Garzo clinches title with P4 finish as Casadei claims home victory

The Championship chase is settled in Race 1 as Zaccone and Granado pick up podiums.Thanks to a P4 finish in Race 1, Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) secured the 2024 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship crown following a dramatic end to the race that saw Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar Team) crash out from the lead on the penultimate lap. That handed Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) the P1 baton and the Italian made it count to win on home turf to finish ahead of Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) and teammate Eric Granado.

Zannoni got a great launch from the middle of the second row and when he found his way past Casadei and to the front of the pack, the Italian was able to build a small gap. It wasn’t big enough to be comfortable though and at the final corner on the penultimate lap, Zannoni – who still had hopes of becoming a Champion – crashed out. Crucially, this promoted Garzo – who had kept his powder dry – from P5 to P4. In other words, a title-winning position.

Casadei kept his cool to win in Misano, but it was a victory that brought mixed emotions as the reigning Champion relinquished his crown to Garzo. The latter tried his best to make a move for P3 on Granado on the last lap, but the Brazilian held on as Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) finished a close P5.

Garzo took to the podium post-race to celebrate that much-craved title win, as attention then turned to the final race of the year.

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