Eric Granado led the opening practice session of the MotoE Dutch GP this morning. The inaugural session at Assen was highly competitive, with the top five riders separated by less than half a second and multiple lead changes.
Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) initially set the pace after the first flying laps. Despite briefly losing the top spot, he regained it on his second attempt. Subsequently, Héctor Garzó (Dynavolt Intact GP) and Jordi Torres also took turns leading the session.
Torres, riding for Openbank Aspar, improved his time on the following lap, allowing him to hold the lead for over three minutes – the longest anyone stayed at the top during the session. He was later overtaken by Zaccone.
Moments after Zaccone reclaimed the lead, Granado (LCR E-Team) clocked the fastest lap of the session with a time of 1m40.582s. Torres improved again, finishing just 0.062s behind Granado, relegating Zaccone to third. Óscar Gutiérrez (Axxis-MSi) and Garzó completed the top five, all within 0.405s of Granado. Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team), the current championship leader, ended the session in tenth place, 0.930s off Granado’s pace.
This competitive session sets the stage for an exciting Dutch GP, with riders closely matched in performance and eager to establish dominance in the MotoE series.
Timesheets:
Time's up and @ericgranado ends the session in P1! 😎
— MotoE™ (@MotoEofficial) June 28, 2024
And no changes in the following positions: P2 @jorditorres81 and P3 @AleZacc61 ⚡#DutchGP 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/kIES3QhCUu
