It was hard to be happy with 21st (Bo Bendsneyder) and 23rd (Jesko Raffin) place, but the first day of the Moto2 test in Qatar had yielded a lot of useful information for NTS RW Racing GP. With the new chassis on a new circuit, with a totally different character, there was a lot of work to be done for Bendsneyder and Raffin. After one day it is too early to draw conclusions to the positions and times. The Moto2 field was very close on the Losail International Circuit under a strong wind. At the end of the third session there was less than a second between number 1 and number 18. Bendsneyder, with his 2.00.399, was only three-tenths behind number 14. Raffin, who was unable to test optimally in Jerez last week and therefore had an extra catch up to make, was not satisfied with 2.00.945.
Bo Bendsneyder #64: “We know it will not be easy here and we are certainly not yet where we want to be, but we have a plan and a test program and we stick to it. We had to start from scratch and have made good progress. In the last session we mainly focused on the rear to get the front better and that helped. I was able to improve my time considerably and the pace was also better. I was able to ride my fastest time a few times in a row. Now we have to see if we can make the next step tomorrow.”
Results Day 1:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Jorge NAVARRO | Speed Up Racing | 1:59.168 |
| 2 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1:59.400 |
| 3 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1:59.421 |
| 4 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing | 1:59.450 |
| 5 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:59.468 |
| 6 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:59.547 |
| 7 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1:59.575 |
| 8 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1:59.625 |
| 9 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1:59.657 |
| 10 | Nicolo BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1:59.725 |
| 11 | Aron CANET | Aspar Team | 1:59.807 |
| 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1:59.809 |
| 13 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Speed Up Racing | 1:59.815 |
| 14 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1:59.815 |
| 15 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0.0 Marc VDS | 2:00.022 |
| 16 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2:00.130 |
| 17 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Aspar Team | 2:00.141 |
| 18 | Lorenzo BALDASARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 2:00.166 |
| 19 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2:00.286 |
| 20 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2:00.333 |
| 21 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 2:00.399 |
| 22 | Somkiat CHANTRA | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 2:00.489 |
| 23 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 2:00.945 |
| 24 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 2:00.991 |
| 25 | Marcos RAMIREZ | American Racing | 2:01.000 |
| 26 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2:01.157 |
| 27 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 2:01.663 |
| 28 | Andi FARID IZDIHAR | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 2:02.015 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
