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Bendsneyder completed a day of qualifying where rain has been the main protagonist. The World Championship returned to the Japanese track after three years with a significant time change and extreme track conditions. The young Dutch rider disputed the second free practice, managing to pass directly to Q2. During qualifying our rider managed to position himself among the top five until the session had to be stopped due to the large amount of water on track. After a long break of two hours, the activity on track returned and finally…

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Moto2™ World Championship leader Augusto Fernandez has got his Motul Grand Prix of Japan weekend off to the right start with the fastest lap in FP1. Amid light showers at the Mobility Resort Motegi, Fernandez set a 1:50.493 to finish 0.084 seconds ahead of Somkiat Chantra. Just as first and second was Red Bull KTM Ajo and Idemitsu Honda team Asia respectively, so was third and fourth in the form of Pedro Acosta and Ai Ogura, the latter of whom is a close second in the title race as he…

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Bendsneyder completes a difficult weekend and gets a new point in the Championship. The young Dutch talent stayed within the second group of the race and fought relentlessly inside the top fifteen until the chequered flag. He finished in fifteenth place in a very tough race. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P15 – “It was a difficult race. At the beginning of the race I was going well, being able to be in the group fighting for the top ten. Once in the group it was very difficult to try to…

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Bo Bendsneyder completed a tough qualifying day at the Aragon track. The Dutch rider managed to improve his feeling with the bike compared to the free practice day. During the FP3 with the use of the soft tire and a different aerodynamic configuration, suitable for the wind of this track, he managed to position himself in eleventh place obtaining the direct passage to Q2. In the course of the qualifying Bendsneyder was held up by some riders on track, finishing in sixteenth position. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P16 – 1.53,…

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Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) has turned the tables on Moto2™ World Championship leader Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) to claim Friday honours at the Gran Premio Animoca Brands de Aragon. Canet set the pace in FP2 on a 1:52.852, exactly a tenth of a second faster than Fernandez for the session in a swap of the top two relative to FP1. Alonso Lopez (CAG Speed Up), who scored a breakthrough victory just under a fortnight ago at Misano, was third-quickest in both sessions. On a day when he would…

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Bendsneyder completed a difficult day where luck has not accompanied our rider. After facing a tight timed practice he was forced to go into Q1, by only seventy-two thousandths of a second. During the qualifying the Dutch driver remained among the first positions and managed with great skill to pass to Q2. Finally, on Sunday he will start from fourteenth place, after being affected by a yellow flag on track. In addition, during the race he will have to take a long lap penalty, after being cautioned for slow lapping…

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Thanks to his 1:36.573 in Moto2™ FP1, Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) tops the standings on Friday at the Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini despite a crash in the closing stages of FP2. Alonso Lopez (+Ego Speed Up) is just 0.024s in arrears of Vietti’s time and rounding out the top three is wildcard Mattia Pasini (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) – the Italian also crashed in the afternoon session. With 20 minutes to go, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Lopez and Albert…

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Bo Bendsneyder completed a difficult weekend at the Austrian track. Once the lights went out, the Dutch rider did not have one of his best starts, losing several places along the way. He managed to recover and started to move up positions, fighting a great fight until the end in the points. Bendsneyder finally managed to finish in fifteenth place, adding one point in the Championship. Bo Bendsneyder #64“It was a difficult race, I had some problems at the start with the clutch. Then we fell behind but I didn’t…

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After a tight morning practice, Bo was only seventy-eight thousandths of a second off the cut, having to go through Q1. During qualifying the Dutch rider managed to position himself among the top three, leading the timesheets at times and moving on to Q2. Finally Bendsneyder qualified in sixteenth position, just seven tenths of a second off the fastest time. Bo Bendsneyder #64“During the day we managed to improve, but so did the rest. Although we struggled to find the fastest lap on this track we were able to be…

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