Boost for Bendsneyder at Sachsenring

The confidence that Bo Bendsneyder and Steven Odendaal pronounced on the first day of the German GP was not just big talk. Bendsneyder in particular proved this by qualifying directly for Q2 in the third free practice. The Dutchman rode to fifteenth place on the grid for the Moto2 race at the Sachsenring. Steven Odendaal did not make it to Q2. With the thirteenth time (1.25.059) in the first qualifying round, he will start tomorrow from P27. After the difficult weekend in the home round of NTS RW Racing GP in Assen last week, the team was keen to show something in Germany. It succeeded brilliantly, to the satisfaction of team manager Jarno Janssen. “Assen was difficult for all of us, both for the team and for the riders. The ninth time (1.24.178) with which Bo qualified for Q2, and the fifteenth time (1.24.327) with which he qualified for the race, are a good revenge. That puts us in the position to make a nice result tomorrow.”

Bo Bendsneyder: “After Assen, I am certainly satisfied with this. This morning we showed that we have found the right direction, as we expected yesterday. It was not only a good lap time, I could also ride those times constantly. This afternoon in qualifying it was a lot warmer and that made it more difficult for me. The rear started to slide more and therefore I had more chatter at the front. It couldn’t make the same lap times of this morning, unfortunately, but we may be satisfied with fifteenth. In the Moto2 the differences are small and details such as a few degrees more can make a lot of difference. It can go either way: Brad Binder starts behind me, while he was always at the top in the free practice sessions. We will now compare the data from this afternoon with that of this morning to see where I can gain. The expectation is that tomorrow’s temperature will be a lot lower than this afternoon: around 20 degrees, while it was almost 30 degrees today. I think it is good for us if it is a little cooler.”

Results Q1 & Q2 combined:

Pos Rider Team Fastest lap
1 Alex MARQUEZ EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1’23.585
2 Luca MARINI SKY Racing Team VR46 1’23.664
3 Marcel SCHROTTER Dynavolt Intact GP 1’23.667
4 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO MB Conveyors Speed Up 1’23.781
5 Augusto FERNANDEZ FLEXBOX HP 40 1’23.823
6 Iker LECUONA American Racing KTM 1’23.833
7 Jorge MARTIN Red Bull KTM Ajo 1’23.868
8 Xavi VIERGE EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1’23.881
9 Remy GARDNER ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team 1’23.883
10 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI FLEXBOX HP 40 1’23.928
11 Jorge NAVARRO MB Conveyors Speed Up 1’23.944
12 Thomas LUTHI Dynavolt Intact GP 1’24.027
13 Sam LOWES Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1’24.136
14 Andrea LOCATELLI Italtrans Racing Team 1’24.229
15 Bo BENDSNEYDER NTS RW Racing GP 1’24.327
16 Nicolo BULEGA SKY Racing Team VR46 1’24.329
17 Brad BINDER Red Bull KTM Ajo 1’24.353
18 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team 1’24.474
19 Marco BEZZECCHI Red Bull KTM Tech 3 1’24.231
20 Jonas FOLGER Petronas Sprinta Racing 1’24.233
21 Dominique AEGERTER MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward 1’24.334
22 Simone CORSI Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 1’24.521
23 Stefano MANZI MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward 1’24.580
24 Enea BASTIANINI Italtrans Racing Team 1’24.773
25 Joe ROBERTS American Racing KTM 1’24.861
26 Jake DIXON Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team 1’25.037
27 Steven ODENDAAL NTS RW Racing GP 1’25.059
28 Lukas TULOVIC Kiefer Racing 1’25.233
29 Xavi CARDELUS Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team 1’25.891

Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com

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