19/08/2023

Garzo & Krummenacher swap championship places in Austria

The two MotoE sprint races at the Austrian Grand Prix were anything but easy. Hector Garzo and Randy Krummenacher of the DYNAVOLT INTACT GP Team managed to score points in both races, despite minor difficulties, and thus continue to hold their own in the World Championship.

The Red Bull Ring set the stage on this gloriously sunny Saturday for two more thrilling races in the all-electric world championship, in which Spain's Hector Garzo took fourth and fifth place to score a total of 24 points for himself. These important World Championship points allowed him to pass his teammate for fourth place. Aware of his strong pace and confidence in his Ducati, the 25-year-old now prepares for his home Grand Prix in Barcelona and hopes to return to the podium in front of his home crowd.

The challenging 4.32 km track also gave Randy Krummenacher a hard time in places over the past two days. The high temperatures on Saturday did not make the task any easier. The Swiss finished the first 7-lap sprint race in eleventh place and thus fell short of his expectations. But the 33-year-old trusted in his crew, who made further changes before race 2. This helped the experienced Krummenacher to fight back in Sprint 2. Position 7 secured him another nine of the eleven points he scored today. Krummenacher is now fifth in the world championship going into the penultimate world championship round, which will herald the final showdown of the season from the 1st - 3rd of September on Spanish soil, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Results

Race 1
1. Mattia CASADEI/ ITA
2. Eric GRANADO/ BRA – (+1.218)
3. Kevin ZANNONI/ ITA – (+1.382)
4. Hector GARZO/ SPA – (+1.466)
11. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – (+9.806)

Race 2
1. Mattia CASADEI/ ITA
2. Matteo FERRARI/ ITA – (+0.077)
3. Kevin ZANNONI/ ITA – (+0.373)
5. Hector GARZO/ SPA – (+2.246)
7. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – (+5.638)

World Chmapionship
1. Jordi TORRES/ SPA – 189
2. Mattia CASADEI/ ITA – 174
3. Matteo FERRARI/ ITA – 173
4. Hector GARZO/ SPA – 146
5. Randy KRUMMENACHER/ SWI – 137

Randy Krummenacher

Race 1: P11 (+9.806)
Race 2: P7 (+5.638)
FIM Enel MotoE World Championship 2023 – P5 - 137 Points

"The result from the second race feels like a podium for me. I just have to be very happy with seventh place at this point. We definitely turned things around after all the difficult sessions and the first race. The team made the right changes to the bike because the bike felt like mine again, I could handle it playfully and fight my way to the front. It was clear that starting from tenth place would be a big disadvantage. Finishing the race just behind Torres shows that we definitely finished the weekend strong and that's something I'll take with me to Barcelona, where we've already gained experience in MotoE. I know the track like the back of my hand, so I'll try to build on the performance I achieved in race 2 and then I'm sure we'll get more points."

Hector Garzo

Race 1: P4 - (+1.466)
Race 2: P5 - (+2.246)
FIM Enel MotoE World Championship 2023 – P4 - 146 Points

"It was a difficult day but as always, we tried our best. Before the beginning of race 1, we changed a few little things but my start was not ideal and so I fought against other riders in the first few laps. Later I found my rhythm which wasn't too bad and the feeling was pretty nice too. In race 2, the temperatures were quite high and there was more rubber from the MotoGP sprint race on the track. This makes it a bit more difficult on the entry of the corners and mid-corner and the weight of the bike is not helping either in these conditions. We changed the outcome of the second race, which is satisfying. We keep fighting to remain within the top of the championship and are now off to Barcelona for our next chance. Big thanks to my team, our sponsors - we keep fighting."

Austrian GP 2023 - Saturday MotoE

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