Eric Granado takes the pole position in the 2023 British GP of MotoE. At Silverstone, the LCR E-Team rider was fastest in Q2, thus earning first place on the starting grid for Saturday's two races. Jordi Torres and Matteo Ferrari crash and will start from the third row.
The fifth round of the 2023 MotoE season, the first with World Championship status and with the new V21L electric Ducati, is being held at the Silverstone circuit this weekend.
At Silverstone, Eric Granado took the pole position of the MotoE in the 2023 British GP. The Brazilian LCR E-Team rider thus obtained his second pole position of the season and the eighth of his career in MotoE.
At the end of Q1 the fastest riders were Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Racing 40), author of an excellent lap time, and Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE Team). The two Italian riders then moved on to Q2 after recharging their bikes' batteries and fitting a new front tyre.
The results of Q1
These are the results of the Q1 of the MotoE in the British GP at Silverstone:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 |  |
Mattia CASADEI | Pons Racing 40 | 2'10.884 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
Andrea MANTOVANI | RNF MotoE Team | 2'11.118 | 0,234 |
| 3 | 61 | |
Alessandro ZACCONE | TECH3 E-Racing | 2'11.524 | 0,640 |
| 4 | 53 |  |
Tito RABAT | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 2'11.821 | 0,937 |
| 5 | 72 | |
Alessio FINELLO | FELO Gresini MotoE | 2'11.981 | 1,097 |
| 6 | 23 | |
Luca SALVADORI | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 2'12.236 | 1,352 |
| 7 | 77 | |
Miquel PONS | LCR E-Team | 2'12.336 | 1,452 |
| 8 | 78 |  |
Hikari OKUBO | TECH3 E-Racing | 2'12.663 | 1,779 |
| 9 | 8 | |
Mika PEREZ | RNF MotoE Team | 2'12.808 | 1,924 |
MotoE World Championship
The standings of the 2023 championship
The results of Q2 and the starting grid of the MotoE for the British GP at Silverstone
The riders of the MotoE were able to tackle Q2 in dry track conditions.
After just four minutes, first Torres and then Ferrari crashed in turn 2. The Spaniard crashed after a highside, fortunately without consequences. Ferrari, on the other hand, crashed at high speed, entering the corner. With the first two riders in the general standings out of contention, Granado and Casadei, had the opportunity to contend for pole position before, first the yellow flag and then the red one, preventing other riders from lowering their times.
The red flag was displayed to allow Matteo Ferrari's bike to be recovered, badly damaged in the front part.
Q2 resumed at 17.45 (local time) but no rider managed to do better than Eric Granado who thus took pole position with a time of 2'10.912 followed by the Italian Mattia Casadei and Hector Garzò.
These are the results of the Q2 of the MotoE in the British GP at Silverstone:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 |  |
Eric GRANADO | LCR E-Team | 2'10.912 | |
| 2 | 40 | |
Mattia CASADEI | Pons Racing 40 | 2'11.135 | 0,223 |
| 3 | 4 | |
Hector GARZO | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 2'11.238 | 0,326 |
| 4 | 34 | |
Kevin MANFREDI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 2'11.461 | 0,549 |
| 5 | 21 | |
Kevin ZANNONI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 2'11.572 | 0,660 |
| 6 | 3 |  |
Randy KRUMMENACHER | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 2'11.638 | 0,726 |
| 7 | 29 | |
Nicholas SPINELLI | Pons Racing 40 | 2'11.702 | 0,790 |
| 8 | 11 | |
Matteo FERRARI | FELO Gresini MotoE | 2'11.333 | |
| 9 | 81 | |
Jordi TORRES | Openbank Aspar Team | 2'11.951 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
Andrea MANTOVANI | RNF MotoE Team | 2'11.118 | |
| 11 | 61 | |
Alessandro ZACCONE | TECH3 E-Racing | 2'11.524 | |
| 12 | 53 | |
Tito RABAT | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 2'11.821 | |
| 13 | 72 | |
Alessio FINELLO | FELO Gresini MotoE | 2'11.981 | |
| 14 | 23 | |
Luca SALVADORI | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 2'12.236 | |
| 15 | 77 | |
Miquel PONS | LCR E-Team | 2'12.336 | |
| 16 | 78 | |
Hikari OKUBO | TECH3 E-Racing | 2'12.663 | |
| 17 | 8 | |
Mika PEREZ | RNF MotoE Team | 2'12.808 | |
| 18 | 6 | |
Maria HERRERA | Openbank Aspar Team | 2'13.981 |
Watch the replica of the qualifying on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/live/1YteRAHOpng?feature=share
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