Bo Bendsneyder was just a fraction away from the top 14 on the first day of the GP of Teruel. With his 1.52.777, the Dutch rider of NTS RW Racing GP came 0.057 short. Just to indicate how small that difference is, a blink of the eyes takes about three tenths of a second (0.3). Piotr Biesiekirski again improved quite a bit to 1.55.084. The differences were small on the first day of the Teruel GP, the second consecutive race at Motorland Aragon. In FP2, eighteen riders were within a second. The session was halted twice due to crashes in turn 8. Bendsneyder set his fastest time in the period between those two crashes. When he set his time of 1.52.77 – which was faster than his best time a week ago – that was good for ninth place. He came very close in the final phase, but was unable to improve, and as a consequence in the final seconds he was pushed back to fifteenth in the combined standings.
Also Piotr Biesiekirski again improved himself considerably. His hopes, that he could pick up the speed from last week’s qualifying, came true. With 1.55.084 he was faster than a week ago.
Bo Bendsneyder: “It was certainly a good day, especially this afternoon. It is a pity that I fell just outside of the top 14 at the very end, but the result is not bad. Let’s hope we can continue this form tomorrow.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Sam LOWES | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’51.920 |
| 2 | Jorge NAVARRO | Lightech Speed Up | 1’51.978 |
| 3 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’52.180 |
| 4 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Lightech Speed Up | 1’52.209 |
| 5 | Joe ROBERTS | Tennor American Racing | 1’52.210 |
| 6 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’52.335 |
| 7 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’52.339 |
| 8 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’52.348 |
| 9 | Nicolò BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’52.501 |
| 10 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’52.534 |
| 11 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’52.568 |
| 12 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Kipin Energy Aspar Team Moto2 | 1’52.644 |
| 13 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’52.720 |
| 14 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’52.777 |
| 15 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’52.782 |
| 16 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’52.826 |
| 17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’52.888 |
| 18 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’52.924 |
| 19 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’52.925 |
| 20 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’52.954 |
| 21 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’52.977 |
| 22 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’53.082 |
| 23 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’53.129 |
| 24 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Tennor American Racing | 1’53.156 |
| 25 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’53.253 |
| 26 | Kasma DANIEL | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’53.333 |
| 27 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’53.564 |
| 28 | Xavi CARDELUS | Kipin Energy Aspar Team Moto2 | 1’53.968 |
| 29 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’54.128 |
| 30 | Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’55.084 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
