ANDREA VERONA GETS 2023 UNDERWAY WITH DOUBLE ENDURO2 WIN IN ITALY.
GASGAS FACTORY RACING’S ENDUROGP WORLD CHAMP MAKES IT A HOME RACE TO REMEMBER WITH TWO ENDURO2 CLASS WINS AND PAIR OF ENDUROGP RUNNER-UP RESULTS.
GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona has got his 2023 FIM EnduroGP World Championship underway in style, fighting hard throughout his home GP to earn his first podium results of the new season. Switching from the Enduro1 class to the Enduro2 category for this year, despite the Italian event marking his first world championship outing on the EC 350F, the defending EnduroGP World Champion still ripped on home soil, claiming an Enduro2 class win on both days, while also going 2-2 in EnduroGP!
After dominating in 2022 on his EC 250F, Verona was eager to see how things stacked up for 2023 on his new EC 350F. Despite the added pressure that a home round brings, the Italian was up for the fight and delivered a fast and considered performance throughout the event.
Building into things on day one, Andrea fought his way into the top three overall. A crash on the third cross test forced him to dig deep, but deep he dug. Topping the final extreme test and cross test, he ended his day second overall in EnduroGP and first in Enduro2.
Happy to get day one out of the way with a solid showing, Andrea was up to speed early on day two. With some more special test wins coming his way, he looked increasingly comfortable on his EC 350F as the conditions worsened. Capping off the day with the fastest time on the final test, Andrea again placed second overall, while winning the Enduro2 category.
The EnduroGP World Championship continues with round two in Spain on May 5-7.
Results – 2023 EnduroGP World Championship, Round 1
Day 1 – Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:13:51.52
2. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:13:55.11
3. Hamish MacDonald (Sherco) 1:14:35.99
Day 1 – EnduroGP
1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 1:13:27.06
2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:13:51.52
3. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:13:55.11
Day 2 – Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:05:40.05
2. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:05:49.16
3. Hamish MacDonald (Sherco) 1:06:42:54
Day 2 – EnduroGP
1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 1:05:23.86
2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:05:40.05
3. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:05:49.16
Championship Standings – 2023 EnduroGP World Championship, (after Round 1)
Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 40 pts
2. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 34 pts
3. Hamish MacDonald (Sherco) 30 pts
EnduroGP
1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 40 pts
2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 34 pts
3. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 30 pts
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