Now that’s how you complete a season! GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona has delivered yet another double Enduro2 victory by dominating the class on both days at the seventh and final round of the 2024 FIM EnduroGP World Championship held in France. Placing third and fourth in the hotly contested EnduroGP category, Andrea secured a bronze medal for the season with third overall.

Already crowned Enduro2 World Champion six weeks ago in Wales, Verona came into the final round of the championship looking to fight for the EnduroGP World Championship title. After a solid start to the weekend, where he placed eighth overall on the Friday night Super Test, Andrea went into Saturday and gave it his all.

Winning all but two tests in Enduro2, Verona secured the class win on Saturday by well over one minute. A third in the overall EnduroGP category might have dashed his title hopes, but Andrea didn’t back down and came out fighting once again on Sunday.

Verona delivered another nine winning tests in Enduro2 on the second day in Brioude. However, a mistake in the final enduro test cost the EC 350F rider dearly in the overall EnduroGP class, losing him around 20 seconds to his rivals. Narrowly missing the EnduroGP podium on day two in France, Andrea had to settle for third in the 2024 EnduroGP World Championship.

While happy to have dominated the E2 class this season, Andrea was a little disappointed to miss out on the runner-up spot in EnduroGP. Now, he looks ahead to completing the year on a high before working hard over the winter to come back even stronger in 2025.

Verona now shifts his focus to the Italian Enduro Championship and the upcoming FIM International Six Days Enduro, which will be held in Spain from October 14-19.

Andrea Verona: “That’s the final round done here in France and I’m super happy to take the win on both days in Enduro2 to complete an almost perfect year in the class. I gave it my all here, but it just wasn’t quite enough to take the fight to the others in EnduroGP. I’m really disappointed to miss out on second place in the championship as well, especially finishing equal on points. We have some things to work on now, so the team and I will first focus on the ISDE and the Italian championship and then continue testing over the winter break. I plan to come back next season and be even stronger!

Results: FIM EnduroGP World Championship, Round 7

Day 1 – EnduroGP
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:02:32.06
2. Steve Holcombe (Honda) 1:02:44.46
3. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:03:16.49

Day 2 – EnduroGP
1. Brad Freeman (Beta) 1:00:48.58
2. Steve Holcombe (Honda) 1:01:01.11
3. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:01:08.18
4. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:01:38.49

Day 1 – Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:03:16.49
2. Samuele Bernardini (KTM) 1:01:38.49
3. Wil Ruprecht (Sherco) 1:04:30.46

Day 2 – Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:01:38.49
2. Wil Ruprecht (Sherco) 1:02:22.89
3. Leo Le Quere (TM) 1:02:46.94

Championship Standings (After Round 7)

EnduroGP
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 247 pts
2. Steve Holcombe (Honda) 223 pts
3. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 223 pts

Enduro2
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 277 pts
2. Samuele Bernardini (KTM) 198 pts
3. Nathan Watson (Beta) 182 pts