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ANDREA VERONA WINS 2024 ENDURO2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

He's done it! Sealing the deal with one round to spare, GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona has won the FIM Enduro2 World Championship after topping the timesheets on both days at the GP of Wales. Winning every day except one so far, where he finished as runner-up, Andrea’s near-perfect season has earned him a well-deserved seventh career world title.

  • Verona crowned Enduro2 champion for the first time
  • Italian star and GASGAS claim fourth world title together
  • Double E2 victory for Andrea in Wales

Switching to the GASGAS EC 350F and the Enduro2 category for the 2023 season, Andrea finished the year as runner-up. Now in 2024 and with more experience under his belt, the number 99 has enjoyed a dominant season in the class, taking 11 wins from the 12 days raced, and headed into the penultimate round with an impressive 39-point lead in the Enduro2 standings. Talk about consistency!

Arriving at the GP of Wales with a 39-point lead in Enduro2, Andrea looked to get his weekend off to a solid start in Friday’s Super Test on his GASGAS EC 350 F. Unfortunately, a small crash put a dampener on things. But quickly getting back on the gas Saturday, the Italian went on to top the Enduro2 timesheets on all but one test. Winning the class by a comfortable 59 seconds moved him one step closer to clinching the 2024 title.

Raring to go on Sunday, Verona came out swinging to top the opening test in Rhayader. Maintaining his streak of winning results, and despite a crash on the cross test on lap two, the Italian won nine of the 10 tests raced to bring his EC 350F home 24 seconds ahead of his nearest E2-class rival. In securing the win, Verona claimed the Enduro2 world title with one round to spare – an amazing achievement for the insanely fast 25-year-old!

With the Enduro2 title wrapped up, all eyes are now on the final round of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship, where Andrea will look to take the fight to Josep Garcia in EnduroGP. Narrowly missing the podium on both days in Wales, Andrea still lies second overall in the EnduroGP class standings. And you can be sure the GASGAS star will be giving his all at the final round, held in Brioude, France, on September 13-15.

Andrea Verona: “I’m really happy to get the Enduro2 title with one race to spare! It’s been a great season and I’m so happy to have won every single day except one. This was one of our goals for the year and we have pushed hard all season to get here. Thank you to the GASGAS Factory Racing team and everyone who has helped me all year. For sure we will take the fight to Josep Garcia at the final race for the EnduroGP title!”

Results: FIM EnduroGP World Championship, Round 6

Day 1 – EnduroGP
1. Steve Holcombe (Honda) 56:54.44
2. Brad Freeman (Beta) 56:58.65
3. Josep Garcia (KTM) 57:00.04
4. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 57:16.70

Day 2 – EnduroGP
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 55:02.28
2. Brad Freeman (Beta) 55:02.43
3. Steve Holcombe (Honda) 55:07.72
4. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 55:45.23

Day 1 – Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 57:16.70
2. Wil Ruprecht (Sherco) 58:15.72
3. Nathan Watson (Beta) 58:17.09

Day 2 – Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 55:45.23
2. Wil Ruprecht (Sherco) 56:09.49
3. Nathan Watson (Beta) 56:12.69

Championship Standings (After Round 6)

EnduroGP
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 212 pts
2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 195 pts
3. Steve Holcombe (Honda) 189 pts

Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 237 pts
2. Nathan Watson (Beta) 182 pts
3. Samuele Bernardini (KTM) 168 pts

JUSTIN BARCIA MAKES SOLID RETURN TO SMX COMPETITION AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

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Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing welcomed Justin Barcia back for Texas Motor Speedway and the second stop of the SMX Playoffs, where the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) finals series continued in Forth Worth. It was also a largely positive day for teammate Pierce Brown in charging to P7 in 250SMX, despite going down off the start in both motos!
  • Bam Bam makes his welcome return to competition in Texas
  • Seventh for PB after crashing at the start of both 250SMX motos!
  • Ryder D looks ahead to Las Vegas and finishing on a high
Barcia was due to return in Charlotte last weekend, but was ruled out following a crash on Friday. This time around he was on track for both gate-drops on his GASGAS MC 450F Factory Edition, and will build on his results from this point. Bam Bam eased into things through Practice and Qualifying, then managed a brave performance when it counted to deliver 12-13 scores for 12th overall.
Justin Barcia:   "Texas Motor Speedway was good, always good to be back at the races with the fans! It was a challenging day for me, just because I'm far from being my best self right now with where my body is at. I'm just glad to be here, able to ride, and doing my best. First moto, I rode as hard as I could, and then in the second moto, I had used up a lot of my energy, so nothing to write home about! I'm looking forward to Las Vegas and trying to get that little bit better for next weekend."
The 250SMX round saw Brown quickest of all in Friday Practice, before he qualified in ninth position. Equipped with the GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition, PB went down at the beginning of both motos, but pushed on for impressive 9-5 results. That saw him salvage P7 overall, which has him sitting seventh in points with only the SMX Final remaining.
Pierce Brown:   "It was a better day for me. I struggled to keep it on two wheels in the first turn – I fell in both starts – but my jumps off the gate were getting better. I came from last to ninth in the first moto and then last to fifth in Moto 2, so that was good. I'm happy with my fitness right now and I'm excited to see what we can do in Vegas for the Final!"
Texas was much the same for teammate Ryder D, the Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing rider affected by troubles in Moto 1 when he went down twice, eventually reaching the checkered flag in P17. The final outing was an improvement with an 11th-place finish, resulting in 13th for the weekend. DiFrancesco is ranked 12th in the 250SMX title race with one round left to run.
Ryder DiFrancesco:   "Today was okay. My qualifying sessions were better and then I ended up going down twice in the first one, then in the second one, I moved forward to ninth, but finished 11th. I'm excited to end the season on a good note in Vegas!" Next Race:  September 21 – Las Vegas, Nevada (SMX Final)

Results 450SMX Class – SMX Playoff 2
1. Hunter Lawrence (AUS), Honda
2. Chase Sexton (USA), KTM
3. Jett Lawrence (AUS), Honda
7. Aaron Plessinger (USA), KTM
12. Justin Barcia (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
13. Malcolm Stewart (USA), Husqvarna
14. Christian Craig (USA), Husqvarna

Standings 450SMX Class 2024 after 2 of 3 rounds
1. Hunter Lawrence, 90 points
2. Chase Sexton, 89
3. Jett Lawrence, 81
5. Aaron Plessinger, 62
9. Malcolm Stewart, 48
12. Christian Craig, 34
14. Justin Barcia, 33

Results 250SMX Class – SMX Playoff 2
1. Haiden Deegan (USA), Yamaha
2. Tom Vialle (FRA), KTM
3. Jo Shimoda (JPN), Honda
5. Julien Beaumer (USA), KTM
7. Pierce Brown (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
13. Ryder DiFrancesco (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
15. RJ Hampshire (USA), Husqvarna

Standings 250SMX Class 2024 after 2 of 3 rounds
1. Haiden Deegan, 100 points
2. Tom Vialle, 81
3. Levi Kitchen, 78
5. Julien Beaumer, 69
7. Pierce Brown, 56
12. Ryder DiFrancesco, 39
13. RJ Hampshire, 36
26. Casey Cochran, 4