Nicholas Spinelli led the second practice session of the Catalan GP in MotoE, which was the fastest session of the day. The rider set a new lap record for the Barcelona circuit.
In the initial flying laps, the lead changed hands three times. Andrea Mantovani (Klint Forward) was the first to complete a timed lap, only to be beaten by Spinelli (Tech3 E-Racing). Spinelli was then overtaken by Kevin Zannoni.
The Openbank Aspar rider only held the lead for a few seconds before losing it to Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini). On his second flying lap, Spinelli set a new record with a time of 1m48.190s.
No one managed to dethrone Spinelli for the rest of the session. Eric Granado (LCR E-Team), who was the fastest in the first practice, came closest, finishing 0.111s behind. Championship leader Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) ended up third, 0.129s off the pace, with Ferrari and Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar) rounding out the top five.
Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) was sixth, Óscar Gutiérrez (Axxis-MSI) seventh, and Héctor Garzó (Dynavolt Intact GP) eighth, completing the group that directly qualified for the second qualifying session. Zannoni, in ninth, missed direct qualification by just 0.160s.
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An UNSTOPPABLE Spinelli takes P1! And that's a wrap on Practice 2! ⚡
— MotoE™ (@MotoEofficial) May 24, 2024
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