Ferrari fends off the opposition in tight Q2 affair

The Italian watched on from the gravel trap as his rivals threatened his top spot missing out by hundredths of a second

Round 1 of the MotoE™ World Cup was underway at the SHARK Grand Prix de France, and Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) snatched the first pole position of 2023 as the rain came down just in time for Q2. The tricky conditions also played into the hands of Hector Garzo (Dynavolt IntactGP) who despite a late charge for the top spot missed out on pole by just 0.022s. The top three were split by 0.025s as Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) will line up on the final spot on the front row after setting a time just 0.003s shy of Garzo in 2nd. 

Ferrari was caught out by the difficult conditions and crashed out as the session came to a close, the Italian was then unable to respond to attacks coming in from his competitors. Red sectors came flying in from Garzo and Torres as the Italian was a sitting duck at the side of the circuit, but the Gresini man's time held strong and he will start Round 1 from pole position. 

Top 10

1. Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE) - 1:40.971
2. Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) + 0.022
3. Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) + 0.025
4. Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) + 0.509
5. Kevin Manfredi (Ongetta SIC58 Squadracorse) + 0.526
6. Nicholas Spinelli (Pons Racing 40) + 0.675
7. Mattia Casadei (Pons Racing 40) + 0.719
8. Kevin Zannoni (Ongetta SIC58 Squadracorse) + 0.743
9. Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) + 1.110
10. Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE Team) + 1.290

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