Eric Granado achieved pole position for the Catalunya MotoE Grand Prix on Friday. The Brazilian prevailed in the final phase of Q2 in Barcelona, and will start from the front for the second time this season.
Ten riders took to the track in Q1 to compete for the final two spots in the pole position battle. Andrea Mantovani (Klint Forward) performed well by leading for almost half of the session, but couldn’t hold onto the position.
First, he was overtaken by Lukas Tulovic (Dynavolt Intact GP) and then by three more riders – including Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar), who led Q1 with a 0.204s advantage over Tulovic. Kevin Manfredi (Ongeta SIC58) was third, 0.192s off advancing.
It wasn’t until six minutes in that a rider set a valid flying lap in Q2, with Óscar Gutiérrez (Axxis-MSi) being the first. The Spaniard was only in the lead for a few seconds before Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) took over. The Italian was then surpassed by Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing).
But it was Granado who was ultimately the fastest. In the final moments, the Brazilian from LCR E-Team clocked a time of 1m48.215s, securing pole position. Casadei and Zaccone posted identical times, 0.032s behind, with Casadei starting from second. The top five was rounded out by Nicholas Spinelli (Tech3 E-Racing) and Gutiérrez, ahead of Héctor Garzó (Dynavolt Intact GP).
Results:
It’s shaping up to be a couple of fantastic #MotoE races tomorrow 🍿
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Pole position for @ericgranado with Casadei and @AleZacc61 on the front row with him ⚔️#CatalanGP🏁 pic.twitter.com/VxXKn8eOlS
