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After finishing fourth in Q1, Bo Bendsneyder has gone into Q2 where he has achieved a best lap time of 1’41.815 which has placed them in the third row of the Moto2 starting grid. Bo Bendsneyder #64 – P8 – 1.41,815“This morning in FP3 we were really competitive with used tires and we quickly improved the lap times. Then, we have put in new tyres, but couldn’t complete a good lap time so we ended up p20, which was a bit disappointing but we knew we had the speed. After…

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Autosolar GasGas Aspar Team’s Jake Dixon completed a clean sweep of fastest in FP1 and FP2 on a dream opening day at the Red Bull Grand Prix of Spain. The Brit found a further three tenths from FP1 to hold onto top spot, eventually ending a quarter of a second clear of Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Augusto Fernandez and Idemitsu Honda Team Asia’s Ai Ogura. Dixon wasn’t the only man to bounce back from some Portimao disappointment with the top seven riders all having hit the deck at the Portuguese…

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American Racing’s Cameron Beaubier made a lightning start from second on the grid to take the holeshot ahead of the poleman Aron Canet (FlexBox HP40). The former MotoAmerica Superbike king found a strong early pace as the rain flags began to wave. The light rain didn’t deter Canet though, and he had just a little bit more pace than Beaubier. After a couple of laps of watching the American, he made his move at the opening corner. Further back, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) was making progress through the…

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Bo Bendsneyder will start from the eighth row of the Moto2 grid after achieving the twenty second best lap time. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P22 1.46,712It has been a difficult day, especially with the weather conditions. Most of the time, it has been wet but then our Q1 was in dry conditions. The best thing we could do was to put the setting of the Portimao test but I have been changing my riding style and it shows it is working as my riding style is not the same as…

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After a downpour during FP1 meaning only 11 riders set a laptime, the intermediate class were relieved to get some slightly more favourable conditions for FP2. It took until four minutes of the session remained before Schrötter jumped to the top, displacing Dixon in the process. Beaubier quickly put his Austin disappointment behind him by taking the final spot inside the top three. A fraction behind his compatriot was Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), who didn’t let an earlier off in FP1 affect him too much. Elf Marc VDS Team’s…

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Polemen Beaubier got off the line well but was denied the holeshot by a Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), who started P2, divebomb. The likes of Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) and Arbolino then bullied the hometown hero back to P4 as the podium battle began to take shape. Coming into this race as Championship leader, Vietti opened up a half-second lead on the opening lap as the chasing pack jostled for position behind him. At the mid-way point of Lap 1, a huge Turn 12 incident saw five riders…

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An American, riding for an American team, in America, on pole. That sounds good, doesn’t it? It certainly does for Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) who bagged a dream debut Moto2™ pole position at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas by 0.3s over World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), who came through Q1 to start on the front row. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40), despite a late crash, will launch alongside his title rival in P3. Q1After finishing Free Practice down in P15, Vietti had to battle…

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It was a closely fought FP2 session with every rider bar one going quicker than they did in the cooler FP1 conditions. The fastest times of the day came at the end of FP2, with Aldeguer eventually pipping Arbolino to P1 on his final flying lap. Beaubier also set his personal best lap on his final time attack effort to climb into the top three, as World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) struggles to P15 after crashing unhurt at Turn 5. Crucially, that’s outside the provisional automatic…

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After showing a very strong rhythm during all day yesterday, Bendsneyder has done a good start. From the beginning of the race, he has been fighting in the top ten managing to cross the finish line in ninth position. With this result, Bo gains seven points on the Moto2 World Championship general standings. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P9 + 13,656 “I am really happy with today’s race; I think we are building more confidence after each weekend. We saw it in the previous race in Indonesia where I had a…

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Bo Bendsneyder managed a direct pass to Q2. The Dutch rider has shown a very strong rhythm during all the sessions today. He has classified in ninth position even tough he has struggled with grip, he has managed to adapt to the conditions and is looking forward to tomorrow’s race.   # 64 Bo Bendsneyder P9 – 1.43,767“After everything that happened with the logistics, I think we are all very happy to be racing here today. It was a good day; from the beginning I had a very good feeling with…

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