Bo Bendsneyder and Simone Corsi were a lot faster around the Misano circuit on the second day of the San Marino Grand Prix. Unfortunately, that did not result in a better starting position for the Moto2 race on Sunday. Because of that, there were mixed feelings at NTS RW Racing GP. Both Bendsneyder and Corsi were about a second faster than on the first day. Corsi recorded 1.38.544 in the first qualifying round. Bendsneyder set 1.38.607 in that session. With these lap times the NTS riders finished in eighth and ninth respectively, which was not sufficient to advance to Q2. “They are both considerably faster than yesterday and have made quite big steps in this competitive field. We are happy with that, but of course we cannot be satisfied with the 22nd (for Corsi) and 23rd (for Bendsneyder) starting positions,” said NTS RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen.
Bo Bendsneyder: “Compared to the first day, things went a lot better. Already in the third free practice I could improve my times considerably. We could also improve again in Q1, but not enough to make it into Q2. I am happy with the improvements, also for the race tomorrow, but not with 23rd place.”
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
1 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Ego Speed Up | 1’37.481 |
2 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’37.618 |
3 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 1’37.645 |
4 | Remy GARDNER | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 1’37.664 |
5 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 1’37.671 |
6 | Xavi VIERGE | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’37.779 |
7 | Thomas LUTHI | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1’37.796 |
8 | Sam LOWES | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’37.866 |
9 | Marco BEZZECCHI | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’37.935 |
10 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’37.938 |
11 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’37.953 |
12 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’38.007 |
13 | Nicolo BULEGA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’38.032 |
14 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FLEXBOX HP 40 | 1’38.054 |
15 | Jorge NAVARRO | Ego Speed Up | 1’38.181 |
16 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’38.211 |
17 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’38.223 |
18 | Iker LECUONA | American Racing KTM | 1’39.972 |
19 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’38.336 |
20 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Temporary Forward | 1’38.364 |
21 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV Agusta Temporary Forward | 1’38.502 |
22 | Simone CORSI | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’38.544 |
23 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’38.607 |
24 | Joe ROBERTS | American Racing KTM | 1’38.682 |
25 | Jake DIXON | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | 1’39.175 |
26 | Philipp OETTL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’39.743 |
27 | Lukas TULOVIC | Kiefer Racing | 1’40.318 |
28 | Xavi CARDELUS | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | 1’40.449 |
29 | Adam NORRODIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’40.516 |
30 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | Honda Team Asia | 1’40.723 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com