On the second day of the official IRTA test in Jerez de la Frontera, Bo Bendsneyder and Jesko Raffin made good progress. Also today the riders of NTS RW Racing GP tried out many new things in the run-up to the first Grand Prix of the season.
The first day was mainly about building rhythm, making miles and getting acquainted with the new machine, on the second day serious efforts were made to try out new parts and settings and to see what happens with adjustments. The main work was done by Bendsneyder, as Raffin suffered two crashes that made it impossible for him to follow the testing program. That they were improvements was apparent from the fact that both Bendsneyder (1.41.716) and Raffin (1.42.674) were faster than on the first day.
Bo Bendsneyder #64: “We tested many different things today, including new parts from KYB (suspension). We have also tried a number of things for the longer term so that if we have a problem we understand what happens when we change something. That was all very positive. We were able to make further steps compared to the first day. This morning I was faster on harder tires than yesterday. We then did a small time attack on soft tires. That was certainly not wrong. Tomorrow we will see if we can find anything about time and of course also work on other improvements.”
Results Day 2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1:40.448 |
| 2 | Aron CANET | Aspar Team | 1:40.710 |
| 3 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:40.907 |
| 4 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1:40.910 |
| 5 | Jorge NAVARRO | Speed Up Racing | 1:40.981 |
| 6 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1:41.114 |
| 7 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:41.189 |
| 8 | Lorenzo BALDASARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 1:41.207 |
| 9 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1:41.232 |
| 10 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing | 1:41.301 |
| 11 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1:41.306 |
| 12 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1:41.317 |
| 13 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1:41.413 |
| 14 | Nicolo BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1:41.422 |
| 15 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Speed Up Racing | 1:41.540 |
| 16 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1:41.543 |
| 17 | Somkiat CHANTRA | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 1:41.651 |
| 18 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1:41.716 |
| 19 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1:41.934 |
| 20 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0.0 Marc VDS | 1:42.020 |
| 21 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 1:42.051 |
| 22 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1:42.106 |
| 23 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Aspar Team | 1:42.127 |
| 24 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 1:42.287 |
| 25 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1:42.388 |
| 26 | Marcos RAMIREZ | American Racing | 1:42.468 |
| 27 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 1:42.674 |
| 28 | Andi FARID IZDIHAR | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 1:42.765 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
