than the smooth, winding Phillip Island, where Jesko Raffin and Bo Bendsneyder both finished in the points last weekend. On the first day in Malaysia the riders of NTS RW Racing GP had to deal with chatter. The results therefore lagged somewhat compared to a week ago. After two free practice sessions, Jesko Raffin found his name in 25th place, with a time of 2.08.011. Bo Bendsneyder closed the first day in 26th position with 2.08.317.
Bo Bendsneyder: “It was a difficult day. It is the first time for me with the Moto2 at Sepang and that did not make it any easier, but the biggest problems were caused by chatter. Jesko also suffered from this. We are too far away to be satisfied. Let’s hope that we can make a step for tomorrow.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’05.968 |
| 2 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 2’06.197 |
| 3 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’06.328 |
| 4 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’06.457 |
| 5 | Jorge NAVARRO | Beta Tools Speed Up | 2’06.503 |
| 6 | Thomas LUTHI | Dynavolt Intact GP | 2’06.554 |
| 7 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Beta Tools Speed Up | 2’06.581 |
| 8 | Xavi VIERGE | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’06.654 |
| 9 | Mattia PASINI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 2’06.672 |
| 10 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 2’06.680 |
| 11 | Sam LOWES | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’06.772 |
| 12 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 2’06.773 |
| 13 | Remy GARDNER | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 2’06.829 |
| 14 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’06.894 |
| 15 | Marco BEZZECCHI | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 2’07.075 |
| 16 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’07.086 |
| 17 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’07.153 |
| 18 | Iker LECUONA | American Racing KTM | 2’07.156 |
| 19 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’07.168 |
| 20 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV Agusta Temporary Forward | 2’07.314 |
| 21 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 2’07.315 |
| 22 | Nicolo BULEGA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’07.519 |
| 23 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Temporary Forward | 2’07.726 |
| 24 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’08.011 |
| 25 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’08.317 |
| 26 | Jake DIXON | Gaviota Angel Nieto Team | 2’08.375 |
| 27 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing KTM | 2’08.574 |
| 28 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’09.017 |
| 29 | Philipp OETTL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 2’09.285 |
| 30 | Adam NORRODIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’09.326 |
| 31 | Lukas TULOVIC | Kiefer Racing | 2’09.400 |
| 32 | Xavi CARDELUS | Gaviota Angel Nieto Team | 2’10.230 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
