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Granado under the track record in the MotoE test at Barcelona

MotoE Test Barcelona 2023: Eric Granado (LCR E-Team)
MotoE Test Barcelona 2023: Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) (photo LCR E-Team)

LCR E-Team rider Eric Granado set the fastest lap time in the Barcelona test. His teammate, Miquel Pons, finished seventh 0,8sec behind Granado.

Last week, on the Barcelona circuit, the riders of the MotoGP 2023 electric world championship were back on track with the new Ducati MotoE, the V21L, after the test a month ago in Jerez. The LCR E-Team, with Eric Granado and Miquel Pons, carried out the last test before the official start of the 2023 MotoE season. The team had the opportunity to know the Ducati V21L better and try out different bike set-ups to be ready for the first race of the season on the Le Mans circuit. The three days of testing were used to understand the path to follow and the areas to improve.

The three-day test of the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ended with Eric Granado once again at the top of the timesheets. The Brazilian's best lap was 1:47.221, while Nicholas Spinelli (Pons Racing 40) won the race simulation on the third day.

MotoE Test Barcelona 2023: Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team)
MotoE Test Barcelona 2023: Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) (photo LCR E-Team)

Eric Granado
“I’m pleased with the job done at the test in Barcelona. I felt good on the bike from the first day, we’ve been trying different setups to have as much information as possible, and we’ve found our base to start the season."

Miquel Pons
“We had some issues the first day, but we managed to fix them and made some steps forward. We finally found the feeling, and although the final position isn’t what we wanted, we now know where to improve to reach our goals."

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These are the results of the combined times from the third day of testing in Barcelona

POS. N. Nat. Rider Team Time Gap
1 51 flags_of_Brazil.gif Eric GRANADO LCR E-Team 1,4722
2 29 flags_of_Italy.gif Nicholas SPINELLI Pons Racing 40 1,4741 0,189
3 40 flags_of_Italy.gif Mattia CASADEI Pons Racing 40 1,4755 0,324
4 11 flags_of_Italy.gif Matteo FERRARI FELO Gresini MotoE 1,4779 0,572
5 9 flags_of_Italy.gif Andrea MANTOVANI RNF MotoE Team 1,4786 0,642
6 81 flags_of_Spain.gif Jordi TORRES Openbank Aspar Team 1,4804 0,816
7 77 flags_of_Spain.gif Miquel PONS LCR E-Team 1,4811 0,893
8 61 flags_of_Italy.gif Alessandro ZACCONE TECH3 E-Racing 1,4815 0,93
9 3 flags_of_Switzerland.gif Randy KRUMMENACHER Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE 1,4816 0,943
10 4 flags_of_Spain.gif Hector GARZO Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE 1,4820 0,976
11 53 flags_of_Spain.gif Tito RABAT Prettl Pramac MotoE 1,4844 1,214
12 78 flags_of_Japan.gif Hikari OKUBO TECH3 E-Racing 1,4862 1,397
13 34 flags_of_Italy.gif Kevin MANFREDI Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse 1,4896 1,739
14 21 flags_of_Italy.gif Kevin ZANNONI Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse 1,4899 1,77
15 23 flags_of_Italy.gif Luca SALVADORI Prettl Pramac MotoE 1,4932 2,103
16 72 flags_of_Italy.gif Alessio FINELLO FELO Gresini MotoE 1,4967 2,449
17 8 flags_of_Spain.gif Mika PEREZ RNF MotoE Team 1,5036 3,138
18 6 flags_of_Spain.gif Maria HERRERA Openbank Aspar Team 1,5074 3,521

These are the results of the race simulation of the MotoE in Barcelona

POS. N. Nat. Rider Team
1 29 flags_of_Italy.gif Nicholas SPINELLI Pons Racing 40
2 3 flags_of_Switzerland.gif Randy KRUMMENACHER Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE
3 40 flags_of_Italy.gif Mattia CASADEI Pons Racing 40
4 4 flags_of_Spain.gif Hector GARZO Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE
5 9 flags_of_Italy.gif Andrea MANTOVANI RNF MotoE Team
6 77 flags_of_Spain.gif Miquel PONS LCR E-Team
7 34 flags_of_Italy.gif Kevin MANFREDI Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse
8 21 flags_of_Italy.gif Kevin ZANNONI Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse
9 78 flags_of_Japan.gif Hikari OKUBO TECH3 E-Racing
10 72 flags_of_Italy.gif Alessio FINELLO FELO Gresini MotoE
11 81 flags_of_Spain.gif Jordi TORRES Openbank Aspar Team
12 51 flags_of_Brazil.gif Eric GRANADO LCR E-Team
13 8 flags_of_Spain.gif Mika PEREZ RNF MotoE Team
14 6 flags_of_Spain.gif Maria HERRERA Openbank Aspar Team
15 11 flags_of_Italy.gif Matteo FERRARI FELO Gresini MotoE
16 53 flags_of_Spain.gif Tito RABAT Prettl Pramac MotoE
17 23 flags_of_Italy.gif Luca SALVADORI Prettl Pramac MotoE
18 61 flags_of_Italy.gif Alessandro ZACCONE TECH3 E-Racing

Now there is just over a month until the start of the MotoE 2023 season, at the French GP. On that occasion, it will be the next time we see the MotoGP electric class on the track.

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