Gutierrez beats Casadei to grab final race victory of 2024

The #99 comes from P6 on the grid to win Race 2 in Misano as LCR’s Casadei and Granado complete the final rostrum of 2024.

With the Championship settled, Race 2 in Misano was all about trying to end the year on as high a note as possible – and Oscar Gutierrez (Axxis-MSI) did just that. The #99 came from P6 on the grid to win for the third time as he fended off the close challenge of Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team), and it was a happy Saturday for LCR as Eric Granado ended his tough 2024 with a double podium finish at the San Marino GP.

Gutierrez got a great launch from the outside of the second row to pounce straight into the top three, as Casadei again earned himself the holeshot. As we’ve seen so often in 2024, the fight for the podium was relentless and heading into the closing stages, a 16-wheel electric freight train had formed at the front.

Gutierrez’s race-winning move came with two and a half laps to go at the ferociously fast Curvone, and despite the threat from the LCR duo on the final lap once the top three broke clear, Gutierrez held firm to end the year in style – and claim P3 in the overall standings.

Casadei’s P2 to back up his win from earlier in the day made sure the #40 walked away from the season with a silver medal, with Kevin Zannoni’s (Openbank Aspar Team) P5 finish in Race 2 – behind Granado and teammate Jordi Torres – seeing him claim P4 in the World Championship. Meanwhile, World Champion Hector Garzo crossed the line in P7 to see him end the campaign on 246 points, 15 clear of Casadei.

And just like that, the 2024 season draws to a close. Congratulations to our worthy Champion, Hector Garzo, and the Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) team for a sensational year. What a season of electric class racing it’s been again, and it’s safe to say we can’t wait to get the ball rolling again in 2025.

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