Bendsneyder was fast again on the Valencian circuit during Q1, being one of the riders who fought until the end to get the pass into Q2. The Dutch rider kept a good pace and he rode in the top four for much of the session, although options slipped in the final minutes. Tomorrow he will start from the twenty-second position.
P22 | 1’35.508
“Today in the qualifying we made a step forward but it wasn’t enough to go to Q2. Let’s keep working, we are starting in P22 and in Portimao we were 29th. It’s better but still not the place that we want to be. Let’s keep pushing until the last lap. It will be a special race because it’s the last one of the year so we will give everything like always. I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow”.
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’34.956 |
| 2 | Celestino VIETTI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’35.005 |
| 3 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 1’35.026 |
| 4 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’35.034 |
| 5 | Raul FERNANDEZ | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’35.036 |
| 6 | Thomas LUTHI | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 1’35.091 |
| 7 | Aron CANET | Inde Aspar Team | 1’35.103 |
| 8 | Remy GARDNER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’35.117 |
| 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | Termozeta Speed Up | 1’35.153 |
| 10 | Sam LOWES | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 1’35.179 |
| 11 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’35.232 |
| 12 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’35.242 |
| 13 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’35.244 |
| 14 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’35.410 |
| 15 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’35.496 |
| 16 | Marcos RAMIREZ | American Racing | 1’35.575 |
| 17 | Joe ROBERTS | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’35.620 |
| 18 | Cameron BEAUBIER | American Racing | 1’35.961 |
| 19 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP40 | 1’35.368 |
| 20 | Stefano MANZI | Flexbox HP40 | 1’35.468 |
| 21 | Fermín ALDEGUER | Termozeta Speed Up | 1’35.477 |
| 22 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 1’35.508 |
| 23 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’35.528 |
| 24 | Nicolò BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’35.620 |
| 25 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’35.818 |
| 26 | Albert ARENAS | Inde Aspar Team | 1’35.916 |
| 27 | Tony ARBOLINO | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’36.218 |
| 28 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’36.418 |
| 29 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 1’37.476 |
| 30 | Barry BALTUS | NTS RW Racing GP |
Source: motogp.com, stopandgo.es
