24/06/2023

Krummenacher back on the podium, Garzo remains World Championship third

The DYNAVOLT INTACT GP MotoE team can look back on another podium in race one thanks to Randy Krummenacher. Hector Garzo also scored points in both races and thus continued to secure third place in the World Championship ahead of his team-mate, who is tied on points.

In the first MotoE race at the Dutch TT in Assen, Randy Krummenacher put up a good fight with his rivals, finishing third after seven laps behind Matteo Ferrari and Jordi Torres. Confident of his strength, the Swiss rider went into race 2 in a positive frame of mind, but even before the race got underway, his V21L machine was causing problems, which is why his crew, together with Ducati, rushed to provide the 33-year-old with a new e-bike that was set up in the best possible way. Krummenacher fought with all his might and finally finished in ninth place. "Krummi" was satisfied and grateful that he was also able to take important World Championship points from race two.

Hector Garzo, who had started the two sprint races from P12 on row four, finished a strong seventh after numerous overtaking manoeuvres in the first battle on the 4.54 km TT Circuit Assen. Satisfied with the result, including nine points, the 25-year-old went into Race 2 with great motivation, where he visibly found it harder to keep up. The Spaniard finally finished the seven-lap race in eleventh place and collected five more World Championship points, which secured him third place overall before the summer break.

Five weeks remain for the protagonists and their crews to prepare the Ducati V21L machines for the second, all-important phase of the season, which kicks off at Silverstone in the UK from the 4th to the 6th of August.

Results

Race 1
1. Matteo FERRARI/ ITA
2. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – (+0.676)
3. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – (+0.955)
7. Hector GARZO/ SPA – (+7.054)

Race 2
1. Matteo FERRARI
2. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – (+0.078)
3. Mattia CASADEI/ ITA – (+1.610)
9. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – (+4.218)
11. Hector GARZO/ SPA – (+6.502)

Wolrd Championship
1. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – 144
2. Matteo FERRARI/ ITA – 136
3. Hector GARZO/ SPA – 98
4. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – 98

Randy Krummenacher

Rennen 1: P3 - (+0.955)
Rennen 2: P9 - (+4.218)
FIM Enel MotoE World Championship 2023 – P4 - 98 Punkte

"Es war ein positiver Tag. Im ersten Rennen haben wir direkt ein Podium eingefahren, waren gut dabei und haben noch etwas aus der Trickkiste für das zweite Rennen gekramt, was eigentlich etwas bewirkt hätte, aber leider hatten wir Pech. Irgendetwas ging kaputt, kurz bevor wir in die Pitlane wollten. Es war ein super Job vom Team und Ducati, mir in der Kürze der Zeit ein neues Motorrad bereitzustellen, mit dem ich das Rennen antreten konnte. Leider war das so gar nicht mein Motorrad von der Abstimmung her, auch wenn das Team das Bestmögliche aus der Situation gemacht hat, was ich wirklich zu schätzen weiß, aber dafür bezahlt haben wir am Ende allemal. Am Schluss ziehe ich das Positive daraus, denn ich bin das Rennen gefahren, habe Punkte geholt und bin in der WM auf Gleichstand mit dem Drittplatzierten. Es ist dennoch frustrierend, weil ich hier einfach super stark unterwegs war. In den letzten Runden bin ich Zeiten gefahren, wie in den ersten und das auf einem völlig anderen Motorrad. Diese Stärke nehme ich mit und hoffe demnächst auf das Doppel-Podium."

Hector Garzo

Race 1: P7 - (+7.054)
Race 2: P11 - (+6.502)
FIM Enel MotoE World Championship 2023 – P3 - 98 Points

"It was a positive first race after the difficult Qualifying and we couldn't have expected anything more than this. It was good work. We had the same target for the second race but I think we had some bike issues because suddenly I was super slow while accelerating, so I needed to force everything and push hard and could hold against anyone. We tried our best but luckily we still achieved some points for the championship. We are still third in the ranking and so we will focus on the next race in Silverstone now. I'd like to thank my team for their efforts as well as the sponsors for their support."

Dutch TT Assen - MotoE Saturday

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