In the qualification for the Grand Prix of Valencia it was clear once again how minimal the differences are in the Moto2. Bo Bendsneyder came only five hundredths of a second (0.05) short to qualify for Q2. In that second qualifying round, his time of 1.35.082 would have been good for seventeenth on the grid. Instead Bendsneyder has to start tomorrow from position 22. His Italian teammate Tommy Marcon starts from P28. On the second day in Valencia, the riders of NTS RW Racing GP continued the rising line of day 1. Bendsneyder again took a second off his time, but what is perhaps even more important is that the Dutchman gets more confidence every session. Marcon also gets better every session. The young Italian rode the fourteenth fastest time in Q1 (1.36.238) and as a result he managed to keep four riders behind on only his second day on the NTS Grand Prix machine.
Bo Bendsneyder: “We have made another big step. With every change we try, it works out as we expect and the feeling gets better and better, so that is very positive, also for the race. I am quite happy with the time, but it is of course disappointing that it was just 0.05 short for Q2. It was not a perfect lap, because I made a small mistake every lap, but I was able to set my times alone and fairly consistently.”
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Jorge NAVARRO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 1’34.461 |
| 2 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’34.478 |
| 3 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Temporary Forward | 1’34.633 |
| 4 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’34.646 |
| 5 | Thomas LUTHI | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1’34.674 |
| 6 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 1’34.704 |
| 7 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’34.727 |
| 8 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 1’34.863 |
| 9 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’34.866 |
| 10 | Sam LOWES | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’34.887 |
| 11 | Xavi VIERGE | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’34.899 |
| 12 | Mattia PASINI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 1’34.924 |
| 13 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’34.945 |
| 14 | Remy GARDNER | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 1’34.946 |
| 15 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’34.955 |
| 16 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1’34.983 |
| 17 | Jake DIXON | Inde Angel Nieto Team | 1’35.085 |
| 18 | Nicolo BULEGA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’35.385 |
| 19 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV Agusta Temporary Forward | 1’35.050 |
| 20 | Marco BEZZECCHI | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’35.061 |
| 21 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 1’35.062 |
| 22 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’35.082 |
| 23 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 1’35.258 |
| 24 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’35.286 |
| 25 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’35.880 |
| 26 | Philipp OETTL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’35.967 |
| 27 | Sean Dylan KELLY | American Racing KTM | 1’36.130 |
| 28 | Tommaso MARCON | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’36.238 |
| 29 | Adam NORRODIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’36.345 |
| 30 | Xavi CARDELUS | Inde Angel Nieto Team | 1’36.727 |
| 31 | Lukas TULOVIC | Kiefer Racing | 1’36.854 |
| 32 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing KTM | 2’29.394 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
