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Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
Granado takes gorgeous tenth pole to edge out Casadei and Zaccone by simply 0.032s
A dramatic qualifying sees Granado storm to pole forward of reigning champ Casadei and Zaccone with Ferrari down the order after early crash
Friday, twenty fourth Could 2024
The FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship is again on observe for Spherical 3 on the Gran Premi Monster Power de Catalunya with two extra blockbuster instalments awaiting us tomorrow. Launching from his tenth pole place within the electrical class might be Eric Granado (LCR E-Workforce) after taking the spoils by setting a sensational 1:48.215. But it surely actually wasn’t a cushty pole place, as each Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Workforce) and Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) set the very same lap time simply 0.032s behind Granado to line up second and third respectively.
For the primary time in 2024, Nicholas Spinelli (Tech3 E-Racing) shouldn’t be on the entrance row of the grid. The three-time winner this 12 months – and positive championship contender – begins from fourth the place he’ll should be careful on his method into Flip 1 in order that rookie sensation Oscar Gutierrez (Axxis-MSI) and French GP polesitter Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) don’t come flying down Spinelli’s inside from fifth and sixth. Whereas Garzo received’t be overly happy with sixth, there’s at the least a bit extra satisfaction within the #4’s facet of the Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™ storage than there’s on Lukas Tulovic’s facet, as sadly after Tulovic progressed by way of from Q1, he was unable to set a flying lap in Q2 because of technical points.
On the third row is the place we discover but extra heavy MotoE™ hitters. Two-time World Cup Winner Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Workforce) strains up seventh for the second time this season simply forward of teammate Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar Workforce) who luckily this time was certainly ready to participate in Q2 after progressing by way of Q1. Alongside them is the luckless Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini Workforce) who, after discovering one thing of his outdated kind in Observe, crashed late on in Q2 denying him the possibility of having the ability to enhance his grid slot. Regardless, ninth is his first prime 10 begin up to now this season.
Ensure you don’t miss each races tomorrow with lights out at 12:15 native time (UTC +2) for Race 1 earlier than Race 2 will get underway at 16:10 native time. We’ll see you then for but extra improbable MotoE™ racing.
