NTS RW Racing GP has made a hopeful start on the first day of the Czech GP. Especially in the second free practice, Bo Bendsneyder and Dominique Aegerter made a lot of progress. Bendsneyder finished the day in 17th place with 2.03.490. Aegerter, who, as a replacement for Jesko Raffin, was on the NTS for the first time, finished 25th in the combined rankings with 2.03.965. NTS RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen was satisfied after the first day in Brno. “We have made a good step. Domi immediately picked it up well and that is nice to see. Bo was also able to make a good step in the second practice. That is very promising. ” Despite the higher temperatures, Bendsneyder was almost a second faster in the afternoon. The difference to the fastest man in Moto2 decreased from 1.852 to 0.801. In the final phase of practice, he was close to direct qualification for Q2, but that just didn’t work. Aegerter clearly needed the first practice to get used to the NTS. He took even more off of his time and narrowed the margin from +2.833 in FP1 to +1.276 in FP2.
Bo Bendsneyder: “The beginning is much better here than in Jerez. The feeling is better too. We kept on riding with the hard tire in the second practice session, but with a new rear tire and a used one at the front, it was not good. After we switched to both new front and rear, things went much better. The rear grip is an issue we still need to work on. I am satisfied with the progress we have already made today. Brno is a long circuit, so a lot is possible.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’02.689 |
| 2 | Sam LOWES | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’02.722 |
| 3 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’02.799 |
| 4 | Jorge NAVARRO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 2’02.823 |
| 5 | Joe ROBERTS | Tennor American Racing | 2’02.825 |
| 6 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 2’02.930 |
| 7 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’03.010 |
| 8 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 2’03.137 |
| 9 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2’03.139 |
| 10 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 2’03.191 |
| 11 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 2’03.211 |
| 12 | Nicolo BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’03.233 |
| 13 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’03.253 |
| 14 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’03.325 |
| 15 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’03.438 |
| 16 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’03.457 |
| 17 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’03.490 |
| 18 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 2’03.592 |
| 19 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’03.619 |
| 20 | Aron CANET | Openbank Aspar Team | 2’03.716 |
| 21 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’03.764 |
| 22 | Dominique AEGERTER | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’03.965 |
| 23 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Tennor American Racing | 2’04.023 |
| 24 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’04.041 |
| 25 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’04.067 |
| 26 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 2’04.137 |
| 27 | Kasma DANIEL | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 2’04.794 |
| 28 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’04.797 |
| 29 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Openbank Aspar Team | 2’04.937 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
