On the first official day of the Spanish Grand Prix, the heat continued to play tricks on NTS RW Racing GP. Bo Bendsneyder and Jesko Raffin were faster than Wednesday in the test, and the differences with the top narrowed slightly, but it was not enough. It was baking hot again in Jerez, with an asphalt temperature of well above 50 degrees Celsius. Given the time of qualifying tomorrow, therefore, the result in the second free practice, this afternoon, was most important. Bendsneyder finished in 24th place with 1.43.405, Raffin in 29th with 1.44.476. In the first practice, in slightly less warm conditions, both riders were faster, but the differences with the top were slightly larger.
So Bendsneyder and Raffin took a small step, but they were not satisfied. The problems that arose in Wednesday’s test, and which were largely due to the hot conditions that Moto2 normally does not experience, were not all resolved by Friday.
Bo Bendsneyder: “It was a very hard day. We’re having a difficult time. I still don’t have the confidence in the front and that makes it difficult to set a good lap time. We are now going to analyse the data once more and try to solve the problem. The differences are small, but we really have to make that step to be there where we need and want to be.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’42.228 |
| 2 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’42.356 |
| 3 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’42.435 |
| 4 | Aron CANET | Inde Aspar Team Moto2 | 1’42.448 |
| 5 | Sam LOWES | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’42.454 |
| 6 | Jorge NAVARRO | HDR Heidrun Speed Up | 1’42.532 |
| 7 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’42.535 |
| 8 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’42.582 |
| 9 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’42.670 |
| 10 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Inde Aspar Team Moto2 | 1’42.721 |
| 11 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’42.748 |
| 12 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’42.817 |
| 13 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’42.935 |
| 14 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’43.030 |
| 15 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’43.174 |
| 16 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’43.188 |
| 17 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’43.205 |
| 18 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’43.225 |
| 19 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Tennor American Racing | 1’43.265 |
| 20 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | HDR Heidrun Speed Up | 1’43.307 |
| 21 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’43.329 |
| 22 | Nicolo BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’43.380 |
| 23 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’43.389 |
| 24 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’43.405 |
| 25 | Joe ROBERTS | Tennor American Racing | 1’43.414 |
| 26 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’43.495 |
| 27 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’43.858 |
| 28 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’44.054 |
| 29 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’44.476 |
| 30 | Kasma DANIEL | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’44.564 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
