In Barcelona, Eric Granado gains the pole position of the Catalan GP ahead of his teammate, Mattia Casadei and Alessandro Zacconi. Crash without consequences for Matteo Ferrari.
Eric Granado in pole position in Catalonia with the MotoE 2024 – This weekend, the Catalan GP, the third round of the MotoE 2024, the electric category of MotoGP, is being held in Barcelona.
After the two hotly contested sessions in the morning, Spinelli had achieved the best time ahead of Granado, Casadei, Ferrari, Torres, Zaccone, Gutierrez and Garzò. These riders went directly to Q2, while Kevin Zannoni, third in the general classification, had to compete in Q1.
The results of the Q1 of the Catalan GP of MotoE 2024
The qualifying session began with Q1 in which Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar Team), third in the championship, and Andrea Mantovani (Klint Forward Factory), winner in Barcelona a year ago, took part.
It was Mantovani himself who took the lead in the time standings, gaining a 1:49.210 and immediately after 1:48.988. The Italian rider's best time held up until mid-session when he was beaten in quick succession by Lukas Tulovic and Miquel Pons. The latter occupied the first two places in the Q1 standings until the arrival of Kevin Zannoni, who first set a time of 1:48.398 and immediately after 1:48.365. The Aspar team rider thus advanced to Q2 together with Lukas Tulovic, behind him by 204 thousandths of second.
Below are the results of the Q1 of MotoE for the Catalan GP in Barcelona:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  |
Kevin Zannoni | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'48.365 | |
| 2 | 3 |  |
Lukas Tulovic | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™ | 1'48.569 | 0,204 |
| 3 | 34 | |
Kevin Manfredi | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'48.761 | 0,396 |
| 4 | 77 |  |
Miquel Pons | Axxis-MSI | 1'48.838 | 0,473 |
| 5 | 9 | |
Andrea Mantovani | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'48.988 | 0,623 |
| 6 | 72 | |
Alessio Finello | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'49.159 | 0,794 |
| 7 | 55 | |
Massimo Roccoli | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'49.956 | 1,591 |
| 8 | 6 | |
Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'50.592 | 2,227 |
| 9 | 7 |  |
Chaz Davies | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'50.655 | 2,290 |
| 10 | 80 | |
Armando Pontone | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'51.535 | 3,170 |
The results of Q2 and the starting grid of the Catalan GP of the MotoE 2024
Rookie Oscar Gutierrez (Axxis-Msi) was the first on track in Q2, setting a time of 1:49.265. The last riders to enter the track were the two from the LCR E-Team: Eric Granado and Mattia Casadei. The latter immediately achieved the best time with 1:48.431 in the first flying lap, while Lukas Tulovic, who had qualified from Q1, was unable to start from the pits due to a technical problem.
Alessandro Zaccone immediately showed off his excellent feeling with the Barcelona track, taking the lead in the standings with a time of 1:48.247. A few moments later it was Casadei again who took the lead in the session, recording exactly the same time as Zaccone. At that point Q2 seemed to be over, due to the yellow flag displayed in the first sector due to Matteo Ferrari's crash.
This was not the case however because Granado managed to pass at that point before the Gresini team rider's fall and took first place in the standings with a time of 1:48.215.
The first row of the starting grid of the two races of the Catalan GP of MotoE it is therefore made up of the LCR team duo, Granado-Casadei, and Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing). Spinelli, Gutierrez and Garzò will start behind them. This is the second pole position for the Brazilian rider in Barcelona and the tenth of his MotoE career.
Below are the Q2 results and the starting grid of MotoE for the 2024 Catalan GP:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 |  |
Eric Granado | LCR E-Team | 1'48.215 | |
| 2 | 40 | |
Mattia Casadei | LCR E-Team | 1'48.247 | 0,032 |
| 3 | 61 | |
Alessandro Zaccone | Tech3 E-Racing | 1'48.247 | 0,032 |
| 4 | 29 | |
Nicholas Spinelli | Tech3 E-Racing | 1'48.413 | 0,198 |
| 5 | 99 | |
Oscar Gutierrez | Axxis-MSI | 1'48.525 | 0,310 |
| 6 | 4 | |
Hector Garzo | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™ | 1'48.644 | 0,429 |
| 7 | 81 | |
Jordi Torres | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'48.747 | 0,532 |
| 8 | 21 | |
Kevin Zannoni | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'48.797 | 0,582 |
| 9 | 11 | |
Matteo Ferrari | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'53.718 | 5,503 |
| 10 | 3 | |
Lukas Tulovic | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™ | 1'48.569 | |
| 11 | 34 | |
Kevin Manfredi | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'48.761 | |
| 12 | 77 | |
Miquel Pons | Axxis-MSI | 1'48.838 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
Andrea Mantovani | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'48.988 | |
| 14 | 72 | |
Alessio Finello | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'49.159 | |
| 15 | 55 | |
Massimo Roccoli | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'49.956 | |
| 16 | 6 | |
Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'50.592 | |
| 17 | 7 | |
Chaz Davies | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'50.655 | |
| 18 | 80 | |
Armando Pontone | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'51.535 |
MotoE World Championship 2024
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