At the Red Bull Ring, Oscar Gutierrez took pole position of the Austrian GP ahead of Hector Garzò and Kevin Zannoni. This is the first pole position for the Axxis-MSi team rider in MotoE. Ninth is Mattia Casadei, the main pursuer of the championship leader, Hector Garzò.
At the Red Bull Ring, Oscar Gutierrez (Axxis-MSi) takes his first pole position in MotoE. The Spanish rider, currently third in the general classification, preceded the championship leader, Hector Garzò (Dynavolt Intact GP), and Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar Team). The qualifying session of the Austrian GP of MotoE started with Miquel Pons and Matteo Ferrari, who achieved the two best times in Q1 and gained access to the fight for the top ten positions on the starting grid. Difficult Q1 for Nicholas Spinelli, who is unable to access Q2 and will have to start from twelfth position in the race. For the Tech3 E-Racing team rider it is practically goodbye to his chances of winning the championship, unless the weather helps him.
In Q2, the fight for pole position was dominated by Oscar Gutierrez and Kevin Zannoni, but the first was the one who came out on top, with a record lap of 1:37.970. Until a few minutes from the end, Hector Garzò was in eighth position as his best time had been cancelled for having exceeded the track limits. Only in the last two laps the championship leader managed to obtain a time of 1:38.036, which guaranteed him to start on the front row. Excellent Zannoni, who took third place after being the fastest rider on track for several laps. For the Italian of the Aspar team, only 93 thousandths of a gap from Gutierrez. Mattia Casadei, Garzò's main pursuer in the championship, is only ninth and will start from the third row.
Below are the Q1 times of MotoE for the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 |  |
Miquel Pons | Axxis-MSI | 1'38.442 | |
| 2 | 11 |  |
Matteo Ferrari | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'38.526 | 0,084 |
| 3 | 9 | |
Andrea Mantovani | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'38.528 | 0,086 |
| 4 | 29 | |
Nicholas Spinelli | Tech3 E-Racing | 1'38.632 | 0,190 |
| 5 | 72 | |
Alessio Finello | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'38.886 | 0,444 |
| 6 | 6 | |
Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'39.085 | 0,643 |
| 7 | 55 | |
Massimo Roccoli | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'39.125 | 0,683 |
| 8 | 34 | |
Kevin Manfredi | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'39.552 | 1,110 |
| 9 | 7 |  |
Chaz Davies | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'39.623 | 1,181 |
| 10 | 80 | |
Armando Pontone | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'40.545 | 2,103 |
The results of Q2 and the starting grid of the Austrian GP of MotoE 2024
Below are the Q2 times and the starting grid of MotoE for the 2024 Austrian GP:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | |
Oscar Gutierrez | Axxis-MSI | 1'37.970 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
Hector Garzo | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™ | 1'38.036 | 0,066 |
| 3 | 21 | |
Kevin Zannoni | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'38.063 | 0,093 |
| 4 | 3 |  |
Lukas Tulovic | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™ | 1'38.137 | 0,167 |
| 5 | 81 | |
Jordi Torres | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'38.303 | 0,333 |
| 6 | 77 | |
Miquel Pons | Axxis-MSI | 1'38.367 | 0,397 |
| 7 | 51 |  |
Eric Granado | LCR E-Team | 1'38.382 | 0,412 |
| 8 | 61 | |
Alessandro Zaccone | Tech3 E-Racing | 1'38.430 | 0,460 |
| 9 | 40 | |
Mattia Casadei | LCR E-Team | 1'38.531 | 0,561 |
| 10 | 11 | |
Matteo Ferrari | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'39.013 | 1,043 |
| 11 | 9 | |
Andrea Mantovani | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'38.528 | |
| 12 | 29 | |
Nicholas Spinelli | Tech3 E-Racing | 1'38.632 | |
| 13 | 72 | |
Alessio Finello | Felo Gresini MotoE™ | 1'38.886 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1'39.085 | |
| 15 | 55 | |
Massimo Roccoli | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'39.125 | |
| 16 | 34 | |
Kevin Manfredi | Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1'39.552 | |
| 17 | 7 | |
Chaz Davies | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'39.623 | |
| 18 | 80 | |
Armando Pontone | Aruba Cloud MotoE™ Racing Team | 1'40.545 |
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