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GASGAS Factory Racing ’ s Andrea Verona has won the FIM Enduro2 World Championship after topping the timesheets on both days at the GP of Wales . Winning every day except one so far , where he finished as runner-up , Andrea ’ s nearperfect season has earned him a well-deserved seventh career world title . Switching to the GASGAS EC 350F and the Enduro2 category for the 2023 season , Andrea finished the year as runner-up . Now in 2024 and with more experience under his belt , the number 99 has enjoyed a dominant season in the class , taking 11 wins from the 12 days raced , and headed into the penultimate round with an impressive 39-point lead in the Enduro2 standings . Talk about consistency ! Arriving at the GP of Wales with a 39-point lead in Enduro2 , Andrea looked to get his weekend off to a solid start in Friday ’ s Super Test . Unfortunately , a small crash put a dampener on things . But quickly getting back on the gas Saturday , the Italian went on to top the Enduro2 timesheets on all but one test . Winning the class by a comfortable 59 seconds moved him one step closer to clinching the 2024 title .

Raring to go on Sunday , Verona came out swinging to top the opening test in Rhayader . Maintaining his streak of winning results , and despite a crash on the cross test on lap two , the Italian won nine of the 10 tests , coming home 24 seconds ahead of his nearest E2-class rival . In securing the win , Verona claimed the Enduro2 world title with one round to spare .

“ I ’ m really happy to get the Enduro2 title with one race to spare ! It ’ s been a great season and I ’ m so happy to have won every single day except one ,” said Verona . “ This was one of our goals for the year and we have pushed hard all season to get here . Thank you to the GASGAS Factory Racing team and everyone who has helped me all year . For sure we will take the fight to Josep Garcia at the final race for the EnduroGP title !” With the Enduro2 title wrapped up , all eyes are now on the final round of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship , where Verona will look to take the fight to KTM ’ s Josep Garcia in EnduroGP . Narrowly missing the podium on both days in Wales , Andrea still lies second overall in the EnduroGP class standings . And you can be sure he ’ ll be giving his all at the final round , in Brioude , France , on September 13-15 .

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