The FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship riders are back on track for three days of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and on Day 1 it was Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) who topped the timesheets with a 1:48.243 – a time good enough to see the Brazilian beat Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) by a slender 0.045s.
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María Herrera and @jorditorres81 (from Tuesday) will have their last days of testing before the season starts! pic.twitter.com/SX09eObaXI
Unlike the mostly wet conditions at the Jerez Test, Monday’s running was an important dry day for the electric class as the riders and teams continued to adapt to their new Ducati V21L machines. Nicholas Spinelli (Pons Racing 40), Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) and Mattia Casadei (Pons Racing 40) were inside the top five at the end of play, with 0.8s covering the front quintet.
After continuing to fill in for injured Ivan Guevara (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) in Argentina, Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) was the only absentee.
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Top 10:
1. Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) – 1:48.243
2. Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) + 0.045
3. Nicholas Spinelli (Pons Racing 40) + 0.678
4. Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) + 0.866
5. Mattia Casadei (Pons Racing 40) + 0.896
6. Kevin Manfredi (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 0.905
7. Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) + 0.998
8. Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-Racing) + 1.075
9. Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™ Team) + 1.519
10. Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) + 1.528