The 2023 season of the MotoE with the Ducati VXNUMXL reached the second and final test, before the official start of the championship at Le Mans. On the Barcelona track, on the second day of testing, Mattia Casadei took the pole position in the qualifying simulation.
On the Barcelona circuit, the riders of the MotoGP 2023 electric world championship are back on track with the new Ducati MotoE, the V21L, after the test a month ago in Jerez. After Monday, in which the riders became familiar with the bike and the Catalan track, on the second day of testing, the times began to drop, and the values in the line-up began to be defined. Of the five test sessions, one was used to simulate a qualifying session in Q1 and Q2 style.
The ten least fast riders from Monday took part in Q1: Maria Herrera, Mika Perez, Alessio Finello, Luca Salvadori, Andrea Mantovani, Kevin Zannoni, Jordi Torres, Tito Rabat, Miquel Pons and Randy Krummenacher. These last two are the riders who qualified for Q2, while Rabat was excluded from the top ten by just 14 thousandths.
The LCR and Dynavolt IntactGP team riders then proceeded to Q2 after recharging their bikes' batteries and fitting a new front tyre.
These are the results of the Q1 of the MotoE during the test in Barcelona
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  |
Randy KRUMMENACHER | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 1,48.687 |
| 2 | 77 |  |
Miquel PONS | LCR E-Team | 1,48.760 |
| 3 | 53 | |
Tito RABAT | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 1,48.774 |
| 4 | 81 | |
Jordi TORRES | Openbank Aspar Team | 1,48.876 |
| 5 | 21 |  |
Kevin ZANNONI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 1,49.526 |
| 6 | 9 | |
Andrea MANTOVANI | RNF MotoE Team | 1,49.570 |
| 7 | 23 | |
Luca SALVADORI | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 1,49.634 |
| 8 | 72 | |
Alessio FINELLO | FELO Gresini MotoE | 1,50.160 |
| 9 | 8 | |
Mika PEREZ | RNF MotoE Team | 1,50.940 |
| 10 | 6 | |
Maria HERRERA | Openbank Aspar Team | 1,51.270 |
In Q2, the simulated pole position was taken by Mattia Casadei (Pons Racing 40), with a time of 1:48.027. Behind him, in the virtual front row, Hector Garzò (Dynavolt Intact GP), at 30 thousandths, and Nicholas Spinelli (Pons Racing 40) at just over 1 tenth.
These are the results of Q2
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | |
Mattia CASADEI | Pons Racing 40 | 1,48.027 |
| 2 | 4 | |
Hector GARZO | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 1,48.057 |
| 3 | 29 | |
Nicholas SPINELLI | Pons Racing 40 | 1,48.135 |
| 4 | 11 | |
Matteo FERRARI | FELO Gresini MotoE | 1,48.161 |
| 5 | 51 |  |
Eric GRANADO | LCR E-Team | 1,48.318 |
| 6 | 3 | |
Randy KRUMMENACHER | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 1,48.444 |
| 7 | 61 | |
Alessandro ZACCONE | TECH3 E-Racing | 1,48.481 |
| 8 | 34 | |
Kevin MANFREDI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 1,48.798 |
| 9 | 77 | |
Miquel PONS | LCR E-Team | 1,49.202 |
| 10 | 78 |  |
Hikari OKUBO | TECH3 E-Racing | nd |
The tests conclude on Wednesday 5 April when a race simulation is scheduled. The starting grid is defined by the result of the qualifying simulation.
At the end of the second day of testing, the fastest rider was Eric Granado, who lowered the best time he set yesterday, stopping the time at 1:47.679, more than two and a half seconds below the official track record set in the 2021 Catalan GP. The best rookie of the day is Nicholas Spinelli.
The live timing of the test is available at this link: https://livetiming.alkamelsystems.com/circuitcat
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