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Bendsneyder completed a tough Sunday at the Malaysian track. The Dutchman had a great start that placed him even shortly in P8, but due to lack of grip he tumbled down the order to P16 at the end of lap 1. But he was in the second group of the race. As the laps went by, Bendsneyder was able to overcome the adversities and fight for the points positions. Finally our rider finished the race in fourteenth position. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P14 – “It was a very difficult race.…

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Bendsneyder finished a positive Saturday at the Malaysian track. After a difficult day of free practice interrupted by rain, our rider was able to overcome the situation, getting a direct pass to Q2. In the second qualifying session the Dutchman imposed himself from the first minutes, lapping in the top five and being able to fight for the third row on the grid. Finally Bendsneyder will start from twelfth position, confident for the race. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P12 – “Today we made a step forward compared to last day.…

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Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will head into Saturday’s action 0.828s clear of the pack after his 2:06.816 in Moto2™ FP1 remained untouched in FP2, as the afternoon session was red-flagged due to heavy rainfall at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia. Pedro Acosta made it a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 on Day 1, the Spaniard was the only rider within a second of Fernandez, with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) completing the top three.Moto2™ FP2 hadn’t long been in full flow when the dark clouds…

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Alonso Lopez has dominated the Moto2™ race at the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix despite having to serve a Long Lap penalty. The Beta Tools Speed Up rider took the lead four corners into the 25-lap encounter at Phillip Island and, despite the detour he was forced to take at Turn 4 – now Miller Corner – on Lap 4, he remained in front thereafter to claim victory by an official margin of 3.556 seconds. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) finished second and Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar…

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Bendsneyder completes a difficult qualifying day. He started Saturday’s day by getting a direct passage to Q2 in the morning timed practice, by placing in the top ten. In the course of the second qualifying session the Dutch rider gave his best, achieving his fastest lap on his third lap. Finally Bendsneyder finished in seventeenth place, in a session abruptly ended by the red flag due to the intrusion of a group of local geese on the track. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P17 – “This morning was positive, we made…

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FP1 Moto2™ World Championship leader Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) has set the pace in a particularly dramatic FP1 session at the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Fernandez set a 1:34.704 before rain flags began to be waved around Phillip Island and while Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) was able to go quicker in the final minute, his lap time of 1:34.505 would not count due to the presence of a yellow flag at Doohan Corner (Turn 1). The official top ten was Fernandez, Filip Salac (Gresini…

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Torrential rain caused high drama at the OR Thailand Grand Prix and it was Tony Arbolino who was eventually classified the winner of a shortened Moto2™ race. The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider had just passed Filip Salac (Gresini Racing Moto2™) for the lead at the end of Lap 8 around the Chang International Circuit when the contest was red-flagged. After two attempts to re-start, Race Direction ultimately decided to award half points. Nevertheless, Arbolino, Salac, and Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) can count themselves as Thai GP podium finishers,…

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Bendsneyder started Saturday’s day under a FP3 lacking a good feeling on a complicated track for the riders. The Dutchman was forced to go through Q1, which he passed without great difficulty, riding among the top four and getting the pass to Q2. In the second qualifying our rider showed again his ability on the track, in a session marked by yellow flags. Finally on Sunday he will start from thirteenth place. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P13 – “Today we didn’t start the day in the best possible way. During…

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It was sunshine and dry weather that greeted the intermediate class for FP2, however, and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was first to better Fernandez’s FP1 benchmark when he clocked a 1:36.750 just eight minutes into proceedings. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) dusted himself off from an early crash to up the pace to a 1:36.597, before Lopez bounced back from a frustrating morning session – when his Boscoscuro had a technical problem – to take over top spot with a 1:36.453. Dixon, however, would go quickest of…

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Bendsneyder completed an exceptional day at the Japanese track, climbing positions to reach the Top Ten. After a good start by our rider that allowed him to position himself in the third group of the race, allowing him to star in an incessant fight for the top positions until the checkered flag. Finally the Dutchman finished the first round of the Asian tour in ninth place, scoring a total of seven points in the Moto2 World Championship. #64 Bo Bendsneyder“It was a good race, with great battles all the way…

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