Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
MotoE: dramatic Q2 sees Granado seize first pole of 2023
Silverstone shakes it up as Torres and Ferrari each crash out, with Granado joined by Casadei and Garzo on a entrance row seeking to capitalise
Friday, 04 August 2023
There could possibly be some critical shifts within the FIM Enel MotoE
World Championship standings on Saturday as qualifying units the scene for 2 basic showdowns at Silverstone. Eric Granado (LCR E-Staff) will begin from his first pole of the season after navigating a start-stop Q2 interrupted by a Crimson Flag, with Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) and Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) becoming a member of him on the entrance row.
Crashes for each factors chief Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Staff) AND closest challenger Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE) – riders okay – see them begin from the third row, and Ferrari additionally has a Lengthy Lap penalty for Race 1 after his crash got here below yellow flags out for the Torres incident.
Earlier than all that, it was Casadei and Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE Staff) who moved by way of from a calmer Q1, however the drama hit in Q2 as that crash for Torres see him lose out on an opportunity at pole – and cancel some laps as a result of yellow flags. Ferrari then crashed within the incident that might earn him the Lengthy Lap, and that triggered much more drama: because the Gresini machine remained within the gravel, the Crimson Flag got here out with simply over two minutes to go.
As soon as cleared, it was introduced the session would restart for 3 minutes, permitting the riders to go again out for another shot at it. Not all did, however the session got here to a frenetic shut with Granado on pole for the primary time in 2023, again on prime after a harder begin to the season. Casadei takes second regardless of coming from Q1, and with Garzo in third it’s three riders who might acquire large within the standings as the 2 on the prime begin from additional again.
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