Jordi Torres secured pole position for the MotoE Catalunya Grand Prix. The championship leader was superior in this afternoon’s qualifying in Barcelona, grabbing the best place to potentially win tomorrow’s races.
In Q1, there were only two leaders. Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP) was the first to complete a flying lap, but shortly after, Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) set a time that wasn’t beaten. The Brazilian finished 0.241s ahead of Kevin Zannoni (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse), who also made a lap that earned him a spot in Q2 on his first attempt. Krummenacher improved but ended up third, 0.422s behind.
The pole position in Q2 was decided by the first flying laps. Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) sealed pole position on his first attempt, clocking a time of 1m48.731s. Before that, Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini) and Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) had briefly led.
Although Torres was not overtaken, there was a battle for second place. Casadei took that spot, finishing 0.093s behind the leader. Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE Team) came in third, 0.195s behind. Ferrari could only manage sixth, also behind Zannoni and Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team).
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