Jordi Torres takes pole position in the 2023 MotoE Catalan GP. At Barcelona, the Openbank Aspar Team rider was fastest in Q2, thus earning first place on the starting grid for Saturday's two races. High-side at the start of the round for Granado.
The penultimate round of the 2023 MotoE season is being held at the Barcelona circuit this weekend. For the first time, the electric MotoGP class arrives at the Catalan circuit with World Championship status and with the new V21L electric Ducati.
At the end of the qualifying session, Jordi Torres was the fastest, thus taking pole of MotoE in the 2023 Catalunya GP. The home rider of the Openbank Aspar Team obtains his third pole position of the season and the sixth in his career in MotoE. Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Racing 40) and Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE team) will start from the front row with Torres. Torres will thus start from the first position on the grid in the two races scheduled for Saturday, ahead of his closest pursuer in the general standings, Casadei. For Ferrari, third in the standings, tomorrow's races will be two comeback races from sixth on the grid.
In the front row, for the first time in MotoE, there will be Andrea Mantovani, while in the second row will start Kevin Zannoni and Miquel Pons, the latter winner of the only race of the MotoE held in Barcelona, in 2021.
At the end of Q1 the fastest riders were Eric Granado (LCR E-Team), out from Q2 due to a high-side at the beginning of the session, and Kevin Zannoni (Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse).
Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-Racing) and Tito Rabat (Prettl Pramac MotoE) will start from the last row, the former due to a crash in Q1 and the latter due to technical problems with his bike.
The results of the Q1 of the Catalan GP at Barcelona
These are the results of the Q1 of the MotoE of the Catalan GP at Barcelona:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 |  |
Eric GRANADO | LCR E-Team | 1'48.928 | |
| 2 | 21 |  |
Kevin ZANNONI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 1'49.169 | 0,241 |
| 3 | 3 |  |
Randy KRUMMENACHER | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 1'49.350 | 0,422 |
| 4 | 99 |  |
Oscar GUTIERREZ | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 1'49.511 | 0,583 |
| 5 | 72 | |
Alessio FINELLO | FELO Gresini MotoE | 1'49.877 | 0,949 |
| 6 | 34 | |
Kevin MANFREDI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 1'50.337 | 1,409 |
| 7 | 8 | |
Mika PEREZ | RNF MotoE Team | 1'50.552 | 1,624 |
| 8 | 6 | |
Maria HERRERA | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'51.398 | 2,470 |
| 9 | 53 | |
Tito RABAT | Prettl Pramac MotoE | nc | 0,000 |
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The standings of the 2023 championship
The final results of the Q2 of the Catalan GP in Barcelona
These are the final Q2 results of the MotoE of the Catalan GP in Barcelona:
| POS. | N. | Nat. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | |
Jordi TORRES | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'48.731 | |
| 2 | 40 | |
Mattia CASADEI | Pons Racing 40 | 1'48.824 | 0,093 |
| 3 | 9 | |
Andrea MANTOVANI | RNF MotoE Team | 1'48.926 | 0,195 |
| 4 | 21 | |
Kevin ZANNONI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 1'48.971 | 0,240 |
| 5 | 77 | |
Miquel PONS | LCR E-Team | 1'49.004 | 0,273 |
| 6 | 11 | |
Matteo FERRARI | FELO Gresini MotoE | 1'49.104 | 0,373 |
| 7 | 4 | |
Hector GARZO | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 1'49.236 | 0,505 |
| 8 | 29 | |
Nicholas SPINELLI | Pons Racing 40 | 1'49.284 | 0,553 |
| 9 | 61 | |
Alessandro ZACCONE | TECH3 E-Racing | 1'49.470 | 0,739 |
| 10 | 51 | |
Eric GRANADO | LCR E-Team | nc | |
| 11 | 3 | |
Randy KRUMMENACHER | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 1'49.350 | |
| 12 | 99 | |
Oscar GUTIERREZ | Prettl Pramac MotoE | 1'49.511 | |
| 13 | 72 | |
Alessio FINELLO | FELO Gresini MotoE | 1'49.877 | |
| 14 | 34 | |
Kevin MANFREDI | Ongetta Sic58 Squadra Corse | 1'50.337 | |
| 15 | 8 | |
Mika PEREZ | RNF MotoE Team | 1'50.552 | |
| 16 | 6 | |
Maria HERRERA | Openbank Aspar Team | 1'51.398 | |
| 17 | 53 | |
Tito RABAT | Prettl Pramac MotoE | nc | |
| 18 | 78 |  |
Hikari OKUBO | TECH3 E-Racing | nc |
Watch the replica of the qualifying on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/live/ucyPcZGcpZY?si=2x7413eks6HwlFvm
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