Hector Garzò is the 2024 MotoE World Champion. The Dynavolt Intact GP team rider wins the championship title in his fourth participation in the MotoGP electric class
Hector Garzò is the 2024 MotoE World Champion. The twenty-six-year-old rider of the Dynavolt Intact GP team becomes the new champion of the MotoE, after Matteo Ferrari (2019), Jordi Torres (2020 and 2021), Dominique Aegerter (2022) and Mattia Casadei (2023).
Garzò won the title of MotoE in the San Marino GP, in Misano, thanks to the fourth place in race 1, thus earning the points necessary to become world champion with one race to go.
After a start to the season with a few too many mistakes, in particular the two crashes at Le Mans, Garzò changed pace and from mid-season onwards had an exceptional performance that brought him to the eve of the last round of the season with a 38-point advantage over his opponents.
The San Marino GP not only awarded the title of best rider of 2024, but also that of best team, won by the Valencian rider's team, the Dynavolt Intact GP team.
Saturday, after the two final races of the MotoE, we met Hector Garzò in the press room; here are his words as the new MotoE World Champion.
“This win is a great feeling and something I still have to realize. But I'm so happy for myself and the whole Intact GP team. The truth is that this weekend was a bit crazy in terms of emotions. I was quite unsettled yesterday because free practice sessions and qualifying were not the best. Starting from the third row in MotoE is always complicated because overtaking is not easy. But I think we managed the situation quite well and our way of working throughout the season has paid off. This is underlined by the many podium finishes we've had in a row.
To be honest, I've been super nervous since I woke up this morning. I think I only slept two hours last night. But I tried to think that it was just one more race in the championship and I tried to focus on overtaking in the first laps because I knew that Mattia Casadei had a really good rhythm. On the other hand, Kevin Zannoni surprised me with his fast pace at the front and I was sorry for him that he crashed. So, I made my way through the field and found myself behind Eric Granado, who I was able to follow well. On the last lap, I really wanted to get on the podium, but I quickly shifted down a gear because I knew that fourth place was enough to decide the championship, and I would have another opportunity to try in the afternoon.”
“Overall, I am very satisfied with how the season has gone. We started the season already very fast at the tests in Portimao and managed to make a strong start to the championship at the same track, which was very important. But the toughest moment of the season was Le Mans, of course, when I felt so strong and was even on pole position, but two zeros in one race day was hard to take. After that, I was really devastated, but it was a good time to reorganize my personality and also my work. A few more things changed after Mugello. The best moment was, of course, winning both races at the Sachsenring, my team's home race. But also Austria, where we were able to significantly extend our lead in the points table. Last but not least, this weekend is also worth mentioning, because even though we arrived with a good lead, it wasn't easy to deal with the pressure. So, we proved our worth and won both championships, the team classification and the riders' title. It will certainly take some time for me to realize everything, but I'm very happy now. Congratulations and a big thank you to the whole Intact GP team for their incredible work and dedication throughout the year.”
MotoE World Championship
The standings of the MotoE 2024
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