First day honours at the second Official FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup Test went to Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) as the electric class riders completed a Q1-Q2 format qualifying simulation at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto.
It was a dry but windy day in Andalucia as the MotoE™ field began their final test ahead of the season kicking off at the Spanish Grand Prix, and due to rain appearing on Wednesday’s forecast, the Q1-Q2 simulation was brought forward to Monday.
In the first test session, Granado was the rider to beat with a 1:49.765, before the quickest times were slashed in the second practice session. Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) was the pacesetter after clocking a 1:49.153, before the qualifying simulations got underway at the end of the day.
The Q2 simulation was topped by Granado with a 1:49.020, the fastest time of the day, with Ferrari and Hikari Okubo (Avant Ajo MotoE™) rounding out the top three in Q2, two tenths shy of Granado’s effort. Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) was a couple of tenths shy of his teammate in P4, while the returning Hector Garzo (Tech3 E-Racing) completed the top five, as the three-time MotoE™ podium finisher ended three tenths away from top spot.
The riders will be back on track on Tuesday for the penultimate day of pre-season testing, where we’ll see them take part in three more separated sessions. Interviews and a report will be available on the motogp.com website, while you can follow the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto’s live timing feature to keep up on the times throughout the day.
Q2 simulation top 10:
1. Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) – 1:49.020
2. Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) + 0.270
3. Hikari Okubo (Avant Ajo MotoE™) + 0.276
4. Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) + 0.298
5. Hector Garzo (Tech3 E-Racing) + 0.363
6. Xavier Cardelus (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) + 0.521
7. Jordi Torres (Pons Racing 40) + 0.544
8. Marc Alcoba (Openbank Aspar Team) + 0.564
9. Xavi Fores (Octo Pramac MotoE™) + 0.987
10. Bradley Smith (WithU GRT RNF MotoE™ Team) + 1.463