Bendsneyder making progress in Misano

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

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