In conditions that were far from ideal, Bo Bendsneyder and Dominique Aegerter qualified for the Czech GP on the sixth and eighth row respectively. Bendsneyder qualified for Q2 by setting the second fastest time in Q1. Aegerter finished ninth in that first round. In Q1 it was important to set a sharp time right away, as long as the Moto2 could still take advantage of the MotoGP rubber at the Brno circuit. Bendsneyder set a time of 2.02.230 in his second lap and thus secured second place. The first four of Q1 advance to Q2, where they compete for the places of the first six starting rows. In that Q2 the grip was a lot less, so Bendsneyder had to settle for seventeenth place with 2.02.827. That was slightly less than what the Dutchman had hoped for after that excellent Q1.
Aegerter, on just his second day on the NTS, had the ninth fastest time (2.02.544) in Q1, meaning the Swiss will start tomorrow’s Moto2 race from 23rd place on the grid.
Bo Bendsneyder: “I had a good feeling in Q1 and immediately set a good time. In Q2 the grip was low, because there is no rubber from the MotoGP anymore. I had a lot of chatter in the bike. That made it very difficult to do a good lap. Too bad, because I thought I would end up somewhere between tenth and fifteenth place. I am glad that we got through Q1 so well and that I didn’t leave anything there.”
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Joe ROBERTS | Tennor American Racing | 2’01.692 |
| 2 | Sam LOWES | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’01.822 |
| 3 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’01.881 |
| 4 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Openbank Aspar Team | 2’02.145 |
| 5 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’02.178 |
| 6 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’02.289 |
| 7 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 2’02.345 |
| 8 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’02.365 |
| 9 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 2’02.376 |
| 10 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’02.494 |
| 11 | Jorge NAVARRO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 2’02.499 |
| 12 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’02.500 |
| 13 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2’02.515 |
| 14 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’02.653 |
| 15 | Aron CANET | Openbank Aspar Team | 2’02.766 |
| 16 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Tennor American Racing | 2’02.773 |
| 17 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’02.827 |
| 18 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 2’03.308 |
| 19 | Nicolo BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’02.341 |
| 20 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2’02.374 |
| 21 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’02.414 |
| 22 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 2’02.421 |
| 23 | Dominique AEGERTER | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’02.544 |
| 24 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 2’02.600 |
| 25 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’02.731 |
| 26 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 2’02.736 |
| 27 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’03.057 |
| 28 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’03.062 |
| 29 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’03.674 |
| 30 | Kasma DANIEL | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 2’03.777 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
