28/06/2025

Baldassarri celebrates premiere podium in Assen - Garzo scores twice

BDynavolt Intact GP newcomer Lorenzo Baldassarri celebrated an impressive success at the second race of the season at the TT Circuit Assen: After a strong sixth place in the first race, the Italian secured his first podium in the MotoE World Championship with third place in the second race. Team-mate Hector Garzo fought his way into the points in both races despite arm pain and collected valuable championship points.

For Lorenzo Baldassarri, the Dutch Grand Prix was a festival of emotions. The MotoE rookie started the first race from eighth position. Despite intense battles in the dense field, he was able to maintain his position at the start and improve to sixth place on the fourth lap. He was pushed back to seventh place as the race progressed, but a crash by Mattia Casadei on the final lap catapulted Baldassarri back up the field. In the end, he secured sixth place and thus the first ten championship points of the day.
Baldassarri capitalised on the momentum in the second race: after exciting duels, he started the final lap close behind Jordi Torres. Shortly before the finish line, he launched a decisive attack and moved into third place - his first podium in the fourth MotoE race.

Meanwhile, Hector Garzo had a comparatively quiet first race, which he contested despite ongoing problems with his arm since his crash at the season opener in Le Mans. The Spaniard held on to tenth position for the entire seven laps and also benefited from Casadei's crash at the end. Garzo finished ninth and collected his first seven points in the championship. In the second race, the reigning MotoE World Champion was much more aggressive. Despite further physical complaints, he managed to finish fifth and collect eleven more championship points. The hard work that Garzo and his team invested in fine-tuning the Ducati V21L after the first race paid off.

By the next race in Austria (15th -17th of August), Garzo wants to do everything he can to get his arm problems under control.

Results

Race 1
1. Andrea MANTOVANI/ ITA
2. Alessandro ZACCONE/ ITA– (+0.413)
3. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – (+0.858)
6. Lorenzo BALDASSARRI/ ITA – (+3.657)
9. Hector GARZO/ SPA – (+9.238)

Race 2
1. Alessandro ZACCONE/ ITA
2. Andrea MANTOVANI/ ITA – (+0.365)
3. Lorenzo BALDASSARRI/ ITA – (+3.244)
5. Hector GARZO/ SPA - (+3.721)

World Championship
1. MANTOVANI Andrea/ ITA – 74
2. ZACCONE Alessandro/ ITA – 61
3. TORRES Jordi/ SPA – 54
4. BALDASSARRI Lorenzo/ ITA – 47
11. GARZO Hector/ SPA – 18

Team Classification
1. Power Electronics Aspar Team – 100
2. KLINT Forward Team – 97
3. Aruba Cloud MotoE Team – 74
4. Dynavolt Intact GP – 65

Lorenzo Baldassarri

Race 1: P6 (+3.657)
Race 2: P3 (+3.244)
MotoE World Championship 2025 - P4 - 47 Points

"I am very happy about my first podium in MotoE. The key was to stay focused throughout the two days. I think it's not easy when you come back after a month and a half break and do the first practice in wet conditions, which was my very first experience with this bike in the rain. In the second practice and qualifying it was dry, and the day after was race day. But we kept our focus and stayed calm. We were already close in Le Mans, but here we struggled a bit more. But thanks to the team, we kept believing in ourselves and focused on the next step. So, in the end we did a very good race, but it wasn't so easy because some opponents were very aggressive, and so was I. It was just a matter of staying calm and avoid to get nervous. It was all about staying calm and giving everything on the last lap. That's why I'm happy that I managed to do that. A big thank you to the whole team and all the people who supported me."

Hector Garzo

Race 1: P9 (+9.238)
Race 2: P5 (+3.721)
MotoE World Championship 2025 - 11 - 18 Points

"After not being able to take part in the Barcelona test and also missing Le Mans, this weekend was my first real outing of the year and the first time we were able to start working with the bike. Overall, however, it was a difficult start for us as we suffered in every session, including the first race at lunchtime today. We tried something new in every session, but the changes we made for the second race were better. I'm happy that I'm starting to find my feeling again, but I'm still missing a few tenths because of the arm problems, as well as a better physical condition. But I will work hard physically in the month and a half until the race weekend in Austria to recover 100 percent till then. So, let's hope for the best for the remaining races this year. In any case, congratulations to Balda on his podium and also the whole team, I am very happy for them. A big thank you to everyone."

Jürgen Lingg

Team Manager

"Assen was definitely a pleasing weekend, especially with Balda on the podium. We didn't expect that, although we knew he had the speed. We actually thought it would take a bit longer. But his learning curve is going steeply upwards. The races today were a strong performance. I think if he finishes further up the field in qualifying, we can celebrate even more podiums with him."

"We are sorry for Hector that his hand is not yet in a better condition. We have to be patient. Nevertheless, he scored well in both races. He got the maximum out of the second race. I don't think that more is possible at the moment. That's why we have to be satisfied with the weekend as far as Hector is concerned. A big compliment to the whole team, everyone did a good job. It would be nice if we can continue like this, and when Hector is 100 percent fit again, both will be at the front."

Pictures MotoE - Saturday Assen GP 2025

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