Aprilia Racing Team's Marco Melandri and Sylvain Guintoli had a positive end of the second round  by finishing third and fourth respectively in Race 2. Italain rider Melandri was in contention for the win in the last laps, after a good recovery from the third row on the grid and an intense battle in the early stages. Melandri tried a last lap manoeuvre on Sykes for the win, eventually running wide and finishing third behind other KRT rider Loris Baz.
Guintoli elevated himself in fourth place in the second half of race 2, pulling away from the chasing pack. With clear track ahead of him, the Frenchman put in consistent lap times, but was unable bridge the significant gap with the front runners before the chequered flag.

Both riders had a difficult time in Race 1, failing to make it into the top 5. Guintoli was sixth at the flag, whilst Melandri finished 11th.

Marco Melandri: “It's a shame that we basically wasted Race 1. From the very first laps I was struggling and wasn't able to keep my pace. In the second race we made some changes with the team and the bike was working much better. I only lost a bit of time in the first part of the race. I had a little trouble braking going into turns but lap by lap I gained confidence until catching up the front runners. I overtook Baz and at that point, with the win within a shout, my DNA pushed me to make a go of it even if maybe I was a little too far behind Sykes. Unfortunately I went wide and finished third, but I had to prove that I could win and I will take that confidence with me to Assen to get my first win of the season.”

Sylvain Guintoli: “Race 2 definitely went a lot better. Besides the result I was able to ride more confidently whereas in Race 1 we were just trying to take home as many points as we could manage. In Race 2 when Marco overtook me I tried to follow him and catch up the front runners but I lost the front end twice, so I decided just to maintain my pace. The improvements between the two races were clear. At one point my times were in line with the leaders but I was too far back by then to be able to catch them up. We need to figure out how the low temperatures in the first race had such an impact on our performance. With the new race times making the RSV4 perform as best as possible even with low temperatures will be important.”