The GP of Austria has not yet had a great course for NTS RW Racing GP. In qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, Dominique Aegerter placed 24th for Sunday’s Moto2 race with 1.29.589. Bo Bendsneyder got no further than the 29th fastest time (1.30.140). Aegerter managed to significantly improve his time compared to Friday in both FP3 and Q1. However, that was not enough to considerably climb up in the standings. The Swiss finished tenth in Q1, meaning he will be in row 8 on the grid tomorrow. Bendsneyder was also faster in FP3 than on Friday, but for him the improvements were smaller. In Q1, he failed to improve his time from FP3 (1.30.060), which meant his position was down to 15th in the qualifying session and he has to start from row 10 tomorrow at 12.20 CET.
Bo Bendsneyder: “Yesterday we thought it couldn’t get any worse, but unfortunately that turned out to be possible. The team works very hard and does everything possible, but we cannot find the right set-up. This morning it was not very bad with used tires, but with new tires it was. This afternoon in qualifying, I only had chatter, even at points where you normally don’t. It is difficult, and if we don’t find a way to improve it will be a very long race, but we will not give up. Not me anyway. I do everything I can to get the most out of it.”
Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’28.681 |
| 2 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’28.717 |
| 3 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’28.745 |
| 4 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’28.808 |
| 5 | Aron CANET | Inde Aspar Team | 1’28.814 |
| 6 | Sam LOWES | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’28.894 |
| 7 | Jorge NAVARRO | Beta Tools Speed Up | 1’28.905 |
| 8 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’28.913 |
| 9 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’28.919 |
| 10 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’28.931 |
| 11 | Joe ROBERTS | Tennor American Racing | 1’28.983 |
| 12 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’29.107 |
| 13 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’29.277 |
| 14 | Nicolò BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’29.308 |
| 15 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’29.357 |
| 16 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’29.388 |
| 17 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | |
| 18 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | |
| 19 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’29.370 |
| 20 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Inde Aspar Team | 1’29.387 |
| 21 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’29.555 |
| 22 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’29.577 |
| 23 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Beta Tools Speed Up | 1’29.579 |
| 24 | Dominique AEGERTER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’29.589 |
| 25 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’29.671 |
| 26 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Tennor American Racing | 1’29.701 |
| 27 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’29.776 |
| 28 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’29.873 |
| 29 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’30.140 |
| 30 | Kasma DANIEL | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’30.491 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
