Fighting to the last meter on the Circuit of the Americas earned Bo Bendsneyder three points. NTS RW Racing GP teammate Jesko Raffin finished in sixteenth and thus just missed points. The Swiss rode a rather lonely race, with a big gap in front of him and behind him. Raffin was faster but failed to pass Pawi in the first part of the race. When that was finally achieved halfway through the race, the group in front – containing Bendsneyder – was too far away and Raffin could only hope that someone would crash to have a chance of gaining a point. Bendsneyder was also locked up for a long time. When he passed Aegerter to take fifteenth place, he was able to close the three-second gap to a group with Gardner, Nagashima and Martin in just two laps. Due to a crash from Lecuona, the Dutchman moved up to p14. In the final lap he saw his chance and put Martin aside to secure thirteenth place and three points.
Bo Bendsneyder (13 at +26.997): “My start was not so good, but I was already back in my own position, around sixteenth, in the first corner. In the first round I had to avoid some crashes, but I didn’t lose much with that. Together with Aegerter I was able to ride a good pace and together we were able to close in on the group that fought for eleventh place. On the straight we lost a little too much to get to that eleventh, twelfth place, but in the last lap I was still able to take thirteenth place. I have nothing to complain about. I am happy with the race, happy with the points and happy with how the weekend went. We have proven again that we really belong in the points.”
Race results:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time / Gap |
| 1 | Thomas LUTHI | Dynavolt Intact GP | 39’11.508 |
| 2 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 2.532 |
| 3 | Jorge NAVARRO | Beta Tools Speed Up | 3.836 |
| 4 | Mattia PASINI | Flexbox HP 40 | 4.757 |
| 5 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 7.741 |
| 6 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 8.031 |
| 7 | Sam LOWES | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 8.282 |
| 8 | Simone CORSI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 8.953 |
| 9 | Enea BASTIANINI | Italtrans Racing Team | 10.706 |
| 10 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team | 16.868 |
| 11 | Remy GARDNER | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 25.633 |
| 12 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team | 25.948 |
| 13 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS RW Racing GP | 26.997 |
| 14 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward | 27.462 |
| 15 | Jorge MARTIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 27.482 |
| 16 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS RW Racing GP | 39.435 |
| 17 | Khairul Idham PAWI | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 49.582 |
| 18 | Philipp OETTL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 51.247 |
| 19 | Lukas TULOVIC | Kiefer Racing | 51.380 |
| 20 | Somkiat CHANTRA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | 53.778 |
| 21 | Gabriele RUIU | MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward | +1’19.156 |
| 22 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | +1’19.286 |
| Not Classified | |||
| Iker LECUONA | American Racing KTM | 5 Laps | |
| Marco BEZZECCHI | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 6 Laps | |
| Xavi CARDELUS | Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team | 12 Laps | |
| Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 16 Laps | |
| Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Beta Tools Speed Up | 0 Lap | |
| Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Flexbox HP 40 | 0 Lap | |
| Xavi VIERGE | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 0 Lap | |
| Joe ROBERTS | American Racing KTM | 0 Lap |
Source: motogp.com, rwracinggp.com
