Bo Bendsneyder took part in the first qualifying session in Austin. The Dutch rider will start from 23rd position tomorrow and he is confident of having a good race after having had a good pace throughout the day.
P23 | 2’10.497
“It’s been a difficult day. We tried a lot but still the front feeling is missing in this circuit. We are checking the data and we are working hard. I can’t wait to start tomorrow because I think our pace is not bad. This is very important here because there are many laps and it is a hard circuit physically. I can be consistent, we can make a good race. The start will be important and I’ll try to be there from the beginning and push the maximum in each lap. Let’s believe that we can make a good race on Sunday”.
Results Q1 & Q2 combined
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Raul FERNANDEZ | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’08.979 |
| 2 | Remy GARDNER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 2’09.299 |
| 3 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 2’09.457 |
| 4 | Marco BEZZECCHI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’09.557 |
| 5 | Cameron BEAUBIER | American Racing | 2’09.584 |
| 6 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 2’09.638 |
| 7 | Tony ARBOLINO | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 2’09.745 |
| 8 | Ai OGURA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’09.803 |
| 9 | Albert ARENAS | Inde Aspar Team | 2’09.825 |
| 10 | Celestino VIETTI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 2’09.829 |
| 11 | Marcos RAMIREZ | American Racing | 2’09.886 |
| 12 | Xavi VIERGE | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’09.942 |
| 13 | Jake DIXON | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 2’10.047 |
| 14 | Aron CANET | Inde Aspar Team | 2’10.272 |
| 15 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 2’10.502 |
| 16 | Sam LOWES | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 2’15.903 |
| 17 | Jorge NAVARRO | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 2’16.506 |
| 18 | Simone CORSI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2’21.579 |
| 19 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 2’10.111 |
| 20 | Hector GARZO | Flexbox HP40 | 2’10.217 |
| 21 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’10.347 |
| 22 | Stefano MANZI | Flexbox HP40 | 2’10.456 |
| 23 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 2’10.497 |
| 24 | Barry BALTUS | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’10.503 |
| 25 | Fermín ALDEGUER | MB Conveyors Speed Up | 2’10.567 |
| 26 | Joe ROBERTS | Italtrans Racing Team | 2’10.672 |
| 27 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 2’10.846 |
| 28 | Thomas LUTHI | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 2’11.209 |
| 29 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 2’11.605 |
Source: motogp.com, stopandgo.es
