17/06/2023

Krummenacher & Garzo celebrate Sachsenring podiums

Between podium successes, bad luck, and déjà vu moments, the two MotoE rounds at the LIQUI MOLY Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland had plenty to offer for the DYNAVOLT INTACT GP MotoE team. Hector Garzo takes his debut win at Sachsenring and Randy Krummenacher finishes second in the first race!

Hector Garzo went through a rollercoaster of emotions on this changeable Saturday at the 3.67 km long Sachsenring. The Spaniard was fighting for the win from the start of the first race, making lead kilometers, but was in the middle of the competitive 18-man MotoE field when a collision with Matthias Casadei and Nicolas Spinelli occurred at turn 1 on the last lap, costing Garzo at least a podium, if not his first win. The 25-year-old put the frustration over the lost points behind him and started in the same manner in Race 2, in which he once again proved his strong pace. Shortly before it suddenly started to rain, the current World Championship third pushed his way into first place with a spirited maneuver at the same spot where he had previously been wiped out in Race 1. An attack that proved incredibly valuable, as the race was red-flagged on lap 6 due to the increasing rain. Therefore, Hector Garo finally emerged as the winner of race 2.

One man's joy is another man's sorrow, because when race 2 had to be stopped early, the 33-year-old Randy Krummenacher, who took a fantastic second place in the first race, was still on the move up front. "Krummi" once again had the potential to fight for the podium, after he and his crew "found" something important on his bike, according to his own statements. But for the Swiss, the end came too soon, leaving him with a sixth place in race 2, but a total of 30 more World Championship points.

Two action-packed days at the DYNAVOLT INTACT GP team's home Grand Prix will be followed by the Dutch TT in Assen from the 23rd - 25th of June, where the aim is to build on the third and fourth World championship positions.

Results

Race 1
1. Jordi TORRES/ SPA –
2. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – (+0.778)
3. Nicolas SPINELLI/ ITA – (+0.962)
DNF Hector GARZO/ SPA

Race 2
1. Hector GARZO/ SPA
2. Mattia CASADEI/ ITA – (+0.233)
3. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – (+0.290)
6. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – (+0.802)

World Championship
1. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – 104
2. Matteo FERRARI/ ITA – 86
3. Hector GARZO/ SPA – 84
4. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – 75

Randy Krummenacher

Race 1: P2 - (+0.778)
Race 2: P6 - (+0.802)
FIM Enel MotoE World Championship 2023 – P4 - 75 Points

"The first race went great and exactly to my liking, which was satisfying because we definitely found something on the bike that suits me extremely well and which I was also able to show in race 2 with the fastest lap time. In the second race, everything went according to plan, I was there, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough. You wouldn't have thought that from seventh on the grid I would have to make my way to the front in just six laps. I definitely had something up my sleeve, but then the rain came, which was really a bit unlucky for me. But sixth place means points again, even if it's bitter. I'll take the momentum with me, just like the great feeling for the bike, and try to work on the double podium in Assen."

Hector Garzo

Race 1: DNF
Race 2: P1
FIM Enel MotoE World Championship 2023 – P3 - 84 Points

"This is, finally, my first MotoE victory after I've been second so many times. It was a strange day though, I led most of the laps in the two races and I tried to use my pace in the early stages but Casadei and Torres were also very strong on the brakes. This morning, we had a sad ending to the race. All the more happy I am now and the whole work of the weekend is paying-off. My race-winning overtake was a bit of a crazy move. But I saw the rain coming and we knew from the previous day that it would be getting harder once the rain sets in. I tried to put my pace in the last lap but then I saw my chance in Turn 1 and the breaking point was crazy but I had the confidence and was able to stop the bikes as planned. I am just super happy about that race but of course, it's also sad that we are losing important points because of a mistake that was not my own in race one but that's racing and everything can happen."

Sachsenring GP – Saturday MotoE

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