On the first day of the GP of Valencia, Bo Bendsneyder has consistently been in the top part of the rankings. The Dutch rider of NTS RW Racing GP finished FP2 with the fourth fastest time (1.35.052), which in the combined standings was good for eighth place. Piotr Biesiekirski crept considerably closer to the top times with his 1.37.429. In terms of position, however, it didn’t bring him further than 29th. Conditions this Friday were a lot better than a week ago at the same Ricardo Tormo circuit. Thanks to that not only were the times a lot faster, the differences were also much smaller. With 1.35.287 Bendsneyder was much faster in FP1 already than last week on a dry track. That time resulted in thirteenth place, 0.432 from the fastest time. In the afternoon Bendsneyder set 1.35.052: the fourth fastest time with a difference of only 0.159. With the eighth fastest time (+0.197) in the combined rankings, he is provisionally placed for Q2.
Bo Bendsneyder: “The good thing is that today we could start on a dry track right away, with last week’s race as the starting point. In that race there was not so much grip, because it had rained the two days before, and that was much better now. In my second lap in FP2 I was already faster than last week in the race. Since I immediately had a good feeling, we have changed little. In FP2 I was thus able to concentrate on two long runs and a time attack. I notice a slight vibration at the rear. Maybe we have a little too much grip now. We need to have a closer look at this, so that we can continue our progression tomorrow.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 1’34.893 |
| 2 | Sam LOWES | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’34.983 |
| 3 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’35.012 |
| 4 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’35.052 |
| 5 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’35.075 |
| 6 | Stefano MANZI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’35.085 |
| 7 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’35.094 |
| 8 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’35.154 |
| 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 1’35.158 |
| 10 | Joe ROBERTS | Tennor American Racing | 1’35.267 |
| 11 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’35.293 |
| 12 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Tennor American Racing | 1’35.294 |
| 13 | Aron CANET | Inde Aspar Team Moto2 | 1’35.294 |
| 14 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’35.319 |
| 15 | Thomas LUTHI | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 1’35.334 |
| 16 | Edgar PONS | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’35.352 |
| 17 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 1’35.365 |
| 18 | Remy GARDNER | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’35.381 |
| 19 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’35.468 |
| 20 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 1’35.482 |
| 21 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’35.491 |
| 22 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’35.580 |
| 23 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 1’35.639 |
| 24 | Nicolò BULEGA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1’35.823 |
| 25 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Italtrans Racing Team | 1’36.136 |
| 26 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 1’36.147 |
| 27 | Kasma DANIEL | Onexox TKKR SAG Team | 1’36.361 |
| 28 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Inde Aspar Team Moto2 | 1’36.488 |
| 29 | Piotr BIESIEKIRSKI | NTS RW Racing GP | 1’37.429 |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
