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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

TROY LEE DESIGNS/RED BULL/GASGAS FACTORY RACING FINISHES 250MX SEASON INSIDE TOP 10

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An encouraging fifth-place finish in the final 250MX moto of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship on his way to P7 overall will come as a confidence boost for Ryder DiFrancesco. As a result, both he and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing teammate Pierce Brown completed the series inside the top 10 following the Ironman National.
  • Ryder D seventh overall after finishing strong with P5 in Moto 2
  • Both Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing riders inside the top 10
  • Final moto crash costly for PB in final round of the outdoors
DiFrancesco enjoyed a consistent run in the 11th and final round of the season, racing forward to seventh position in Moto 1 and then featuring toward the front of the pack in Moto 2 on his way to P5. Those scores placed him P7 overall on his GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition, which also saw him finish 10th in the final standings.
Ryder DiFrancesco:   "Ironman was my best weekend and it's always been my favorite track ever since I first raced here. Good vibes all day, just felt like I wasn't behind the eight ball at all, and back to myself. It was good to finish the season with P5 in that final moto, it's nice to have some momentum and good for the confidence going into Charlotte and the SMX series!"
It was a mixed final round for Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing teammate Brown. He recovered from an average start in the opening race to work his way back inside the top 10, before an unfortunate crash at the beginning of the final moto of the outdoor season ended his day early. Still, he claimed eighth in the 250MX championship.
Pierce Brown:   "It wasn't the best day for me at Ironman. First moto, I had a mid-pack start and ended up 10th, before in the next moto I had a better start, but collided with some guys in the first turn and got run over a couple of times. My leg was hurting pretty bad and unfortunately went numb in my boot, so I couldn't finish, and had to get it checked out – we will hear more soon. That's a wrap for the outdoor season, so hopefully we'll be healthy and ready to go for SMX in a couple of weeks." Next Race:  September 7 – Concord, North Carolina (SMX Playoff 1)

Standings 450MX Class 2024 after 11 of 11 rounds
1. Chase Sexton, 504 points
2. Hunter Lawrence, 462
3. Aaron Plessinger, 403
6. Malcolm Stewart, 297
8. Christian Craig, 244
14. Justin Barcia, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing, 148

Results 250MX Class – Ironman National
1. Tom Vialle (FRA), KTM
2. Chance Hymas (USA), Honda
3. RJ Hampshire (USA), Husqvarna
7. Ryder DiFrancesco (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
14. Julien Beaumer (USA), KTM
17. Pierce Brown (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing

Standings 250MX Class 2024 after 11 of 11 rounds
1. Haiden Deegan, 481 points
2. Tom Vialle, 412
3. Levi Kitchen, 405
8. Pierce Brown, 269
10. Ryder DiFrancesco, 250
11. Julien Beaumer, 221
13. Casey Cochran, 164
22. RJ Hampshire, 65